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PowerPoint and Subtitle
Sun, Nov 18 2012 10:58
No, not those subtitles or captions that appear on television. Rather, I am referring to the "Click to add subtitle" that you will see on the title slide when starting a new presentation. So what's exactly the great deal about the subtitle? Seldom, we see a presentation that actually include a subtitle to the subtitle textbox (placeholder). At least... Read More...
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Agenda or Table of Contents, a necessity in presentation?
Wed, Dec 7 2011 7:16
Many people will agree that it is good to have an agenda or table of contents in a presentation. Reasons can include laying out clearly by telling your audience what topics are being covered and knowing what you are going to unfold next, length of the presentation and acting as a guidance for your audience. But are they really necessary? Probably not in all situations... Read More...
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Neodymium Sphere Magnets - A basic PowerPoint illustration
Mon, Feb 28 2011 1:29
In this article, I would like to briefly talk about Neodymium Sphere Magnets. For those who are not sure what this is all about, basically, one makes use of small (but strong) Neodymium magnets (usually consists of 216 magnets, in the size of 5mm in diameter) to make limitless shapes ranging from abstract to geometry and flat to 3D. It is marketed under several... Read More...
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Anime running animation: Concept and Demonstration
Thu, Dec 23 2010 15:12
If you happen to watch anime frequently, during your childhood, or at least chanced upon a few anime series, you would have seen those familiar running scenes (See Anime Run Around on youtube for a rough idea), where anime characters run around very quickly. In this article, we will talk about the concept on how you can create/ mimic the running animation using... Read More...
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Reset kiosk mode on inactivity
Mon, Dec 22 2008 23:12
In the earlier PowerPoint versions, when you set your presentation to run in kiosk mode (Slide show > Set up Show > Kiosk mode), your slide show will automatically reset and goes back to the first slide after a period of inactivity (approx. 5 mins). This feature however, vanishes in the later versions. If you need a kiosk mode reset, you will have to do... Read More...
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Insert hyperlink in Notes page
Wed, Dec 10 2008 23:29
A user posted an interesting question on the Microsoft Office Online Discussion Group, asking whether it's possible to insert hyperlinks in Notes page. There's no function for you to do that in PowerPoint. Now, here's a tricky workaround create hyperlink to play with. To create the hyperlink, first go into normal view and type your link or email on... Read More...
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What is Death by PowerPoint?
Sun, Sep 14 2008 2:14
Here is a survey by Ellen Finkelstein. If you have any Death by PowerPoint experience, why not share it with us on this survey? By taking up this survey, you will also get a free copy of Ellen's e-booklet, 7 Steps to Great Images. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=8btaxwZWsjzcfZf2i5Qjog_3d_3d Note: The link to get the free e-booklet is in small print... Read More...
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Pausing your animations with VBA
Sun, Aug 10 2008 21:32
Lets say if you are running a slide that has multiple animations on it. Halfway through the presentation, you may want to pause the animations to explain something. A simple way to do this is to press the "b" key which will black out the screen. Then, press "b" key again to resume the presentation. The downside is that you won't be able... Read More...
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Embedding PowerPoint in a PowerPoint
Tue, Jul 8 2008 11:51
There are several ways to link presentations from one to another. The downside of linking however, is the fear of link breaking when moving the files from one location to another. A solution to resolve this is to make use of embedding. To embed a PowerPoint in a PowerPoint, click Insert > Object. Select Create from file, then click on Browse. Look for the... Read More...
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Put your presentation into TVnima!
Sun, Jun 15 2008 23:09
I have chanced upon this interesting application while surfing through the web. TVanima , currently in its alpha stage, is an online 3D application that allows you to create a TV news program by inserting media such as photographs, images, narrations and videos. There will be a news presenter who will do the talk for you. You can then publish you finished work... Read More...
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Insert flv video into PowerPoint
Mon, Dec 24 2007 2:30
What is a flv video? Flash Video, also known as flv, is a file format that is used to deliver video over the Internet. It uses the .flv file extension. Video sharing sites such as YouTube and MySpace make use of Flash Video format. Inserting flv video into PowerPoint There are several programs which allow you to view Flash Video. One example is VLC Media Player... Read More...
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Play multiple sounds simultaneously
Wed, Oct 24 2007 5:35
During a presentation, you might want to have a music playing in the background, then have additional sound effects. The problem is, when the sound effect starts to play, your background music stops. What we want is to have multiple sounds playing at the same time in PowerPoint. Unfortunately, when one starts, the other stops. Here's why: When you have multiple... Read More...
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Rediscovering PowerPoint Workshop @ NTU
Mon, Oct 22 2007 6:37
Completed the Rediscovering PowerPoint Workshop at Nanyang Technological University few days ago (Wed, 17 Oct). Thanks to the Hindri, Stephanie, Adeline, Kee, Teddy, Darren and Johnny who have been helping me out! A total of 25 participants. It actually shot up to around 53 participants signing up in the first few hours of registration! But due to the limit of... Read More...
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