PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

Formatting Line Weight and Thickness for Shapes in PowerPoint 2007 for Windows

In a previous tutorial, we explained the basics of formatting outline in PowerPoint 2007 using the Shape Outline gallery. You can explore more advanced options for almost all formats you can do with an outline. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how you can tweak the outline weight. Weight is the thickness attribute of the outline: you can change the weight all the way from a hairline thin line to a chunky thick line.

Change the weight attribute of shape outlines in PowerPoint 2007 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2007
Tagged as: Color, Lines, PowerPoint 2007, Shapes, Tutorials

Pattern Lines for Shapes in PowerPoint 2003 and 2002 for Windows

In a previous tutorial, we showed you how you can format line attributes (outlines) in PowerPoint 2003 or earlier. In this tutorial, you will learn more about the cool Patterned Lines option.

Learn how to apply patterns to lines in PowerPoint 2003 and 2002 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2002, PowerPoint 2003
Tagged as: Color, Lines, PowerPoint, PowerPoint 2002, PowerPoint 2003, Shapes, Tutorials

Formatting Arrowheads for Line Shapes in PowerPoint 2003 and 2002 for Windows

We previously explained how you can format a line with color, weight, and dash styles in PowerPoint 2003 and previous versions. Now, let us show you how you can add an arrowhead on one or both sides of a line. Arrowheads can only be added to lines within open shapes.

Learn how to format arrowheads for line shapes in PowerPoint 2003 and 2002 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2002, PowerPoint 2003
Tagged as: Color, Lines, PowerPoint, PowerPoint 2002, PowerPoint 2003, Shapes, Tutorials

Formatting Lines for Shapes in PowerPoint 2003 and 2002 for Windows

We have already covered the fill options in PowerPoint. In this series will go through the many ways in which you can format lines. The term “line” in itself is confusing, because all the options explained on this page pertain to “outlines”. Microsoft probably realized the confusion prevailing, and decided to call it an “outline” rather than a “line” since PowerPoint 2007.

Make changes to the appearance of shape lines in PowerPoint 2003 and 2002 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2002, PowerPoint 2003
Tagged as: Color, Lines, PowerPoint, PowerPoint 2002, PowerPoint 2003, Shapes, Tutorials

ToolBook Instructor 9.5: The Indezine Review

The amount of content available in the form of PowerPoint slides is amazing. Almost every computer-literate person has a bank of slides, be it at their company, home, school, university, or elsewhere. Most of this content won’t work too well when saved as a document—but since slides typically have (or should have) small portions of large-sized text with contrasting backgrounds and visuals, they end up becoming perfect as content from PDAs and Smartphones.

Products like ToolBook Instructor do a whole lot more than just such conversion, but in this review, we will focus on the PowerPoint capabilities of ToolBook Instructor, which will help you to convert your PowerPoint files into online, interactive learning course content with ToolBook’s rapid eLearning content creation capabilities.

Read the Indezine review of ToolBook Instructor 9.5.

Filed Under: Reviews
Tagged as: Add-in, eLearning, Online Presentations, PowerPoint, Review