Resource/Misc

Give Me Back My Sykpe for Business!

Microsoft is making the move to Microsoft Teams. But if you looking to stick with Skype for Business a bit longer, Microsoft does not make it is easy to find. These steps worked for us (as of today):

– Log into your O365 account

– Click settings GEAR

– Click INSTALL SOFTWARE

– Ignore the list of installable apps and click SKYPE FOR BUSINESS link on the left

– Pick 32 or 64 bit (match to your version Office) and install

– You have Skype for Business again! Previous settings should be preserved, but you may need to log in and adjust app preferences if not retained.

Troy @ TLC

By |2019-07-31T14:51:05-07:00August 1st, 2019|Resource/Misc|

The Microsoft Office Insider Newsletter – Get It.

The Microsoft Office Dev teams have been doing a good job of getting new release and Tips & Tricks posted on the Microsoft Office blogs. But it is a separate blog for every product and some products have more then one blog… I really like the Microsoft Office Insider (Email) Newsletter, which is a nice summary of the hottest news and announcements on the many Office blogs compiled into a nicely formatted HTML email. 

I find this a great resource for reading not only about PowerPoint and Excel features that are a part of my daily work life, but seeing info about other apps I generally do not subscribe to their blogs, such as Android and IOS releases, Dynamics, and others. You can sign up to have the free Microsoft Office Insider newsletter show up in your inbox here.

Troy @ TLC

By |2019-07-13T15:34:26-07:00July 24th, 2019|Resource/Misc|

The 7 Most Used Creative Commons Licenses

Creative Commons licensing is an important item to understand as “CC” licensed images are used often in presentations. I have found one of the large misunderstandings of many designers is that “Creative Commons” licensing does not always mean the image is free to use, free from attribution needs, and free to own. This is a very high level overview of Creative Commons and I am calling out the 7 most used Creative Commons licensing options.

Here are a few soundbytes of info, and as much detail into legal use, where to use, how to use I am including (eg. basically none): 

  • The best, short, definition of Creative Commons I found and like to use is: “Creative Commons (CC) is an American non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share.
  • Copyright is the exclusive legal right, given to the legal owner of the art piece to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, AND to authorize others to do the same.
  • Copyleft is approval to use, modify and distribute an art piece freely on condition that anything derived from it is has the same rights (eg. anything created from a Copyleft art piece is also Copyleft).
  • Share-alike is used by Creative Commons and virtually the same as Copyleft; approval to use, modify and distribute an art piece freely on condition that anything derived from it is has the same rights.
  • The official website for Creative Commons is CreativeCommons.org.
  • The Creative Commons Wikipedia page is a great resource on the topic.

Creative Common licensing is visually represented by rectangle logos like these. Inside the rectangle, each circle icon has an exact meaning and logos can have 1 or several of the Creative Commons attributes, or clauses, assigned to it.


The icon tells us a lot about that image. The Creative Commons “CC” logo is on left of every logo. To the right are icons representing the clauses, or rules, that apply to that image.


Here is a quick primer on the 4 most common licensing clauses:

ATTRIBUTION (BY). You can copy, distribute, display and perform the work and make derivative works if they give the author or licensor attribution.

SHARE ALIKE (SA). You can distribute derivative works only under a license identical (“not more restrictive”) to the license that governs the original work (Share Alike and Copyleft are similar concepts).

NON-COMMERCIAL (NC). You can copy, distribute, display, perform the work, and make derivative works only for non-commercial purposes.

NO DERIVATIVE WORKS (ND). You can copy, distribute, display and perform only using the original image (eg. “verbatim copies of the work”). 


Here are the 7 most common Creative Commons licenses we encounter:

CC0, Free content with no restrictions, globally (note: it is C-C-Zero)

BY, Needs attribution

BY-SA, Needs attribution and ShareAlike

BY-NC, Needs attribution and only for non-commercial use

BY-NC-SA, Needs attribution, ShareAlike, and only for non-commercial use

BY-ND, Needs attribution and only original art (no derivatives)

BY-NC-ND, Needs attribution, only for non-commercial, and only original art (no derivatives)

By |2019-07-13T14:31:42-07:00July 22nd, 2019|Resource/Misc|

The Presentation Podcast Episode 82 – What We Actually Use (Hardware, Software, Business Tools)

A new episode of The Presentation Podcast with Troy, Nolan, and Sandy is available today! Episode, 82 – What We actually use (Hardware, Software, Business Tools). Listen in on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify and Soundcloud – just search for “The Presentation Podcast” – or go direct to the episode page here: https://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/82

By |2019-07-13T11:38:29-07:00July 16th, 2019|Resource/Misc|

The Presentation Summit is This October!

This October is the best opportunity for presentation experts to meet with Program Managers from Microsoft, be with the largest gathering of The Presentation Guild members, hear from leading presentation design and talk experts – and give me the opportunity to meet you!

Both Lori and Troy of TLC Creative Services will be presenting at the San Antonio for the 2019 Presentation Summit. I will also be recording several episodes of The Presentation Podcast throughout the week.

Presentation Summit website.

Troy @ TLC

By |2019-06-24T09:57:45-07:00July 8th, 2019|Resource/Misc|

The Presentation Podcast Episode 81 – Grids, Guides and Gutters

A new episode of The Presentation Podcast with Troy, Nolan, and Sandy is available today! Episode, 81  – Grids, Guides and Gutters.  Listen in on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify and Soundcloud – just search for “The Presentation Podcast” – or go direct to the episode page here: https://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/81

By |2019-06-25T02:31:49-07:00July 2nd, 2019|Resource/Misc|

The Presentation Podcast, Episode 80 – Should You Use Canva for Your Presentations?

A new episode of The Presentation Podcast with Troy, Nolan, and Sandy is available today! Episode, 80  – Should You Use Canva for Your Presentations? Listen in on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify and Soundcloud – just search for “The Presentation Podcast” – or go direct to the episode page here: https://thepresentationpodcast.com/podcast/80

By |2019-06-12T10:36:05-07:00June 18th, 2019|Resource/Misc|

Let’s Talk Canva

Yes, I could spend the next several weeks showing more of the really cool Morph demo files everyone on the TLC Creative design team has created. But tomorrow is the release of the next Presentation Podcast episode, and advance sneak peak, we are talking about Canva presentations. 

So, for the rest of the month I am switching topics and focused on Canva – specifically creating presentations in Canva. Get the link tomorrow to hear Troy, Sandy and Nolan have a presentation design studio conversation about creating presentations in Canva!

Troy @ TLC

By |2019-06-12T08:12:15-07:00June 17th, 2019|Resource/Misc|

ThinkStock Closing

This week I received this email in my in box. TLC Creative is not currently leveraging a Thinkstock annual subscription, but we have in the past. Thinkstock, a Getty Images, offering has been a major offering of stock photography in the design industry for a number of years. This could be another sign of a major shift in the stock image/footage/audio industry when major names are shuttering some established brands while many smaller offerings are being merged into larger ones.

Troy @ TLC

By |2019-06-12T08:10:15-07:00June 14th, 2019|Resource/Misc|

Photo-to-Photo Morph Effect, with Object Tagging

In the previous post it was all about the frustration of not being able to morph one image to another image. Today is all about Morph’s new feature addition, Object Tagging, gives us a way to do this!

Same 3 slides. Same images. Same position and sizing. Same Morph transition applied to each slide. The difference is the 3 images have been given Object Tag names in the selection pane with a double exclamation “!!”.

The results this time, are exactly what was envisioned. The wolf photo grows and transforms into the scenery image, and the photo outline changes from blue to orange.

[KGVID]https://thepowerpointblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/unnamed-file-6.mp4[/KGVID]

Troy @ TLC

 

By |2019-10-28T15:35:14-07:00June 7th, 2019|Resource/Misc, Tutorial|
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