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Depending upon where in the world you live, winter can be the best or worst time of the year. Managing winter in sub-zero temperatures can still be enjoyable but long spells of cold weather can make one gloomy. On the other hand, for us here in tropical India winter signifies the absence of hot afternoons — but we never get to see any snow — in fact there are many people here who have never seen snow all their life although we have the highest snow covered mountains in the world in this country!
Winter is also a festive time — reminding everyone of Christmas and the New Year — in the following days, we plan to release plenty of content around both these events.
We have plenty of new content in this issue — topping the list of new content is an article on how you can get a free or cheaper copy of PowerPoint (and the rest of Office) with Microsoft’s blessings.
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Although PowerPoint classifies Sound Actions as an animation type, it is not strictly an animation. Yet, since you access them through the Custom Animation task pane, we have included this tutorial in our Animations section. In simple terms, a Sound Action is something that causes an event for any inserted sound clip — these are simple events such as Play, Pause, Resume, and Stop. By providing complete control over these actions within the Custom Animation task pane, PowerPoint empowers you to make these events interact with other animations, including Triggers.
Learn about Sound Actions in PowerPoint 2007 for Windows.
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Can I walk around when I talk?
What’s wrong with standing on the right side of the screen?
Why can’t I use the arrow keys to move my slides forward, or get someone else to do it for me?
What happens when you get in your own way as you present? You dilute the message, distracting both the audience and yourself. You lose the intent and focus of the talk. Here are some ideas on how not to get in your own way.
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Distributing shapes is a simple concept that can make so much difference to the symmetry of your slides — it means that the space between consecutive shapes (or any other slide objects) should be the equal so that they all appear evenly spaced out. If a fair amount of your time is spent in creating and editing PowerPoint slides, you know how important it is to keep all your slides looking consistent with shapes that are evenly positioned and equally spaced. The Distribute option is a great way to position shapes equidistant from each other, either on a horizontal or vertical plane.
Learn how to distribute shapes on a slide in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac.
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I have been booking and coaching professional speakers since 1982. And here is what I have observed:
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