Fellow PPT MVPs Glenna Shaw and Luc Sanders have an online tutorial posted ont eh Microsoft MVP Blog that has great information. See it here. While the PPT Web App is still limited compared to the full application, it is the best online option avai… more »

image of the before - has color - thin lines - hard to read: Here is the after - same colors but rich layering of content, bolder and more legible text: - Troy @ TLC more »

Most every presentation software for the past 15 years has made information as bullet points the default way of visually presenting it. While efficient, and duplicatable, it is definitely not the most attractive or memorable way to present information.… more »

Quotes can be powerful in a presentation. But the visual should also be powerful. Here is the original slide: On the good side, it is not to small of text, high contrast colors, and legible. Here is the slide after the presentation makeover:… more »

Windows 7 is installed on all computers here at TLC Creative Services for good reason - it is the best operating system Microsoft has released. If you are not familiar with moving and arranging application windows using keyboard shortcuts in Windows 7,… more »

I am fortunate to work on a lot of really great projects. One constant is the content is not something I can share with others, and often it only has that great appeal when viewed in context of the staging, screens and other slides. The Lexus LF-LC is n… more »

I wrapped up 2011 with this show in Las Vegas. The staging was fantastic! With 3 large presentation screens and lots of stage lighting (fantastic LD on this event). My world consisted of a month of presentation design and one very long and very full… more »

Just wrapped up a show at the La Costa Resort in San Diego. Great event, super crew and good client. All of the presentations ran smooth and it was fun as I spent much of my youth growing up right there in La Costa. - Troy @ TLC more »

Using the previous post as the example, when a slide from another presentation is inserted it can use the destination theme, which means use the existing master slide. Or it can use the "Source Formatting" Source Formatting means new master s… more »

When moving slides from one prsentation to another the slide formatting (based on the master slides) is your choice - if you use the Paste Dialog. 1. From any presentation copy the slides either in the left pane or slide sorter. 2. Go to the prese… more »