I interrupt the tutorial series on Baseline Shift to say goodbye to Hawaii (the Big Island) as I fly back today. I know lots of people that do not look forward to the winter months (they generally live in snow areas), but meetings tend to be in great, warm, places during the winter. So I look forward to the winter each year (Cabo San Lucas, Hawaii, San Francisco, Florida and a family ski trip to Utah for the 2011 Winter)!
– Troy @ TLC
When a super-script or sub-script is applied, there is actually an automated adjustment to PowerPoint’s OFFSET function. To access, highlight text and click the arrow on the bottom right of the FONT group to launch the FONT DIALOG BOX.
Super-script text is a 30% baseline shift/offset and sub-script text is a -30% baseline shift/offset.
– Troy @ TLC
Baseline shift = “To move a selected character up or down relative to the baseline/level of the surrounding text.“
Baseline shift is an essential typography fine tuning function. The most common use of it in PowerPoint is when a super-script or sub-script is applied to text. For example, here is my sample text:
After applying the super-script function, the number 1 is raised up higher than the text next to it – the baseline has been shifted.
– Troy @ TLC
Sometimes having a bigger work area makes designing slides easier. A larger monitor or higher resolution monitor is an option, or just temporarily removing the ribbon is an easier option.
Standard ribbon (taking up screen realestate)
Collapsed ribbon (with more screen realestate for the design work)
– Troy @ TLC
Using the panoramic image from the previous post, here is a sample animation. Actually the audience sees a continuous animation, but from the designer view is a series of slides that use Slide Transitions for the animation effect.
1. Insert panoramic image (it is almost 5Xs the width of a slide)
2. Position it by using the Align tools. (1) Align left. (2) Align Middle.
3.Duplicate the slide. Right-click the image >> Format Picture >> Position (left pane) >> set Horizontal to -10.5″ (right pane)
4. Duplicate the slide and repeat process to set horizontal another 10.5″ to the left (-21″)
5. Duplicate the slide and repeat process to set horizontal another 10.5″ to the left (-31.5″)
6. Because the image is not exactly another 10.5″ wide, go to HOME tab >> ARANGE >> ALIGN >> ALIGN RIGHT
7. Select all 5 slides and set the slide transition to WIPE
8. With all 5 slides still selected adjust the slide transition – TRANSITIONS tab >> EFFECT OPTIONS >> FROM RIGHT, so the slide transitions visually act as the on-click animations.
The result is a slide show that lets you pan through image from left to right. Download this presntation here.
– Troy @ TLC
I like the Brainshark application. And I like the presentation philosophy of Andy Zimmerman, Brainshark’s VP of Product Marketing. On the last day of 2010 Bloomberg Businessweek’s tip was by Mr. Zimmerman and I could not say the opening line any better:
“[Everyone] knows how to use PowerPoint software. Using it well can be a different story.”
Read the full story, which is brief and has good presentation recomendations, here.
– Troy @ TLC
Wow, 2010 ended with great family fun and LOTS of design work – which is great! Inbetween design projects and family events while ThePowerPointBlog was on break, I have put together a number of really great posts, upgraded the software platform (which now allows things like inline movies!) and more! 2011 is going to be a great year and ThePowerPointBlog will be full throughout the entire year.And 2011 kicks off the 6th year for ThePowerPointBlog!
– Troy @ TLC
My week has been busy, limited in internet access, no cell phone service and beautiful! Cabo San Lucas, Mexico in December is perfect.
(top) view from my room, overlooking the beautiful Hilton resort and Gulf of Cortez blue water.
(middle) tech table. From left: me, Marc, Brian(behind monitors), Gary.
(bottom) my desk back home after a week away.
– Troy @ TLC
My hope is today everyone has time with family (and pumpkin pie!).
– Troy @ TLC
