PowerPoint
Sneak Peek of PowerPoint 2010 Transitions from WPC09
Here is another video from WPC09 taken during the live presentation of PowerPoint 2010. You’ll see some of the amazing transition and effects for your presentations and some of the video editing tools now in this new version.
The new slide transitions are called: drop, gallery, shred, checkerboard, cube, honeycomb, switch and vortex.
Simple Video Editing
Now you [...]
Springhouse Execs Demo Microsoft Surface at WPC09
This week is Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC09) in New Orleans and our executive team is down there attending and learning about all of the latest and greatest software versions, Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Windows 7 and how we’ll soon be able to integrate Twitter directly to our Microsoft Dynamic CRM system. This is all [...]
PowerPoint 2007 Slide Master
So as we know, the Slide Master view in PowerPoint 2007 has changed dramatically. There is now a master for each layout instead of just 2 masters (originally there was one for the Title slide and then a master for all other layouts).
You can still do all the same formatting functions that you [...]
Change default hyperlink color in PowerPoint 2007
What happens if you are using a blue background in your presentation and you insert a hyperlink? It automatically changes the text color to blue. Now you can’t read your hyperlink because the text and background are almost if not exactly the same color! UGH!
In PowerPoint 2007, it is very easy to change the color [...]
Align objects easily in PowerPoint
Recently, I watched an individual struggle trying to align two objects in PowerPoint 2003 with a series of click and drags and nudges. When asked, she explained that she wanted to align the two objects to their left border. Rather than manually adjust the objects, she should just select the target objects. Now, from the [...]
Benefits of Training
People are either thrilled or upset when their company tells them they have to attend a training. I do understand that when you are already very busy, it just makes your day more stressful to be away from your desk for several hours. BUT, when you take the time to learn the most efficient way [...]
Copy and Paste Techniques for Excel
Most people know how to do a basic copy and paste procedure within the same Microsoft application. But did you know that when you copy cells of data from Excel, the way you paste it into Word or PowerPoint will produce different effects?
In both the 2003 and 2007 versions of Microsoft Office, you will find [...]
Locking PowerPoint 2003 Files
There will be times when you need to be able to lock a slide deck, so it’s read only. Perhaps, the presentation needs to be distrusted to an outside group and you don’t want the slides altered. Even if the presentation is used internally, locking your slides from modification can prevent the integrity of your [...]
PowerPoint - Look for the Diamond to Change the Shape of Your Shape
When adding a drawing object to a PowerPoint presentation, follow these easy steps and you can create and format any one of the shapes.
Most AutoShapes are made up of several polygons. For example, a Block Arrow is really a rectangle and a triangle. PowerPoint provides a yellow diamond with the drawn object. This yellow diamond [...]
Keyboard Shortcuts in MS Office
Here are some of my favorite shortcuts. If you feel like you can’t find any of your commonly used features now that you have MS Office 2007, all the keyboard shortcuts have remained the same.
Feel free to add your favorites to the list!
All of MS Office
Ctrl-Home
Move to the beginning of the file
Ctrl-End
Move to the end [...]
