PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

Learn PowerPoint 2011 for Mac: Movie Effects

You can always use movie clips inserted in your PowerPoint slides as they are. However, to enhance their appearance and make them look more coordinated with the look of your slides, you can also apply Corrections, Recolor, Movie Styles, and Movie Borders to your inserted movies. Having said so, you are certainly not limited to the options mentioned above — PowerPoint also offers you Movie Effects, which are very similar to Shape Effects. Movie Effects let you apply various effects such as Shadow, Glow, Bevel, 3-D Rotation, Soft Edges etc. to a selected movie clip.

Learn how to apply various Movie Effects to movie clips in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac.

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

Permanently Turn Off Notifications in Windows 8

We already showed how you can turn off notifications in Windows 8 for a while — maybe you want these notifications off while you are presenting your PowerPoint slides. Although these notifications can be useful, some of them can be very irritating and even embarrassing when you show slides to an audience. Some people hate them so much that they want them barred even when they are not presenting — if your thought processes work the same way, you can turn these notifications off permanently.

Learn how to permanently turn off notifications in Windows 8.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2008
Tagged as: Microsoft Windows, Tutorials

PowerPoint Friendly Audio Formats

Different PowerPoint versions support a number of audio file formats. Obviously, the new PowerPoint versions support a larger number of audio file formats.

Learn about various audio file formats that are supported by different PowerPoint versions.

Filed Under: PowerPoint All Versions
Tagged as: Audio, File Types, Multimedia, PowerPoint, Sounds

Learn PowerPoint 2011 for Mac: Video (Movie) Borders

After placing a movie clip on your slide, you can do so much to enhance its look. For example, you may apply corrections, or recolor your movies. Additionally, you can also apply any of the preset Movie Styles available which is a quick and easy way to enhance the look of your movie clip without spending too much time. In addition, there are few more options that PowerPoint 2011 provide. In this tutorial, we’ll explore how to add a frame like effect to your movie by using the Border option.

Learn how to add and edit borders for video (movie) clips in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac.

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

Learn PowerPoint 2013 for Windows: New Guide Options

Among the many new features in PowerPoint 2013, probably the most useful yet less obvious ones are the capabilities added to Guides. New for this version are these extra capabilities: Guides can be added through the right-click menu, and you can add new Guides that are offset to your existing Guides. Guides also no longer need to be gray in color — you can choose from 10 colors. You need not drag a Guide off the slide to remove it — there’s a dedicated Delete option.

Explore new Guide options in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2013
Tagged as: PowerPoint 2013, Tutorials