August 2007 - Posts

Inserting a watermark in PowerPoint
Published Fri, Aug 31 2007 5:07 | tohlz
Microsoft Word has a feature to insert a watermark, but not PowerPoint. Here's how you can insert a watermark with the help of Custom Animation (Emphasis > Transparency): First, you will need to enter the Slide Master. Click View > Master >...
10 new PowerPoint Anime, 1 new PowerPoint Showcase
Published Tue, Aug 28 2007 5:45 | tohlz
Major updates on PowerPoint Heaven ! 10 new PowerPoint Anime by Han Byul Jang (Zzangdol) , which includes impressive Intro Animation Contest submissions(Intro Animation Contest is a celebration contest held by Korea's PowerPoint Expert Club), Password...
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PNG to JPG gets black background
Published Sun, Aug 26 2007 11:47 | tohlz
If you have a .png image in PowerPoint with transparent background, you will realize that if you are going to convert it to jpg by copying the image and then click Edit > Paste Special > JPEG, the background of the image will become black. What...
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Glass Ball Effects
Published Fri, Aug 24 2007 18:53 | tohlz
Glass Ball Effects is now available on PowerPoint Heaven. The artwork shows a collection of Glass Balls that were done entirely with PowerPoint 2003's AutoShapes. Also includes examples on where these Glass Balls can be applied in presentations.
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What is Custom Animation?
Published Fri, Aug 24 2007 9:07 | tohlz
Added new article on PowerPoint Heaven : All about Custom Animation . 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. This article talks...
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Rotating on hidden pivot
Published Wed, Aug 22 2007 9:21 | tohlz
PowerPoint Heaven 's new tutorial, Hidden Pivot . The Emphasis > Spin effect in PowerPoint 2002/XP and above allows you to rotate an object. Unfortunately, the point of rotation is on the center of the object and there is no setting for you to...
Change picture, retain custom animation
Published Sat, Aug 18 2007 4:20 | tohlz
If you have added a lot of custom animations onto an image and wanted to change it to another image, you can easily do so in PowerPoint 2007 by right clicking on it. How about earlier versions of PowerPoint? Here's a workaround: First of all, save...
Animation Schemes gone in PowerPoint 2007?
Published Fri, Aug 17 2007 8:18 | tohlz
If you use Animation Schemes often in the earlier versions of PowerPoint, you will realize that PowerPoint 2007 has this feature removed. Now you might be thinking... "I have 100+ slides, do I have to add the same animations onto every slide manually...
Pointer's Way [arcade]
Published Thu, Aug 16 2007 1:51 | tohlz
Fikree's PowerPoint Game, Pointer's Way [arcade] is out! Scroll your way through 84 levels, with new improved graphics, hazardous obstacles and a hidden environment world. Link: http://pptheaven.mvps.org/PointersWay.html#PWa Trailer: http://www...
Dragon Ball PowerPoint Artworks, Pixels Neon 2
Published Fri, Aug 10 2007 18:05 | tohlz
2 new updates! Lee Cherry (Yholl) is our new PowerPoint Heaven 's contributor! He began using PowerPoint since Year 2003. He is a big fan of the Japanese manga, Dragon Ball, and is the creator of The Howard Chronicles (A parody of Dragon Ball Z)....
ANN: Snake Trail Tutorial by Ted Thayer
Published Fri, Aug 3 2007 7:49 | tohlz
New PowerPoint Tutorial, Snake Trail Effect, by Ted Thayer. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a snake trail effect using PowerPoint Motion Path. Link: http://pptheaven.mvps.org/tutorials/snake.html
ANN: Creating Torn Paper Effect by Sandra Johnson
Published Wed, Aug 1 2007 22:55 | tohlz
New PowerPoint Tutorial, Creating a Torn Paper Effect, by Sandra Johnson. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a torn paper effect using PowerPoint editing tools. Link: http://pptheaven.mvps.org/tutorials/tear.html