July 2006 - Posts

PowerPoint Tables in 2007
Published Sun, Jul 30 2006 19:01 | tohlz
Following the previous article on Using the Insert Table Command , The PowerPoint and OfficeArt Team has blogged a special guest post from Jason Schneekloth, Program Manager for PowerPoint Tables. What's new with tables in PowerPoint 2007? Check this...
New Icons for Office 2007
Published Thu, Jul 27 2006 16:46 | tohlz
The Microsoft Office "user experience" team has been working on the development for Microsoft Office 2007's new product icons and has now released them for preview. Take a look at these new Microsoft Office 2007 icons on "Jensen Harris: An Office User...
Using the Insert Table Command
Published Tue, Jul 25 2006 19:22 | tohlz
You will often find yourself inserting a table using Insert > Table, and then keying in the columns and rows manually. But there is a much more convenience way of doing it. Through the "Insert Table" command located on the standard toolbar, you can...
Fikree's Projects - Pointer's Way 2
Published Sun, Jul 23 2006 18:10 | tohlz
The .zip version for Pointer's Way 2 is now available for download at PowerPoint Heaven .
Fikree's Projects - Pointer's Way 2
Published Thu, Jul 20 2006 18:02 | tohlz
Fikree's PowerPoint Game, Pointer's Way 2 is out. You can download the .rar version at: http://files.filefront.com/Pointers_Way_2/;5271936;;/fileinfo.html You can also take a look at the new released trailer for Pointer's Way 2: http://www.youtube.com...
Motion Paths repositioning itself
Published Wed, Jul 19 2006 16:43 | tohlz
Often, shortening a motion path to about half of its original size will cause it to reposition itself. To put it in simple, let's say if you are adding a Motion Path (Bringing up the Custom Animation, then click Add Effect > Motion Paths). Next, you...
Fikree's Projects
Published Sun, Jul 16 2006 21:11 | tohlz
Still remember the news posted earlier on? Fikree's PowerPoint Games are now hosted by PowerPoint Heaven so that more people can get to enjoy these games and also get a chance to learn more about creating games with PowerPoint. For more information, visit...
Advanced PowerPoint Animations
Published Wed, Jul 12 2006 17:05 | tohlz
Looking for some awesome PowerPoint Animations? Today, I will post up some links which you maybe interested to take a look at. If advanced or complex PowerPoint Animations is what you are looking for, read on. They are in no particular order. Most of...
How to make an animated movie
Published Mon, Jul 10 2006 16:55 | tohlz
This is a 7 minutes animated movie done by Sven Hauth. This movie talks about a character who tries to make an animated movie. Not really related to PowerPoint, but definitely worth a look and may probably spark you up with some good ideas if you are...
AutoShapes Art and Animations (Announcement)
Published Sun, Jul 9 2006 17:55 | tohlz
Have you seen the recent tutorials on Triangle Arts ? I have uploaded a AutoShapes Art and Animations showcase on PowerPoint Heaven today. The concept is similar to Triangle Arts, but more sophisticated and also with addition of animations. To download...
Develop Without Borders contest
Published Sun, Jul 9 2006 5:47 | tohlz
The office system platform team has just launched a cool contest and the target (non-profit organizations) is even better to make a difference in the society. The contest is called Develop without Borders, developed as a joint effort between IW and DPE...
What is Custom Animation?: Part I
Published Sun, Jul 2 2006 17:10 | tohlz
Custom Animation is a feature in Microsoft Office PowerPoint. It contains a list of effects that you can apply to objects to have them animate during the slide show. With the release of PowerPoint 2002/XP, more effects are introduced and grouped into...