BrightCarbon

JANUARY 13, 2023

Asynchronous knowledge transfer is becoming more common so there’s more need to record narration in PowerPoint. The PowerPoint Record tool can help you create an all-singing, all-dancing video version of your presentation. Why record video in PowerPoint? How to record presentations in PowerPoint. Let’s take a look!

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BrightCarbon

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

The Quick Access Toolbar (QAT), is a super fast way to access often-used features in PowerPoint, without navigating endless menus or switching tabs in the ribbon. It’s been available for a while, but we often get requests to make it available for PowerPoint users on Mac.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

a plan to create an awesome PowerPoint presentation about, among other emotions, anger. PowerPoint won’t allow you to adjust the transparency of a photo so you'll need to scrap that plan.       When your photo is properly background-less, right-click and choose Copy (or press Ctrl-C on your keyboard).

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BrightCarbon

MAY 6, 2020

Have you ever noticed the PowerPoint icons that show up on your desktop or inside Windows File Explorer? Sometimes the default application icon is shown and sometimes you see a PowerPoint preview thumbnail of a slide from your presentation. Default PowerPoint application icons. Open your presentation in PowerPoint.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

SEPTEMBER 29, 2012

by AJ George  If you need to create an Infographic, there are better programs than PowerPoint that you could use. That being said, PowerPoint is likely on your office computer right now. Additionally, PowerPoint is often underutilized as a design platform and is surprisingly agile.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 19, 2014

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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Challenge to Learn

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

The worst presentations you can attend are those where the presenter reads out his PowerPoint to you without adding anything to it. The root of the problem is of course the lack of presenting skills from the presenter, but PowerPoint doesn’t really help. It works completely different from PowerPoint. And now I found Prezi.

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BrightCarbon

AUGUST 9, 2019

This two-part series will teach you how to make an effective infographic in PowerPoint. These guides will show you that creating a beautifully visual infographic in PowerPoint is much easier than you think. Creating an infographic in PowerPoint: MealCarbon. Watch the full demo here or scroll down to read a step-by-step guide.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

DECEMBER 16, 2010

I am frequently asked if it is possible to convert PowerPoint presentations into movies that can be shared on websites such as YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook. Sadly, the answer is no, at least not from within PowerPoint.   Using PowerPoint, open the presentation you would like to convert into a movie. by AJ George.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

a plan to create an awesome PowerPoint presentation about, among other emotions, anger. PowerPoint won’t allow you to adjust the transparency of a photo so you'll need to scrap that plan.       When your photo is properly background-less, right-click and choose Copy (or press Ctrl-C on your keyboard).

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

by AJ Walther      For some PowerPoint projects you may find that you would like to line up elements in a certain way and that having guides on the slide would be useful. Press the [ Ctrl ] key on your keyboard and then click and hold the guide. Drag the guide one direction or the other to change its position.

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BrightCarbon

MARCH 4, 2021

Believe it or not, sometimes things go wonky in the world of PowerPoint (gasp!). Learn how to use the Notes Master to print PowerPoint with notes. All you need to do is open the Notes Page for your slide by clicking the View tab in PowerPoint followed by Notes View. The Notes Master is on the left in the screenshot below.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

by AJ Walther    While browsing  Dave Paradi's PowerPoint Blog  recently, I found how easy it is to create a Proportional Comparison Diagram (allowing viewers to compare numbers using shapes that are sized proportionally). eLearning PowerPoint TechComm Technical Communications Technology training'

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

by AJ George  Here's the scenario: You are an eLearning developer and receive a PowerPoint presentation from another party (a client, colleague, SME, etc). You've decided to paste some of the slides into another PowerPoint presentation following your own finely crafted master layouts. Delete the text box.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JANUARY 28, 2013

by AJ George  Want to create a speedometer-like gauge for your PowerPoint or eLearning deck? Here's what the finished product would look like:    And here's how you'd do it: In PowerPoint, insert a doughnut chart. An Excel spreadsheet will appear, along with the chart on your PowerPoint slide.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 2, 2012

by AJ George  Last week  I covered how to embed fonts in a PowerPoint presentation. Check out this link for what to do if your presentation contains Asian texts and formats that PowerPoint can't display. In Word 2010, press [ Ctrl ] [ F ] on your keyboard to bring up the  Navigation pane. MS Word will open.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 1, 2013

In one of my recent Optimizing PowerPoint for eLearning & Presentations classes , I demonstrated how to adjust the saturation of an inserted image to take the image to grayscale. Only files saved as PNG or JPG have options for adjusting color saturation from within PowerPoint. PowerPoint' by AJ Walther.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 21, 2011

I do a lot of work in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 on the Mac by using Parallels. In a previous article I covered how to move objects in PowerPoint less than the standard 6 points using the arrow keys. If you, like me, recently upgraded to Lion you may have noticed that this shortcut will no longer work in PowerPoint. by AJ George.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 8, 2011

Here's a trick: Type =RAND() into the text box and press [ Enter ].   About the author: AJ George is IconLogic's lead Technical Writer and author of both " PowerPoint 2007: The Essentials " and " PowerPoint 2008 for the Macintosh: The Essentials."

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

When you work with PowerPoint frequently, every little tip could help improve your productivity time. A quick Google search will turn up a list of common keyboard shortcuts for working in and presenting with PowerPoint, but here are a few lesser known tips I'd like to share. " Tags: PowerPoint.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 13, 2014

by AJ Walther    While Microsoft PowerPoint's clip art sometimes gets a bad rap, you'll often find a perfect image buried among the clip art gallery. Let's say you find this image in PowerPoint: For your purposes, the image looks nice, is relevant, and using it won't get you judged and/or fired at your office.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Have you ever tried to use PowerPoint to create a spinning animation (such as the ticking hands of a clock)? Ensure that the graphic is ungrouped by clicking it and pressing [ Ctrl ] [ Shift ] [ G ] on your keyboard.). by AJ George. To illustrate, let's say you made a clock, and it looks like the example below.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JANUARY 29, 2014

by Kevin Siegel       If you have already created a presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint, it's very easy to re-purpose the presentation as eLearning content using either TechSmith Camtasia Studio or Adobe Presenter. TechSmith Camtasia Studio 8 and PowerPoint.   Adobe Presenter 9 and PowerPoint.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

With all that content, there's a good chance you might find some videos on YouTube that you'd like to put in your PowerPoint presentation. Here's how:  Find the video you would like to insert into your PowerPoint presentation on YouTube (or any other video site with an Embed code like Vimeo or MetaCafe).

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 25, 2011

For some PowerPoint projects you may find that you would like to line up elements in a certain way and that having guides on the slide would be useful. Press the [ Ctrl ] key on your keyboard and then click and hold the guide. by AJ George. You will see a 0.00 indicating that the guide is in the center of the slide. Create a New Guide.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 29, 2012

by AJ George  A recent  question in the Microsoft Office forums  inquired about the process of animating a picture in PowerPoint so that it came onto the slide piece by piece--like a puzzle. The original answer referenced this tutorial:  Puzzle Pictures in PowerPoint. Start PowerPoint.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

APRIL 18, 2012

by AJ George  During a previous article on  Perfecting Motion Paths , I made a short PowerPoint video illustrating the final motion path animation.   Did you know that this can be accomplished in PowerPoint by using video bookmarks to trigger animations? Here's how: Add a Bookmark to a Video.

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BrightCarbon

APRIL 16, 2021

Interactive PowerPoint quizzes are a great way of levelling up your eLearning content. Remember, quizzes made in native PowerPoint cannot be scored. Everything you need to make interactive quizzes is available in PowerPoint. Hyperlinks are a way of jumping to another slide, section of your deck, or place outside PowerPoint.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 28, 2014

All of the redesigned clip art images above took very little time, effort, and PowerPoint technical expertise.    With the image selected, press [ ctrl ] [ shift ] [ g ] on your keyboard twice to ungroup the image. But, want to know a secret? Let's look at an example.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Last week I shared a couple of the lesser-known PowerPoint tricks to help speed up your workflow. Press [ Ctrl ] on the keyboard when selecting a point and the point is immediately deleted. Likewise, pressing [ Ctrl ] and clicking somewhere on the red line without a point automatically adds a point. by AJ George.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 15, 2019

Use PowerPoint to Transcribe Text for HTML5 E-Learning. The new version of PowerPoint has a dictate feature. All you do is press the button and start to read. PowerPoint transcribes the text and adds it to the slide. You can also send the file out to be verified and edited by others who use PowerPoint.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

After posting the first article, PowerPoint 2010: Creating a Spinning Animation , I got a tip from one of our readers, Konrad Schroth , for an alternate way to create a spinning animation. Group the image to the circle by holding down the [ Shift ] key and selecting both, followed by pressing [ Ctrl ] [ G ] on your keyboard.

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The Learning Dispatch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

However, recreating a training experience that is both engaging and effective online typically requires more than uploading a PowerPoint deck to your video-conferencing platform, or building in time for participant questions. Repeatability Does Not (Necessarily) Equal Scalability.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

The problem with that method is that it only works on files created in PowerPoint 2007 or 2010. This week I will show you an alternate way to do this in both PowerPoint 2007 and 2010. In PowerPoint 2007, you will save the project as an html file. Open the presentation in PowerPoint 2007. Press [ Enter ] on your keyboard.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JANUARY 20, 2012

by AJ George  Ever received a PowerPoint presentation from someone and wished you could apply your own, previously created master slides in the presentation? If there is not already a customized slide master in the recipient presentation, right-click one of the blank slides and choose  Paste  (or press [ Ctrl ] [ v ]).

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

APRIL 5, 2012

by AJ George  Last week  I showed you how to animate a picture in PowerPoint so that it came in as a puzzle, piece by piece. Select everything on the slide (press [ Ctrl ] [ A ]). That was cool. How to Make an Animated Puzzle Look More Realistic. Click the  Close  button.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 6, 2010

.   If you have not already, follow the instructions from last week 's article to add the Shape Subtract tool to your PowerPoint ribbon. Select the shape from which you would like to subtract another shape (in this case, the flower) and THEN press [ Ctrl ] as you select the other shape (the circle). " Tags: PowerPoint.

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