PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

Thermometer for PowerPoint

Thermometer for PowerPoint is an add-in that creates a thermometer-style bar in the bottom area of the slide that shows how much of a presentation has progressed and how much more is remaining. It’s a very simple add-in and using it is so easy: one click on an icon and you can add or update your thermometer; another click and the thermometer is gone!

Learn more and download it free here.

Filed Under: Add-ins
Tagged as: Add-in, PowerPoint, Thermometer

Now Presenting

Anyone who has endured a lengthy business presentation understands “Death by PowerPoint.” And while it’s bad enough being a victim of a boring presentation that has inspired this phrase, it’s even worse being responsible for one.

Scott Williams further adds, So far, however, Microsoft’s PowerPoint continues to dominate the presentation-software market. Corel includes business-presentation software in its Corel Suite software package, and Apple’s Keynote is popular among some Macintosh users. But neither has made significant inroads into PowerPoint’s market share, which some in the industry estimate to be as high as 95 percent. Many software companies have given up trying to compete head-to-head with PowerPoint and instead now design software that works within PowerPoint.

Scott Williams discusses more on the Hispanic Business site

Filed Under: Thoughts
Tagged as: Add-in, Death by PowerPoint, PowerPoint

PowerTools from Corporate Imaging

This is a review that I did two years ago. The products are now sold under the pptXTREME label. Keith Tromer from pptXTREME has also created some new PowerPoint add-ins.

Read the full review here

Filed Under: Add-ins
Tagged as: Add-in, Keith Tromer, PowerPoint, pptXTREME

Recolor Images in PowerPoint

We’ll explore two ways to recolor images in PowerPoint. The first procedure does everything within PowerPoint but is limited to recoloring images that are part of the background in a slide master. The second procedure uses a copy and paste process between Publisher and PowerPoint to recolor all sorts of images.

Learn more and download a sample presentation.

Filed Under: PowerPoint All Versions
Tagged as: Pictures, PowerPoint, Recolor

Recolor Clip Art in PowerPoint

One of PowerPoint’s most powerful yet least unexplored features is the option to recolor vector clip art inside the program.

Learn more and download a sample presentation.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2003
Tagged as: Clip Media, Cool Stuff, Recolor