Tutorial

Gradient Fills to Text

I showed this effect earlier – but it is definitely worth looking at again. Here I have applied a gradient fill to the two key elements of the text box. The great thing is that gradient fills can also be applied to select text within one text box.

For design purposes on this one, I reversed the gradient so the top text goes from dark-to-light and the bottom text is the reflection of the gradient going from light-to-dark. And again, all of this remains editable text too. There is a lot of design potential with this feature!

– Troy @ TLC

By |2016-11-17T14:55:27-07:00November 23rd, 2007|Tutorial|

Drop Shadow on Select Text Same

One of the frustrations of earlier versions was that drop shadows were applied to all or none in a text box. Fortunately PPT 2007 solves that limitation!

As example, PPT 2003 you cannot apply a drop shadow to just one word – here I want to apply the yellow drop shadow to just certain words … can’t be done.

And here is the same text in PPT 2007 – now you can apply the drop shadow to any selected text desired

– Troy @ TLC

By |2016-11-17T14:53:29-07:00November 19th, 2007|Tutorial|

Applying Effects Inside One Text Box

With previous versions select words could be a different color, font or size. With PPT 2007 the same is true and now to an even greater degree. Several of the new visual effects can be applied to select words in the same text box.

As example, here I have selected a few key words and given them a multi-colored gradient fill.

– Troy @ TLC

By |2016-11-17T14:53:02-07:00November 16th, 2007|Tutorial|

Text is Word Art

One of the great features is that ALL text is now basically Word Art. That means it can have lots of visual customization:

This sample is standard text I typed in and then applied visual formatting to – these new capabilities have opened huge design options within PowerPoint!

– Troy @ TLC

By |2016-11-17T14:52:40-07:00November 14th, 2007|Tutorial|

New TLC Webpage on Webcasts

In preparation for this weeks audioeducator.com web conference I put together a quick webcast on TLC Creative Services webcast development services.

Note: I recorded the audio in a hotel room while traveling last week, so this is not the final version.

Just wanted to get something out there for the many attendees (to the audioeducator conference) to see. Thought I would share it with everyone here and later I will have a small series on using PowerPoint as a layout tool for webcast development.

Click here to open the TLC Creative webcast page.
Click here for the audioeducator info page on my conference.

– Troy @ TLC

By |2016-11-17T14:50:46-07:00November 5th, 2007|Portfolio, Tutorial|

Download More

I often, as I am sure you do, have to download lots of files for a project (PowerPoint, Photoshop, images, PDFs, etc.). Unless all are on an FTP site I can access with an FTP application your browser limits you to 2 simultaneous downloads. Great if I was on a bandwidth limited dial-up modem, but I have a 15mb/s connection and want to download more.

The good news is this limitation can be overcome, but you have to do a bit of digging and adding values. I have all of my computers set to allow up to 10 simultaneous downloads. Here’s how:

1. Go to START >> RUN >> REGEDIT
2. Click on HKEY_CURRENT_USER
3. Click USER
4. Click SOFTWARE
5. Click MICROSOFT
6. Click WINDOWS
7. Click CURRENTVERSION
8. Click INTERNET SETTINGS

Now that you have burrowed deep into the OS, you need to add to new values (the ones that say let me download up to 10 files simultaneously).
9. Right-click anywhere in the right pane
10. Select NEW
11. Select DWORD VALUE

These next steps you will repeat twice, once for each needed value.
12. Double-click the newly created NEW VALUE #1 icon
13. In the Value Name area type “MaxConnectionsPerServer”
14. In the Value Date area type “10”
15. In the Base area click DECIMAL
16. Click okay

Do it again.
17. Repeat #12-16, but in the Value Name area type “MaxConnectionsPer1_OServer”

You are now free to download up to 10 files simultaneously (provided you have enough bandwidth with your internet connection)!

– Troy @ TLC

By |2016-11-17T16:31:34-07:00October 15th, 2007|Tutorial|

Make Your Desktop Presentation Worthy

This is one of the nifty features of Windows (XP) that no one seems to know about. Before a presentation, I use the “show/hide desktop icons” feature to hide every single item on my desktop. That way if I need to exit a presentation for any reason, the only thing projected is a my desktop wallpaper. After the presentation, I restore all in just one click.

1. Right-click desktop
2. Go to Arrange Icons By
3. Select Show Desktop Icons
4. Let the screen refresh (may take a few moments) and you are left with a completely clutter free view!

– Troy @ TLC

By |2016-11-17T16:31:04-07:00October 12th, 2007|Tutorial|

Rotate Pictures in Windows Explorer

If you have bunch of images to insert into a presentation, but some are rotated (ie. taken in vertical layout with a digital camera) they can easily be rotated BEFORE inserting into the presentation.

1. Open Windows Explorer
2. Set View to thumbnail or filmstrip
3. Select image(s) to rotate
4. Right-click and choose the rotation (clockwise or counter clockwise) needed

– Troy @ TLC

By |2016-11-17T16:29:23-07:00October 5th, 2007|Tutorial|

Put PPT 2003 buttons and menus back in PPT 2007

Okay, the time has finally arrived. I am doing a major project in PowerPoint 2007! It is not that I have a problem with PPT 2007, I just have not had a client request. So up until now I have actually used PPT 2007 more when it was in Beta that after its release. Well, like many I am finding it somewhat tedious to learn where everything is in the new interface. I am also working under some tight timelines, so I do not have the luxury of learning at a leisurely pace. So for me a short term solution has been to add back some of the familiar PPT 2003 tool buttons.

This is a limited interface – it does not give you all of your customized layout from PPT 2003 (I wish!), but it does give a familiar look and feel to things. This is a free add-in that can be downloaded from here.

– Troy @ TLC

By |2016-11-17T16:23:35-07:00September 3rd, 2007|Software/Add-Ins, Tutorial|
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