PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

Silhuetas: PowerPoint Slides from Miguel Monteiro

I’ve known Miguel for several years now and remember when I met him for the first time. It was at one of the Presentation Summit conferences, and Miguel walked into the Help Center with a USB drive and insisted that we look at his slides!

Several years later, Miguel wants me to see another visual art exercise that he calls Silhuetas, and I think it’s a good idea to share it with all Indezine readers.

I asked Miguel to share the PowerPoint techniques used to create this amazing effect, and here is his response: Silhuetas is a visual/video-art exercise developed with PowerPoint v2010 nearly 4 years ago. It contains just 3 inserted images: a silhouette and 2 backgrounds. The backgrounds are PowerPoint shapes filled with textures, and formatted with PowerPoint native tools including gradient fills (lights), a large amount of mixed/multiple effects. All these were leveraged by a few years of acquired PowerPoint experience & skills and…a truckload of “Chinese” patience…

Miguel Monteiro is General Manager & Creative Director at TRIBE Presentations (Portugal). Miguel has been a graphic designer/illustrator, working in Advertising and Communication Design since 1978 and developing computer based multimedia presentations since 1988, for many high end clients. Currently, Miguel focusses on creative consultancy and project development in business multimedia presentations design, video & audio production, event and scene design, exhibitions, etc.

See Also: TRIBE Presentations: Conversation with Miguel Monteiro

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Filed Under: Case Studies
Tagged as: Case Studies, Design, PowerPoint, Techniques

Set PowerPoint 2011 for Mac as the Default Version

Before we begin, let us make it clear that this tutorial is primarily for those people who have more than one version of PowerPoint installed on their Mac. Additionally, they are not happy about the version that launches when they open a PowerPoint file. Or they may find that PowerPoint files open in another program even if they have PowerPoint installed. If any of these situations sound familiar to you, then this tutorial is for you.

Learn how you can set PowerPoint 2011 for Mac as the default version.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2011
Tagged as: Mac, Office 2011, Office for Mac, PowerPoint 2011, Tutorials

Locate PowerPoint 2011 for Mac

Are you unable to locate PowerPoint 2011 on your computer? Sometimes, such a question can be embarrassing! Or are there other versions of PowerPoint on your computer—may be older versions? Yes, we know that this can happen, although it does sound a little strange. However, there are perfectly valid excuses for you to be unable to locate PowerPoint.

Do you have PowerPoint 2011 installed on your Mac? Here’s how you can find out.

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Tagged as: Locate, Mac, Office 2011, PowerPoint 2011, Tutorials

Trust Center in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows

PowerPoint lets you keep your computer secure by using Trust Center options. In the Trust Center, you can change settings that influence how macros run, see privacy statements, and also learn about the Microsoft Customer Experience Improvement Program.

Learn about the Trust Center in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2013
Tagged as: Microsoft Windows, Office 2013, Options, PowerPoint 2013, Tutorials

Trust Center Settings in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows

We already looked at the Trust Center in a previous tutorial. But who knew that there so many settings available within the Trust Center? In this tutorial, we will explore these settings within PowerPoint 2010.

Learn about Trust Center settings in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2010
Tagged as: Microsoft Windows, Office 2010, Options, PowerPoint 2010, Tutorials