PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

Video, Voice for Microsoft Office 2007

Tuesday, February 21, 2006, posted by Geetesh Bajaj at 7:34 am

Microsoft will sell two new business versions of its Office software, adding features that make it easier for workers to collaborate online. Office Professional Plus 2007 includes instant messaging software that uses video and voice. Office Enterprise 2007 will let workers quickly set up internet sites to collaborate on projects.

Office 12 to Become Office 2007

Friday, February 17, 2006, posted by Geetesh Bajaj at 8:45 am

Microsoft is set to unveil its long-awaited branding, packaging, and pricing for the next version of Office, which is expected to be available later this year. As widely expected, the product, code-named Office 12, will be dubbed Office 2007. And while neither retail nor business customers should see much of a difference in pricing between it and its predecessor, the company has made some changes in packaging and branding, particularly to the Office suites that business customers typically buy, according to Parri Munsell, an information worker group program manager at Microsoft.

TopByteLabs Releases PowerShrink Update

Tuesday, February 14, 2006, posted by Geetesh Bajaj at 9:25 am

TopByteLabs released PowerShrink Version 2.1, an update of their software that optimizes PowerPoint presentations while compressing them up to 95 percent. It also launched a special enterprise license, which covers all personal computers of the company.

Swing a Pendulum in PowerPoint

Tuesday, February 14, 2006, posted by Geetesh Bajaj at 9:00 am

Creating a pendulum swing animation is possible using PowerPoint 2002 or later, and involves creating a hidden pivot point. A pendulum (the real type) swings back and forth on a pivot point at the top of the weight’s string, so we will need to create a shape that appears to swing at the end of a string and repeats back and forth from this pivot point.

Bill Dilworth shows you the steps.

Filed Under: PowerPoint All Versions
Tagged as: Animation, Bill Dilworth

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Sleepy During An “Uninteresting” Presentation?

Tuesday, February 7, 2006, posted by Geetesh Bajaj at 4:44 pm

In a recent online poll of 382 business managers, some 71 percent of respondents said that they have fallen asleep or been sleepy during an “uninteresting” presentation, according to a survey by Infommersion Inc.