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Definitions and resources for terms and techniques used in the world of presentations
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PowerPoint and Presenting Glossary
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Damith C. Rajapakse is a faculty member at the School of Computing, National University of Singapore. He has a deep interest, and many years of experience, in presentation design and the craft of software building. He is the project mentor for the PowerPointLabs project and other similar efforts.
Here’s a list of links on Indezine.com where he has been featured:
Animate in Slide: Conversation with Damith Rajapakse
February 24, 2014
PowerPointLabs: Conversation with Damith Rajapakse
January 29, 2014
Picture Slides Lab: Conversation with Xie Kai
June 3, 2016
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PresenterMedia is a huge presentation resource, geared toward presenters and project designers. They’re owned and directed by a dedicated group of artists and programmers located in Sioux Falls, SD, United States.
Here’s a list of links on Indezine.com where they have been featured:
PresenterMedia Add-in for PowerPoint
May 2, 2022
SlideClips Video Maker: Conversation with Kara Jones
July 28, 2020
Timeline Slides from PresenterMedia: Conversation with Judd Albrecht
July 26, 2019
Presenter Media’s Roundy: Conversation with Judd Albrecht
April 17, 2019
Timelines that are Different – 07
June 2, 2017
Isometric Images by Presenter Media: Conversation with Billy Schlotter
August 7, 2015
Presenter Media Content and More: Conversation with Art Holden
February 16, 2015
Insert Video Clips from the Clip Art Pane into PowerPoint 2013 for Windows
May 23, 2014
PresenterMedia Content: Conversation with Art Holden
March 14, 2012
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Tagged as: Clip Media
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Before we look into workarounds, be aware that Microsoft’s clip art collection never really contained high-resolution quality videos! Most of the videos obtained were essentially animated GIFs – but yes, these animated GIFs do have a place of their own in slides, and it’s unfortunately no longer possible to get those clips in PowerPoint.
To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.
Insert Video Clips from the Clip Art Pane in PowerPoint 2013
Insert Video Clips from the Clip Art Pane in PowerPoint 2010
Tutorial Code: 14 02 02
Previous: 14 02 01 Insert Video Clips in PowerPoint
Next: 14 02 03 Poster Frames for Videos in PowerPoint
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Harvey balls are round ideograms or pictograms that show different states of a ball with quarters added or subtracted to attain five states between start and completion. They have been named after Harvey L. Poppel, who started using them in the 1970s. They are often used in business reports, documents, and presentations because they show progressive data at a quick glance.
To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.
Tutorial Code: 10 14 13
Previous: 10 14 12 Radar Charts in PowerPoint
Next: 10 15 01 Ten Tips for Cool PowerPoint Charts in PowerPoint
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Tagged as: 10-14, Charts and Graphs, PowerPoint Chart Types, PowerPoint Tutorials
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The Fade transition effect has been one of the oldest transitions available in PowerPoint. It is also the least distracting of all transitions and most PowerPoint designers believe that this is one transition that’s even better than no transition at all and works in all scenarios.
To learn more, click a link from the tutorials listed below.
Fade Slide Transition Effect in PowerPoint
Tutorial Code: 13 09 03
Previous: 13 09 02 Curtains Slide Transition Effect in PowerPoint
Next: 13 09 04 Morph Slide Transition Effect in PowerPoint
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