Keyboard Shortcut – Reset Graphic Driver
Have you ever been working on something important and all of a sudden, the screen or app window freezes up?
Before losing any of your work by restarting the app or full computer, try this keyboard shortcut. We are going to restart the graphics drivers – which I found is something most people did not know was an option! Click the Windows logo + CTRL + SHIFT + B keys to restart your graphic drivers.
The common solution is first to open the TASK MANAGER and attempt to close the application (if the Task Manager will open). The next action is generally to FORCE SHUTDOWN the computer – argh! which means losing all work since the last save!! Try this trick before shutting down the entire computer! Often the issue is the graphics driver has crashed and this handy keyboard shortcut restarts the graphics driver and hopefully restores access to your computer and the slide deck you were working on (hopeful!). Note, this is a Windows OS hack (sorry Mac people, I do not know if there is a graphic driver reset option there). And this works on Windows 8, 10 and 11.
Troy @ TLC
Start 2022 with a podcast on Presentation Design Predictions!
2022 has just begun, and the very first week of the new year, Troy, Nolan and Sandy are sharing 5 predictions (each) of what they see as trends in the presentation industry for 2022. All based on their client requests, what’s happening in the presentation world, and hunch’s (eg. this is not scientific, survey results or anything measurable!). Listen in for a fun conversation about (possible) trends in the presentation industry for 2022. Listen here!
FREE PowerPoint Template – “Happy New Year”
Thank you to Josh on the TLC Creative design team for creating this year’s New Year’s themed PowerPoint template!
Download the full PowerPoint template, for FREE, here.
TLC Creatives’s Top 10 of 2021
2021 has overall been a very good year here at TLC Creative Services. Here is a quick slide deck the team created (thank you Amber!) exported as a video showcasing our Top 10 2021 highlights.
Everyone here at TLC Creative Services is looking forward to 2022, and hope 2022 is looking great for you!
TLC Creative’s 2021 Holiday Card!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the TLC Creative Team. Here is our 2021 holiday card (apologies if we did not have you on our mailing list!)
FREE – Colorful Christmas PowerPoint Template
Thank you to Sara on the TLC Creative design team for creating this year’s Christmas themed PowerPoint template!
Download the full PowerPoint template for FREE, here.
Teams – Presenter View Grid View
While presenting in Teams via PowerPoint Live, there is a grid view of your presentation so you can see an overview of slides. To show Grid View, you can click the icon in the toolbar under the slides or use the short key G to bring up.
The important thing to know if the audience continues to see the current slide full screen. They do not see the slide sort, or Grid View. In grid view the active slide that the audience is seeing is highlighted with an orange outline.
As the presenter, you can click any slide to make that the active presentation slide (eg. go out of order). Or click the X in the upper right hand corner to close Grid View and continue presenting the current active slide.
Troy @ TLC