January 2007 - Posts

Fikree's Projects - SCROLL
Sat, Jan 27 2007 16:05

Fikree has released the first preview of PowerPoint Game, SCROLL. The actual game will release on April.
To check out the video preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIgypUG9WkQ
To check out the soundtrack preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWU93XKJ3p4
To check out the illustration: http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/9569/scrolladvertismenteu0.jpg

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Examinations period
Mon, Jan 22 2007 23:04

Having exams now... Overloaded with theories. This interesting flash simply describes my feeling now:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/358894

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Embedding Video
Sat, Jan 20 2007 1:01

Embed Video in PowerPoint
To insert video, you can click Insert > Movies and Sounds > Movie from File. Unfortunately, they are always linked. This causes link breaking issues when moving your presentation from one computer to another. The best solution would be to embed these videos. But how?

The first step
Insert it as an object. To do so, click Insert > Object > Create from file. Click Browse and look for the video you want to insert. Once you are done, click Ok twice.

Playing the video
Now here's the tricky part. To play the content, you will need to activate it using Custom Animation. Click Slide Show > Custom Animation. This will bring up the Custom Animation pane. Select the video that has been inserted. Click Add Effect > Object Actions > Activate Contents. If you want to play the video automatically during Slide Show, set the "Start" to "After Previous". Take note though, that the video will not be played in PowerPoint. Instead, the media player will be launched and the video will play from there. So far, this works for .mpg and .wmv video format. On the other hand, .avi will still be linked. Hence, if the video is in .avi format, you will need to convert it.

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PowerPoint Showcase - Sandy's Projects
Thu, Jan 18 2007 1:07
Sandra Johnson (Sandy) is the new PowerPoint Heaven's contributor.
Sandra Johnson is a 20-year marketing communications veteran who has developed and successfully implemented marketing communications programs for clients like 3M Health Care, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals and Porsche Cars of North America. Her strategic expertise and creative PowerPoint design and consultation skills have made her a valuable resource for her clients since forming her PowerPoint presentation business in 2001. She is also a certified Microsoft Office Specialist for PowerPoint and a regular helper in Microsoft Office Online Discussion Group.

Sandy's PowerPoint Showcases are now hosted by PowerPoint Heaven under PowerPoint Animations > Showcase section.
Nevron .NET Vision suite
Mon, Jan 15 2007 23:58

Nevron .NET Vision is the ultimate suite for creating unique and powerful data presentation applications with spectacular data visualization capabilities. It features the most advanced Charting, Diagramming and User Interface components for .NET. The carefully designed object model and unmatched presentation "out-of-the-box" quality make Nevron .NET Vision an award-winning component suite.

If you are interested to give Nevron .NET Vision a try, the evaluation copy can be downloaded here. All evaluations are full featured and not time restricted. The only difference from the retail version is the absence of the "Demo Version" watermarks.

.NET Vision suite is currently taking part in an important competition – the .NET Readers Choice Award. You can check out Nevron site for more information!

About Nevron
Nevron LLC has been the name of the world's most innovative company developing component based data visualization technology for more than 6 years now. Today Nevron is a synonym of premium quality data visualization. The company portfolio includes the world’s most advanced charting and diagramming components for the .NET platform. Their perfection, quality and innovative design are unique.
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Projects
Mon, Jan 15 2007 2:46
Wow, 2007 has been a busy life for me. Many projects and presentations are going on here. Examinations are coming soon too! But there will still be updates coming soon on PowerPoint Heaven. Laptop's still under servicing, bad...
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Dropped Laptop
Thu, Jan 11 2007 1:10

Accdentally dropped my laptop few days ago and it became 90% blind! Only 10% of the screen can be displayed. Under servicing now, hope everything goes well.

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Project GrowMon
Mon, Jan 8 2007 1:52

Project GrowMon is the next PowerPoint Game on work. It will be similar to the Flash Game, GROW V1 ( http://www.eyezmaze.com/game/grow_v1.html ), where player will be required to choose the right choices to win the game. The differences would be that Project GrowMon will contain more choices and you will be growing monsters. Watch out for more news!

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PowerPoint Heaven New Year 2007 Updates
Mon, Jan 1 2007 7:03
New Year Update!
PowerPoint Game - Pointer's Way 3 is now available for download! It can be found in Fikree's Projects. Pointer's Way is a PowerPoint maze game where you will be using your mouse to move your way through the maze, avoid killer obstacles and unlock objects to reach your goal. Be prepared to scroll your way through 60 levels and encounter challenging boss stages!

You have seen real life characters and webcomic artworks drawn in PowerPoint. How about some Similes? Added PowerPoint Artwork - Smiley Collection which can be found in the Jerry's Projects.



For more information, visit PowerPoint Heaven.