Sometimes you might want to convert your PowerPoint 2010 presentations to video so users can watch them without having PPT installed on their computer. Today we take a look at converting presentations to video.
After you’ve created your Presentation click on File to access Backstage view.
Then click on Save & Send.
Now under the File Types section select Create a Video.
Now choose the size of the video, weather to use recorded narrations for the presentation, seconds to spend on each slide, the click Create Video.
Select a location to save the video. If you’re at the office and want several people to have access to it, you might want to put it on a shared network drive.
While the video is converted to .wmv format there will be a progress bar displayed in the lower right corner of PowerPoint.
Now you can watch the video of your presentation in your favorite .wmv compatible video player.
PowerPoint 2010 has added a lot of new features like adding transitions to slideshows, and animating text and objects.
You could also take your video and edit it further with Windows Live Movie Maker and post it to YouTube.
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Convert a PowerPoint 2010 Presentation to Video
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Use Your Mouse as a Laser Pointer in PowerPoint 2010
Have you ever wished you had a laser pointer to focus attention on a key point in a PowerPoint slideshow? Today, we’ll take a look at how can use use your mouse as a laser pointer in PowerPoint 2010.
Getting Started
Begin your slideshow by pressing the F5 key, or by selecting From Beginning or From Current Slide in the Start Slide Show group on the Slide Show tab.
During the slideshow, hold down the Ctrl key and the left mouse pointer to make the laser pointer appear on the screen.
Drag your mouse to move the pointer across the screen.
Change Colors
You can change the Laser pointer color by selecting Set Up Slide Show in the Set Up group of the Slide Show tab.
You can select from red, green, or blue from the Laser pointer color dropdown, then click OK.
The Laser pointer is a very simple, but neat little feature added to PowerPoint 2010. Looking for more PowerPoint 2010 tips? Check out our earlier posts on how to animate text and objects, and how to add video from the web.
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Friday, June 18, 2010
Add Transitions to Slideshows in PowerPoint 2010
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Sitting through PowerPoint presentation can sometimes get a little boring. You can make your slideshows more interesting by adding transitions between the slides in your presentations.
Transitions certainly aren’t new to PowerPoint, but Office 2010 adds a number of exciting new transitions and options.
Add Transitions
Select the slide to which you want to apply a transition.
On the Transitions tab, select the More button to reveal the all transition options in the gallery.
Select the transition you’d like to apply to your slide. The transitions are divided into three types…Subtle, Exciting, and Dynamic Content. You can hover your mouse over each item in the gallery to preview the transition with Live Preview.
You can adjust many of the transitions using Effect Options. The options will vary depending on which transition you’ve selected.
You can add additional customizations in the Timing Group. You can add sound by selecting one of the options in the Sound dropdown list…
You can change the duration of the transition…
Or choose to advance the slide On Mouse Click (default) or automatically after a certain period of time.
If you’d like to apply one transition to every slide in your presentation, select the Apply To All button.
You can preview your transition by clicking the Preview button on the Transitions tab. A few clicks is all it takes to add a little energy and excitement to an otherwise dry presentation.
Are you looking for more ways to spice up your PowerPoint 2010 slideshows? You could try adding animation to text and images, or adding video from the web.
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Sitting through PowerPoint presentation can sometimes get a little boring. You can make your slideshows more interesting by adding transitions between the slides in your presentations.
Transitions certainly aren’t new to PowerPoint, but Office 2010 adds a number of exciting new transitions and options.
Add Transitions
Select the slide to which you want to apply a transition.
On the Transitions tab, select the More button to reveal the all transition options in the gallery.
Select the transition you’d like to apply to your slide. The transitions are divided into three types…Subtle, Exciting, and Dynamic Content. You can hover your mouse over each item in the gallery to preview the transition with Live Preview.
You can adjust many of the transitions using Effect Options. The options will vary depending on which transition you’ve selected.
You can add additional customizations in the Timing Group. You can add sound by selecting one of the options in the Sound dropdown list…
You can change the duration of the transition…
Or choose to advance the slide On Mouse Click (default) or automatically after a certain period of time.
If you’d like to apply one transition to every slide in your presentation, select the Apply To All button.
You can preview your transition by clicking the Preview button on the Transitions tab. A few clicks is all it takes to add a little energy and excitement to an otherwise dry presentation.
Are you looking for more ways to spice up your PowerPoint 2010 slideshows? You could try adding animation to text and images, or adding video from the web.
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How to Animate Text and Objects in PowerPoint 2010
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Are you looking for an eye catching way to keep your audience interested in your PowerPoint presentations? Today we’ll take a look at how to add animation effects to objects in PowerPoint 2010.
Select the object you wish to animate and then click the More button in the Animation group of the Animation tab.
Animations are grouped into four categories. Entrance effects, Exit effects, Emphasis effects, and Motion Paths. You can get a Live Preview of how the animation will look by hovering your mouse over an animation effect.
When you select a Motion Path, your object will move along the dashed path line as shown on the screen. (This path is not displayed in the final output) Certain aspects of the Motion Path effects are editable. When you apply a Motion Path animation to an object, you can select the path and drag the end to change the length or size of the path. The green marker along the motion path marks the beginning of the path and the red marks the end.
The effects can be rotated by clicking and the bar near the center of the effect.
You can display additional effects by choosing one of the options at the bottom.
This will pop up a Change Effect window. If you have Preview Effect checked at the lower left you can preview the effects by single clicking.
Apply Multiple Animations to an Object
Select the object and then click the Add Animation button to display the animation effects. Just as we did with the first effect, you can hover over to get a live preview. Click to apply the effect. The animation effects will happen in the order they are applied.
Animation Pane
You can view a list of the animations applied to a slide by opening the Animation Pane. Select the Animation Pane button from the Advanced Animation group to display the Animation Pane on the right. You’ll see that each animation effect in the animation pane has an assigned number to the left.
Timing Animation Effects
You can change when your animation starts to play. By default it is On Click. To change it, select the effect in the Animation Pane and then choose one of the options from the Start dropdown list. With Previous starts at the same time as the previous animation and After Previous starts after the last animation.
You can also edit the duration that the animations plays and also set a delay.
You can change the order in which the animation effects are applied by selecting the effect in the animation pane and clicking Move Earlier or Move Later from the Timing group on the Animation tab.
Effect Options
If the Effect Options button is available when your animation is selected, then that particular animation has some additional effect settings that can be configured. You can access the Effect Option by right-clicking on the the animation in the Animation Pane, or by selecting Effect Options on the ribbon.
The available options will vary by effect and not all animation effects will have Effect Options settings. In the example below, you can change the amount of spinning and whether the object will spin clockwise or counterclockwise.
Under Enhancements, you can add sound effects to your animation. When you’re finished click OK.
Animating Text
Animating Text works the same as animating an object. Simply select your text box and choose an animation.
Text does have some different Effect Options. By selecting a sequence, you decide whether the text appears as one object, all at once, or by paragraph.
As is the case with objects, there will be different available Effect Options depending on the animation you choose. Some animations, such as the Fly In animation, will have directional options.
Testing Your Animations
Click on the Preview button at any time to test how your animations look.
You can also select the Play button on the Animation Pane.
Conclusion
Animation effects are a great way to focus audience attention on important points and hold viewers interest in your PowerPoint presentations. Another cool way to spice up your PPT 2010 presentations is to add video from the web. What tips do you guys have for making your PowerPoint presentations more interesting?
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Are you looking for an eye catching way to keep your audience interested in your PowerPoint presentations? Today we’ll take a look at how to add animation effects to objects in PowerPoint 2010.
Select the object you wish to animate and then click the More button in the Animation group of the Animation tab.
Animations are grouped into four categories. Entrance effects, Exit effects, Emphasis effects, and Motion Paths. You can get a Live Preview of how the animation will look by hovering your mouse over an animation effect.
When you select a Motion Path, your object will move along the dashed path line as shown on the screen. (This path is not displayed in the final output) Certain aspects of the Motion Path effects are editable. When you apply a Motion Path animation to an object, you can select the path and drag the end to change the length or size of the path. The green marker along the motion path marks the beginning of the path and the red marks the end.
The effects can be rotated by clicking and the bar near the center of the effect.
You can display additional effects by choosing one of the options at the bottom.
This will pop up a Change Effect window. If you have Preview Effect checked at the lower left you can preview the effects by single clicking.
Apply Multiple Animations to an Object
Select the object and then click the Add Animation button to display the animation effects. Just as we did with the first effect, you can hover over to get a live preview. Click to apply the effect. The animation effects will happen in the order they are applied.
Animation Pane
You can view a list of the animations applied to a slide by opening the Animation Pane. Select the Animation Pane button from the Advanced Animation group to display the Animation Pane on the right. You’ll see that each animation effect in the animation pane has an assigned number to the left.
Timing Animation Effects
You can change when your animation starts to play. By default it is On Click. To change it, select the effect in the Animation Pane and then choose one of the options from the Start dropdown list. With Previous starts at the same time as the previous animation and After Previous starts after the last animation.
You can also edit the duration that the animations plays and also set a delay.
You can change the order in which the animation effects are applied by selecting the effect in the animation pane and clicking Move Earlier or Move Later from the Timing group on the Animation tab.
Effect Options
If the Effect Options button is available when your animation is selected, then that particular animation has some additional effect settings that can be configured. You can access the Effect Option by right-clicking on the the animation in the Animation Pane, or by selecting Effect Options on the ribbon.
The available options will vary by effect and not all animation effects will have Effect Options settings. In the example below, you can change the amount of spinning and whether the object will spin clockwise or counterclockwise.
Under Enhancements, you can add sound effects to your animation. When you’re finished click OK.
Animating Text
Animating Text works the same as animating an object. Simply select your text box and choose an animation.
Text does have some different Effect Options. By selecting a sequence, you decide whether the text appears as one object, all at once, or by paragraph.
As is the case with objects, there will be different available Effect Options depending on the animation you choose. Some animations, such as the Fly In animation, will have directional options.
Testing Your Animations
Click on the Preview button at any time to test how your animations look.
You can also select the Play button on the Animation Pane.
Conclusion
Animation effects are a great way to focus audience attention on important points and hold viewers interest in your PowerPoint presentations. Another cool way to spice up your PPT 2010 presentations is to add video from the web. What tips do you guys have for making your PowerPoint presentations more interesting?
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