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Microsoft PowerPoint: Measurement Unit Conversion in a Flash

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By default, PowerPoint measures in inches. But, if you're using PowerPoint as a design tool you might wish to work in pixels or centimeters. It isn't rocket science to Google your way to proper unit conversion, but there's an easier and faster way right there in PowerPoint. Automatic conversion to inches!

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Tips for Importing from PowerPoint to Captivate

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Microsoft PowerPoint is a very powerful tool for creating presentations. This means that a lot of content is developed in PowerPoint. There are times when you may want to reuse content created in PowerPoint in e-learning. Just open Captivate and choose to create a new project from Microsoft PowerPoint. by Jonathan Shoaf.

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Mastering high-impact conference presentations

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The reason that so many people get these kinds of presentations wrong is because they don’t think about the format of conference presentations while planning and creating their slides. However, you can change the background on individual slides really easily in PowerPoint by right clicking on a slide and selecting Format Background.

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How to make a timeline in PowerPoint

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Whether your chronology is short and sweet or more complex, timelines in PowerPoint are a great way to present a series of events in a digestible way. If timelines in PowerPoint are well executed, they can clearly and concisely communicate a complex process or important roadmap. Step 2 – Planning your PowerPoint timeline.

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5 tips for more accessible presentations

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Our final text formatting tip is to left align your text to prevent unnecessary eye jumps. Explore PowerPoint’s Accessibility tab. PowerPoint has some native accessibility tools that you can use to make your slides more accessible. Reading Order Pane: Lays out the order that screen-readers narrate content in PowerPoint.

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How to embed a video in PowerPoint

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Video is a great way to engage your audience in a more engaging, dynamic, or emotive way than can be achieved with standard PowerPoint alone. There are a couple of options available if you want to embed video in PowerPoint. How to embed a video in PowerPoint. Once selected, click Insert and you’ll insert video into PowerPoint.

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How to convert a PowerPoint to SCORM

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Microsoft Office’s vehicle for presentations, PowerPoint, is the de facto standard. PowerPoint is an easy way to create slides that help you to communicate ideas to an audience. In this post, we’ll explain why a PowerPoint may not be enough for your eLearning needs, and how you can convert your presentations to a more suitable format.

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