PowerPoint 2007 / 2010 Tutorial - Create Graphics The Easy Way

Here's a quick tip for creating graphics with PowerPoint.

I often use this quick shortcut to create website buttons and other graphics.

• Create the graphics on a PowerPoint slide. SmartArt is a good tool for this.
  
  
• Select the items.
  Hold down your SHIFT key while you select the items, or left-click and drag a box over all of the items.
  
  
• Right-click, and select Save as Picture.

That's it! Now you have a picture you can use in any number of ways.

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Advanced PowerPoint 2007 Tip: Saving your Background

PowerPoint 2007 Tutorial: Saving your Presentation Backgrounds

In a recent class, a student asked this question:
"I really like the background picture on this slide. Is there any way I can use it some where else?"

Here's my answer:
First, you have to make sure you have the right to use the picture. Once you do, saving the background picture is easy.

Right-click on the slide, and select Save Background.


Give your file a name, and save it to your hard drive.


Now it's available for use whenever you're ready.

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Advanced PowerPoint 2007 Tutorial - Custom Slide Shows

In this post, I shared a tip from my PowerPoint With Pizazz! class.
This tip shows you how to create a custom slide show in a PowerPoint 2003 presentation.

PowerPoint's Custom Slide Show feature allows you to use the specific slides from a single presentation in a customized presentation.
This is a very handy feature. Instead of  having to sync several PowerPoint presentations, you keep all of the information you need in one presentation.

Creating a custom PowerPoint slide show (version 2007)

• Open the PowerPoint presentation.
• From the Slide Show tab, click Custom Slide Show, then Custom Shows.

• Click the New button.
  

• Next to Slide Show Name, type of the name of your custom slide show.
  

• Double-click the names of the slides to select the ones you want to add to the custom slide show.

• Click OK, then Close.

Running a custom slide show (version 2007).

• From the Slide show tab, click Custom Slide Show, then the name of the Custom show.

• Click the Show Button.

Source: PowerPoint with Pizazz Class - Advanced Powerpoint Training in Atlanta.

PowerPoint Tip: Upload your PowerPoint Presentation to the 'Net

Are you looking for an easy way to upload and share your Powerpoint presentations? AuthorStream may have the answer.

With AuthorStream, you can upload your PowerPoint presentation to share it on blogs, websites, YouTube and even iPods.


All you have to do is create the PowerPoint presentation. Include your audio narrations, timing, and animations. Upload the presentation. AuthorStream keeps all of your content.

Best of all, Authorstream is 100% free.

Powerpoint Tip - Screen Presentation Tips

While running a PowerPoint slide show, you may want to temporarily turn the screen off so that the audience focuses on what you are saying.

Here's a quick way to do so.

Type B to turn the screen Black.

Type W to turn the screen White.

PowerPoint Tip - Pause Slide Shows

Version 2003


While running a Microsoft PowerPoint slide show, you may want to temporarily turn the screen off so that the audience focuses on you.

Type B to turn the screen black, or W to turn the screen white.

Press Esc to resume the slide show.