Reset kiosk mode on inactivity
Published Mon, Dec 22 2008 23:12 | tohlz
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...
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Insert hyperlink in Notes page
Published Wed, Dec 10 2008 23:29 | tohlz
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...
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What is Death by PowerPoint?
Published Sun, Sep 14 2008 2:14 | tohlz
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...
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PowerPoint Heaven eConvention 2008
Published Mon, Sep 1 2008 1:39 | tohlz
PowerPoint Heaven eConvention 2008 is a day where PowerPointers get together to discuss, review and submit their latest PowerPoint works. PPTH eCon 2008 (abbrev.) is an annual online convention, which will be held on 27 September, a month after PowerPoint...
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PowerPoint Heaven 3rd Anniversary
Published Tue, Aug 26 2008 10:52 | tohlz
PowerPoint Heaven 3rd Anniversary! Time files, and PowerPoint Heaven is now 3 years old. It feels really good to see PowerPoint animations, games and artworks getting better and better over the past 3 years. In recent years, you can slowly see a wide...
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Pausing your animations with VBA
Published Sun, Aug 10 2008 21:32 | tohlz
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...
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Changing border color of a table in PowerPoint 2007
Published Wed, Jul 30 2008 2:09 | tohlz
Well hidden feature here, which you may not came across unless you chanced upon it. If you have inserted a table in PowerPoint 2007, then gave it a border, you will realize that there's no direct way to change the border color of your preference as...
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Embedding PowerPoint in a PowerPoint
Published Tue, Jul 8 2008 11:51 | tohlz
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...
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Put your presentation into TVnima!
Published Sun, Jun 15 2008 23:09 | tohlz
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...
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PowerPoint Heaven RSS Feed now available
Published Mon, Jun 9 2008 23:08 | tohlz
PowerPoint Heaven now offers RSS Feed. For those geeks who use feed readers often, you can now subscribe to the feed and get PowerPoint Heaven's latest updates at: http://pptheaven.mvps.org/rssfeed.xml . The link is also accessible through PowerPoint...
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Play YouTube videos in PowerPoint
Published Tue, May 6 2008 1:57 | tohlz
If you have a YouTube video which you want to play it during the presentation, you can make use of the Shockwave Flash Object ActiveX Control. To do so, open up PowerPoint. Click View > Toolbars > Control Toolbox. Click on the last icon, 'More...
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Rearranging shapes in Organization Chart
Published Wed, Apr 30 2008 13:41 | tohlz
You can insert an Organization Chart by clicking Insert > Diagram > Organization Chart. You will though realize that if the shapes are in incorrect order, you cannot reposition or reorder the shapes in the organization chart while AutoLayout is...
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PowerPoint Heaven Year 2008 Updates
Published Wed, Jan 2 2008 0:54 | tohlz
First updates for Year 2008! Added 3 new PowerPoint Showcases from the members of PowerPoint Expert Club: AutoShapes Art: Inspiration , by pso2850. AutoShapes Art: Inspiration is an inspiring piece of artwork done using PowerPoint AutoShapes and well...
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Insert flv video into PowerPoint
Published Mon, Dec 24 2007 2:30 | tohlz
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...
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Anthony's PowerPoint Games Preview
Published Fri, Nov 23 2007 20:02 | tohlz
Anthony's 2 upcoming titles, Eight Eclipse and Pixels Neon 3 are currently under development. For those who have been following Anthony's games, here are some preview: Eight Eclipse: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bny3rYyAneY Pixels Neon 3: http...
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Perspector 4.0
Published Sun, Nov 18 2007 13:08 | tohlz
Perspector 4.0 is out! Some of the key new features include: Perspector lists can now be created dynamically as people type list items Easy conversion of PowerPoint bullet lists to Perspector list images Added the ability to match and preserve color schemes...
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Play multiple sounds simultaneously
Published Wed, Oct 24 2007 5:35 | tohlz
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...
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Rediscovering PowerPoint Workshop @ NTU
Published Mon, Oct 22 2007 6:37 | tohlz
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...
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3 new samples on Experimental Lab
Published Wed, Oct 17 2007 0:29 | tohlz
Added 3 more new samples on PowerPoint Experimental Laboratory . Check out the masking and glowing effect sample which demonstrates masking and glowing on images and text in PowerPoint, the Scrolling text sample which demonstrates scrolling long chunk...
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Slide Master View Shortcut key
Published Mon, Oct 8 2007 0:27 | tohlz
At the bottom left hand corner of PowerPoint (bottom right for PowerPoint 2007), you will see 3 mini buttons. They are: Normal View, Slide Sorter View, and Slide Show. Now here's a quick trick. When you hover over these 3 mini buttons, hold down the...
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