PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

Easing the Communications Need

Today, there are people who do their word processing in PowerPoint. They learn PowerPoint, and that’s where they want to stay.

That’s one of the interesting remarks from Ray Ozzie, founder and CEO of Groove Networks Inc., as he continues his conversation with Computerworld, focusing on how collaboration software meets the needs of various types of customers.

Read more on the Computerworld site.

Filed Under: Thoughts
Tagged as: Opinion, PowerPoint, Ray Ozzie

Cool PowerPoint Animations Tutorial

This tutorial is more of a demonstration of what cool custom animation effects can be achieved just by using the standard PowerPoint 2002/XP or 2003 wipes. PowerPoint MVP TAJ Simmons has created this presentation which you can download free from his site. Thank you, TAJ.

Be amazed as you travel through the A to Z of PowerPointing.

Filed Under: PowerPoint All Versions
Tagged as: Animation, PowerPoint, TAJ Simmons

Microsoft Office: 100 Tips and Tricks – Part 2

Most of us use Microsoft Office, but do we know how to make the most of it? The folks at VNUnet reveal 100 top tips for mastering this suite. Part 2 looks at PowerPoint and Outlook tips.

Explore PowerPoint and Outlook tips on the VNUnet site.

Read part 1 of this series that looks at Word and Excel tips.

Filed Under: Microsoft Office
Tagged as: Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Tips

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