April 2006 - Posts

Mask with PowerPoint: Part III
Published Wed, Apr 26 2006 19:12 | tohlz
In the previous tutorial, we talk about how to make a text glow and fade off from left to right. Today, we will move on to flashing a text from left to right. By flashing, it means that lets say if you were to animate a text named "Masking", it will flash...
Mask with PowerPoint: Part II
Published Mon, Apr 24 2006 17:46 | tohlz
Hi folks. Today, we shall continue with Part II of Mask with PowerPoint. If you are familiar with the glow masking animation in Flash, this tutorial should be interesting to you. For first timer, glow masking animation is an effect that can be created...
Mask with PowerPoint: Part I
Published Sat, Apr 22 2006 20:04 | tohlz
If you have seen how Macromedia Flash masks objects and animating them using layers, you will know that it is not possible with PowerPoint. But are these masking effects really impossible with PowerPoint? The answer is no. There are several methods and...
Bar Chart with Custom Image
Published Thu, Apr 20 2006 17:37 | tohlz
A simple bar chart may look dull. You can change the colors, fill it with gradients, textures and even patterns of the bars. But how about replacing the bars with the image you have created? The procedure is relatively simple. First, you will need to...
3D Ball - Lens Flare effect
Published Tue, Apr 18 2006 16:42 | tohlz
If you have seen the article on "Creating a snowfall effect" I have made for Indezine ( Click here to enter link ), here's another sample you can take a look at. Following through the article, you can also make use of the snow fall to create lens flare...
PowerPoint Shortcut Keys
Published Sun, Apr 16 2006 21:03 | tohlz
Keyboard shortcuts in PowerPoint are extremely useful, just like playing computer games. If you have ever seen gaming experts playing computer games, you will probably see them manipulating with the keyboard more than the mouse. Getting familiar with...
Total Animations Count
Published Fri, Apr 14 2006 22:05 | tohlz
So you have numerous animations on your slide. Aren't you interested to know the total number of animations you have added onto the slide? Here's a quick way you can use to check it out. For PowerPoint 2000 and below, the animation order will show you...
Working with the Dissolve Effect
Published Wed, Apr 12 2006 18:27 | tohlz
Dissolve Effect in the Custom Animation does not look good in presentation. It simply doesn't look like a real dissolve. Since it does not work well alone, you can always experiment it out with other effects. One good example you can try is to have Dissolve...
Customizing PowerPoint Toolbars
Published Mon, Apr 10 2006 18:28 | tohlz
Often, you need to use PowerPoint to create presentations. Preparing slides and handling them are cumbersome, especially if your presentation contains 100+ slides. Commands in the toolbars are there to solve your problems. They speed up your work and...
Christmas Room Demo
Published Sat, Apr 8 2006 23:08 | tohlz
Previously, I did a PowerPoint Game in PowerPoint, called Birthday Room which has been published in PowerPoint Heaven ( http://pptheaven.mvps.org ). Last year, I decided to make a sequel to the game naming it Christmas Room. The sequel in mind will be...
WorldSkill Competition - PPT Experience
Published Sat, Apr 8 2006 9:25 | tohlz
Finished my WorldSkill Compeition yesterday. For most of you who don't know, I represented my school to take part in a WorldSkill Competition. It was a national qualifying round. It wasn't easy, even for the PowerPoint part. Basically, you are given instructions...
Welcome to my PowerPoint-ing Blog!
Published Fri, Apr 7 2006 12:39 | tohlz
Hi to all MVPs and visitors! I am Shawn Toh (a.k.a tohlz). A new PowerPoint MVP and Microsoft Office Specialist for PowerPoint. I am also the webmaster for PowerPoint Heaven: http://pptheaven.mvps.org . This blog will be used to share The Art of PowerPoint...