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Because the default action requires the mouse to be seen during the presentation - something not allowed in any large stage production, I change the play animation on every movie. Here is my process: 1. Insert the video: INSERT tab >> VIDEO 2.…
PPT 2010 has a different default when inserting videos than previous versions. Basically it no longer asks how you would like the movie to play and simply inserts the movie with a preset play action. Unfortunately, for me, the default action is not the…
Here is my workspace (or part of it). Question: what is the most important item here? For large, multi-screen (multi-computer) shows that have lots of cues (slide animations/advances, video rolls, etc.) the script binder reigns supreme. It has the…
For me, diversity of clients is what keeps a designer continually engaged in the design process (and also from being 'bored'). Here is a template developed for a company (Activision) in the video game industry. Developed for PPT 2007 with 3 different ba…
Here is a quick video interview with Sandra Johnson, PowerPoint MVP, on Sections in PowerPoint 2010. See it here. - Troy @ TLC
Living in Southern California, Hockey is not really a focus for me. But with the excitement of the Winter Olympics hockey match up I was inspired to create this animation example. A popular animation effect used in recently (especially in commercials) i…
RIM (Research In Motion / Blackberry cell phones) announced at CES their new "Blackberry Presenter". This small standalone box connects to the projector via VGA or TV via s-video and your Blackberry connects to it by Blue Tooth. So this is not a m…
Winter season is here, so the corporate meetings head to warmer climates. In the past 30 days I have been in Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Florida, Hawaii and Arizona. To pick a favorite skiing with my girls in Colorado was #1, but working in Maui with the Oa…
Transitions also benefit from #1 - Performance. In my pre-beta version there are a number of new transitions that are really exciting! - Pan (my new animation favorite!) - Gallery - Flip - Ripple - And the full application will have more new tra…
Just like the videos, PPT 2010 supports a whole host of audio formats and embeds them all! Take a look at the audio formats supported (Yes, all flavors of quicktime, .mp3 and more are supported!): PowerPoints backoffice also recognizes when audio…