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This morning I read an article about the new Microsoft Office 12 that will be coming out some time in 2006. It seems that Microsoft has discovered that no one uses all the new features they’ve added to Office over the last 10 years or so. The theory is that the features are all buried in menus and are now too hard to find.
Read more with Susan Daffron on the Computor Companion site.
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Tagged as: Office 2007, Opinion, PowerPoint 2007
Many folks don’t realize is that since Exit Animations were added to PowerPoint (2002 or higher) it’s quite easy to create your own 3D transition effects without any additional software or hardware. First, create your presentation and save it. Then follow these easy steps to create your own 3D transition.
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Tagged as: Glenna Shaw, Transitions
For years, Microsoft has been trying to add features to Office without them getting in the way of people who already know their way around the software. Unfortunately, the company was a little too successful at making its innovations unobtrusive. In user testing, Microsoft found that nine out of every 10 features that customers wanted to see added to Office were already in the program.
They simply don’t know it’s there, Chris Capossela, a Microsoft vice president, told a developer crowd last week.
Read more on the CNET News site.
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Tagged as: Office 2007, PowerPoint, PowerPoint 2007
And Moses replied, Behold, I seek to make a presentation, for my audience will not believe me or listen to my voice and will otherwise say, ‘You did not use PowerPoint!’
The Lord shook his head wearily and said to Moses, What is that in your hand?
And Moses, his voice trembling, replied, my wireless mouse.
And the Lord said, cast it on the ground.
So he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent…and Moses said to the Lord, Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent…I am slow of speech and tongue.
Read more on the Babson Free Press site.
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Tagged as: Death by PowerPoint, Opinion
That’s the name of a new PowerPoint blog from Andrew. This blog discusses bad PowerPoint and how you can make t better. Here’s the description in Andrew’s own words:
The title of this blog is a little misleading. I’m not actually proposing “death to PowerPoint”. I don’t hate PowerPoint. I don’t even dislike it. In fact, I actually think it’s one of the most useful persuasive tools ever devised. What I am proposing with this blog is death to bad PowerPoint.
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Tagged as: Death by PowerPoint, Resources
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