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Template and Tutorial Highlighted in August Newsletter


Presenter’s University asked if TLC Creative Services would contribute some PowerPoint templates to their resource library. I was very excited to find out the templates and adjoining tutorial were highlighted in their August newsletter that just went out.

There are now two full function PowerPoint templates available for anyone. Because one of the templates I developed included an additional master slide I also developed a tutorial on accessing and using additional master slides in a presentation.

Click here to download templates from Presenter’s University (may need to go through free registration process).

Click here to see the tutorial on accessing and using additional Master Slides.

– Troy @ TLC

By |2016-11-17T14:10:45-08:00August 10th, 2006|Personal, PowerPoint|

Animation with AutoShapes Gone Wild!

I have had this file from fellow PPT MVP “Tohlz” for a while and just got around to viewing it. Wow!

The content is nifty, the animations great, but what really impressed me was that the entire presentation/movie is made from a complex use of PowerPoint autoshapes! This includes the 3D effects, the highlights, everything. I would develop this using a couple dozen PhotoShop created .png images and call it a day, but making them all with autoshapes creates a small file size and shows lots of creative thinking!

Made Only With PPT Autoshapes
View it out at the “Evolution Warriors” here.

– Troy @ TLC

By |2016-11-17T14:01:44-08:00June 24th, 2006|PowerPoint|

The PowerPoint & OfficeArt Team Blog

I just received an email from one of the developers at Microsoft about their Office 2007 blog. Because Office 2007 is now in public beta they are able to talk about more of the nifty stuff it has. They are planning 3+ posts per week specific to PowerPoint 2007 and the new Office Art capabilities, which should prove to be good stuff to read. Visit them at https://blogs.msdn.com/powerpoint.

– Troy @ TLC

By |2016-11-17T14:00:59-08:00June 21st, 2006|PowerPoint|

Selling Power Magazine Article

A few weeks ago an interview I had with Selling Power Magazine was posted. It is based on the Pre-Show Checklist I posted back in March. The article goes into a bit more detail, giving samples of why each item is important to address and is overall a great write-up.

Click here to visit Selling Power Magazine and read the article (requires free registration). Or search for “Prevention” from the home page.
Click here to see the original post and link to PDF on the TLC website.

-Troy @ TLC

By |2016-11-17T13:59:44-08:00June 15th, 2006|PowerPoint, Resource/Misc|

Office 2007 – Beta 2

Yesterday was the official release of Office 2007 Beta 2. Anyone is free to download (for free) and see what all the news is about. Of course being a beta, not everything is working 100%, but the new User Interface has to be experienced as words cannot explain it sufficiently. Even more impressive is seeing the new charts and tables engine in action!

The download is 550MB, so have a fast connection. Click here to go to Microsofts Beta download site (wait for the flash animation to finish and click the “Try Now” button).

– Troy @ TLC

By |2016-11-17T13:53:23-08:00May 24th, 2006|PowerPoint|

“Click and Type” – Office 2007

I have one project in that involves tons of typesetting. The fine tuning of sentences that I much prefer to do in a desktop publishing application, or even MS Word; PowerPoint just does not have the tools to make this tedious task from being painful.

BUT, Jensen Harris just yesterday made note of one tool being ported over to PowerPoint that will make these tasks a bit easier! The “Click and Type” tool found in MS Word will now be in all Office apps – and the at is good news! Check out the details at Jensen’s blog here.

-Troy @ TLC

By |2016-11-17T13:54:43-08:00May 16th, 2006|PowerPoint|

Minimum Laptop Specs – My opinion

Earlier in the week I posted a reply on the PPT Newsgroup (A resource everyone using PowerPoint should take advantage of) on a fairly common question – “What should I buy for PowerPoint Presentations?” Of course my answer is ‘the biggest, fastest and most powerful’ but I realise that is not the most budget appropriate answer… So here is my recommendation on the minimum specs for a new computer:

  • A lot really depends on your PowerPoint use, if using animation and video playback, and if you will be running more than one application at a time. Here would be my minimum requirements for a laptop today:
  • – Intel DuoCore, P4 or Centrino CPU (eg. not a celeron), I do not use AMD but the equivalents.
  • – 1 GB of RAM
  • – 64 MB of Video RAM (and that is the minimum, with 128-256 MB being highly preferable)
  • – On video ram there is a big difference in shared vs. dedicated memory. For PowerPoint to playback animation, flash files, movies and even audio the computer really needs to have dedicated memory (this allows the use of the ‘Hardware Acceleration’ feature). It should be by ATI or Nvidia.
  • – Everything else is just a matter of what is offered. I prefer a wide screen for a laptop. Having a physical on/off switch for the wireless is
    desirable and you cannot have enough USB ports.

 

Hope that is helpful.
– Troy @ TLC

By |2016-11-17T13:56:37-08:00May 12th, 2006|PowerPoint, Resource/Misc|

Display Standards Chart

While researching an upcoming article I found this incredibly detailed illustration of the various display standards out there. Understanding the various display sizes is important when designing a presentation that will viewed on a non-standard aspect ratio (eg. wide screen).

Video Standards Chart

This chart comes from the Wikipedia section of Answers.com when searching “Display Resolution.” Click here to view a full resolution version (2560x2048px).

Troy @ TLC

By |2016-09-16T11:48:33-07:00April 26th, 2006|PowerPoint, Resource/Misc|
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