PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

Revealing PowerPoint 12

Wednesday, December 7, 2005, posted by Geetesh Bajaj at 5:45 am

It’s so easy to be optimistic about the next version of PowerPoint. Microsoft has added tons of new features to the program in what might be the most revolutionary release of this venerated presentation platform.

PDF2Office 3.0 has over 200 enhancements

Saturday, December 3, 2005, posted by Geetesh Bajaj at 4:40 am

Recosoft announced PDF2Office Professional 3.0 for Mac OS X, a major upgrade to the PDF-to-Office format conversion tool. Version 3.0 offers over 200 new features and enhancements, as well as the ability to convert PDF files to Macintosh PowerPoint 98-2004 and Windows PowerPoint 97-2003 formats.

Learn more on the MacNN site.

Filed Under: Companion Programs
Tagged as: PDF, PDF to PowerPoint

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Professional Legal Diagrams and Trial Graphics with SmartDraw

Tuesday, November 22, 2005, posted by Geetesh Bajaj at 4:06 pm

SmartDraw announced a new Legal Solution edition for creating convincing timelines, crime scene/accident diagrams, evidence charts, patent drawings, forensic diagrams, organizational charts, and more. The new edition provides complete control over the design and development of your trial exhibits and legal graphics.

A free trial version can be downloaded here.

Filed Under: Companion Programs
Tagged as: Graphics, Legal, SmartDraw

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Microsoft Opens Office File Formats

Tuesday, November 22, 2005, posted by Geetesh Bajaj at 2:26 am

Microsoft Corp. has decided to open up its Office file formats and has submitted the formats to be considered for recognition as a formal standard by Ecma International, which will develop the documentation and make it available to the industry. Opening the MS Office document format takes a step toward eventually ensuring that those customers who do not use Office will be able to work with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel documents without having to buy the software.

Mobile Office 12 in the Works?

Thursday, November 17, 2005, posted by Geetesh Bajaj at 5:04 am

Although details are still sketchy at this time, partners close to Microsoft have indicated that work has begun on a version of Office 12 for mobile devices. Microsoft Watch reported that the update will include refreshes of the mobile versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, which have been included with Windows-based PDAs for years, in addition to a mobile version of the company’s OneNote product.