PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

Apply Preset Effects to Shapes in PowerPoint 2007 for Windows

PowerPoint 2007 offers six effect types that you can apply to most slide objects including shapes. However, there may be times when you don’t want to go through the trouble of experimenting with these six effects to see if a particular shadow effect style works well with another bevel effect. If that sounds familiar, you will love the Presets option that combines effects that generally work well with each other.

Apply preset effects to shapes in PowerPoint 2007 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2007
Tagged as: Effects, PowerPoint 2007, Shapes, Tutorials

Apply Shadow Effects to Shapes in PowerPoint 2007 for Windows

In a previous tutorial, we showed you how to apply the preset effects to shapes in PowerPoint 2007 for Windows. In this tutorial, we’ll show how you can apply Shadow Effects to shapes in PowerPoint 2007 for Windows.

Learn how you can apply Shadow Effects to shapes in PowerPoint 2007 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2007
Tagged as: Effects, PowerPoint 2007, Shapes, Tutorials

Applying Effects for Shapes in PowerPoint 2007 for Windows

PowerPoint 2007 shape effects can be applied to selected shapes on a slide. There are six shape effects available in PowerPoint 2007: shadow, reflection, glow, soft edges, bevel, and 3-D rotation. In addition, you also have presets. We’ll explain each of these effect options in individually detailed pages. In this tutorial, we’ll explain basics of applying effects.

Explore effects that can be applied to shapes in PowerPoint 2007 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Effects, PowerPoint 2007, Shapes, Tutorials

CS Odessa Announces ConceptDraw Office Update

We reviewed ConceptDraw Office in November 2008, and already the folks at CS Odessa have released a free update for all registered users of ConceptDraw Office. For those of you who are not aware of ConceptDraw Office, it is a three-program suite comprising:

ConceptDraw PRO

A diagramming and vector drawing software program.

ConceptDraw MINDMAP

A brainstorming tool that utilizes mind mapping techniques to help organize ideas and tasks.

ConceptDraw PROJECT

A professional project management software application.

Tanya Kozovaya sent me this list of improvements:

• ConceptDraw MINDMAP adds a new Full Screen mode, making it easier to present mind maps during meetings, and still maintain full editing capability. Now there is more space to show ideas, while navigation and product features are still available through keyboard shortcuts. In ConceptDraw MINDMAP, hyperlinks can now be added by dragging and dropping a file on a topic, this makes it easier than ever before to manage all project-related documentation and sources.
• The new updated version of ConceptDraw PROJECT contains additional visual reports to help project managers follow and control everyday activities and project progress. Project and task status can rapidly be presented in a visual, easy to understand manner, improving information flow within a project team.
• New libraries in ConceptDraw PRO for the Transport industry, and professional themes that have been added to build professional-looking business graphics and presentations.

You can learn more about these updates on the CS Odessa site.

Filed Under: Microsoft Office
Tagged as: ConceptDraw, Graphics, Microsoft Office

PowerPoint Cool Stuff: Access in PowerPoint

First of all, this is not a tutorial. Rather, it is a walkthrough that shows proof of concept of integrating a Microsoft Access database within a PowerPoint slide. What’s more? The sample presentation that has been provided lets you use any Access database as the source for your presentation slides!

You can download the sample presentation and database files. You will need to have both Microsoft Access and PowerPoint installed on the same system for this to work. Also, it works best if versions of both the products are identical, as in PowerPoint 2003 and Access 2003 or PowerPoint 2007 and Access 2007.

Integrate a Microsoft Access database in PowerPoint 2007, 2003, and 2002 for Windows..

Filed Under: Microsoft Office
Tagged as: Access, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Programming, VBA