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So, you’ve been doing PowerPoint for years now. So you’ve even done your own custom templates. Now it’s time to take your PowerPoint game to the next level. Cutting Edge PowerPoint for Dummies was written by Geetesh Bajaj, a Microsoft PowerPont MVP.
One of the things I notice most often in PowerPoint presentations is that the people designing them have no concept of what color combinations look good. Bajaj discusses contrasting colors, and how to use color combinations to make text stand out and be easier to read. Color plates located in the center of the book help to emphasize his point. If more people would pay attention to this simple tip, PowerPoint presentations would be far less painful to view.
Read Warren Kelly’s full review on Blogcritics.org.
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Tagged as: Book Review, Books, Geetesh
Digital imaging guru Deke McClelland introduced the pilot for his new show “dekePod,” a video podcast with a hip, visually compelling style. “dekePod” is personal and entertaining with rapid-fire imagery that keeps the viewer engaged. The pilot episode “It’s Your Money, Scan It!” shows viewers a workaround in Photoshop to scan and open money (legal in the U.S. under the specific guidelines detailed at Rules for use. Deke is the host of this educational, zippy, sometimes laugh-out-loud show.
To download or view the show, go here.
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Photoshop
Tagged as: Deke McClelland, Photoshop
Apple has released an update for Keynote 3, their presentation program that ships as part of their iWork 06 productivity suite. The new 3.0.1 update adds better texture fidelity and some more features.
Tonic Systems has released a new Java-based PowerPoint Viewer that works on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux platforms. That’s great news for Mac OS X users who have been asking for a new PowerPoint Viewer for a long time. And Linux users no longer need to have a copy of OpenOffice installed to just see PowerPoint presentations.
The TonicPoint Viewer is free for non-commercial use and only allows you to see static slides without any animations or transitions. In addition, Tonic Systems plans to eventually release a pro version of the TonicPoint Viewer with additional features like save-to-PDF.
This screenshot shows you how TonicPoint Viewer looks on Mac OS X (Tiger).
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Interviews
Tagged as: Companion, Google Slides, Interviews
The May issue of Inc. magazine features 6 products to liven up your presentations, including Indezine’s own Thermometer add-in for PowerPoint, which is a free download.
Among the products featured are TurningPoint’s polling system, Ovation from Serious Magic, Keynote from Apple, Thermometer from Indezine, Panasonic’s Toughbook CF-18, and Ontra Presentations.
Ellen Neuborne explains how these products can help make your next presentation less of a snooze and more of a blockbuster.
Read the article on the Inc. magazine site.
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Reviews
Tagged as: PowerPoint, Press, Review
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