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 »

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 »

Here is the example slide from the previous post (download link below). Here is a quick how-to on creating the custom text style. The 'regular' text is Arial, 24 pt, bolded. The stylized text is Arial Black, 125 pt, bolded, drop-shadow, outline and g… more »

Here is the end result: This great 3D icon was developed entirely in PowerPoint 2010. Using standard shapes, 3D Perspective and the Shape Combine tools. 1. Insert the tear drop shape from the shape menu. 2. Rotate the shape until the point… more »

Using the Shape Combine/Subtract/Union tools TLC Creative designer, Jennifer, developed this great pumpkin entirely from standard PPT shapes. [video:youtube:yiD1hSN3cdM] Here is what the slide looks like, which you can download here. - Troy more »

There is a lot of mouse movement when designing slides in PowerPoint (and while I really like the ribbon layout, I feel there is more mouse movement now than in the legacy toolbar interface). Adjusting font size is a common design need and can easily be… more »

As a follow up to the previous post, Steve Rindsberg of PPTools has some how-to info for those that are willing to delve into VBA coding. Sub VertTheDominantParaLegal() With ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Timeline With .MainSequence.Item(1)… more »

So how long of an animation can be added to something in PowerPoint? Not what is practical, but what is possible. The answer is 59 minutes, 59 seconds and 99 thousands of a second. But how you set this up depends on the version of PowerPoint you are… more »

Another question I receive a lot goes directly with the previous post (about finding video files) is where are audio/music files that are embedded inside the .pptx file? Here is one process for getting to the actual audio/music files that are embedde… more »