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PresentationPro created one of the first PowerPoint to Flash-based online rich media tools in 2001. The product was released around the same time as PowerPoint 2002 (XP) and did not include support for all the new transitions and animations that the new PowerPoint version introduced.
For this test, we created a single slide presentation that consists of several AutoShapes with varying transparency levels. All AutoShapes have entry, emphasis, and exit animations.
Learn how PowerCONVERTER XP fared.
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We’ve all endured them – PowerPoint presentations that drone on forever. I call this “Death by PowerPoint”. At the end of this release, learn more about how to get your free PowerPoint First Aid Kit via email.
Again, presentations should always start with “Why this is important to you (the audience)”.
I can’t emphasize enough that if you want to succeed as a leader, you must master the art of group presentation. If you just aren’t comfortable with it, there is only one way to cure your discomfort; do as many presentations as possible! Comfort and an air of controlled self-confidence will only come from experience. The more you avoid developing your presentation skills, the heavier this anchor will become on your career.
Read more by Rob Waite at the eMediaWire site.
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This more competitive software from Apple might finally get Microsoft to overhaul PowerPoint, and might also get Microsoft and the developers of other Windows-based productivity packages to rethink their software design. And that could lead to more innovation than we’ve seen in office suites for a long, long time.
Michael J. Miller discusses more on the PC Magazine site.
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“Have you ever dreaded the day of the inevitable science fair and the cumbersome boards?” begins a description of the session, which promises to demonstrate how PowerPoint can come to the rescue.
“We’re obviously in a time of change,” said Gerry Wheeler, the association’s executive director. “Things like PowerPoint can support the teacher and student in a 21st-century kind of way.”
Read more on The New York Times site (requires registration).
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Sony Media Software announced the launch of Sound Forge 8 Professional, the latest version of its award-winning professional digital audio editing product. New features include the addition of CD Architect 5.2 software for professional CD mastering, with direct track export functionality from Sound Forge software for fast and efficient Red Book audio CD creation.
More info on the Sony Media site.
PowerPoint designers often use Sound Forge to edit presentation background scores and narration. Here’s a sound fade tutorial using Sound Forge.
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