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PowerPoint 2007: Modify Slide Numbering

Contributed by shamanstears on November 5, 2007 under Microsoft Powerpoint

If you are working on a presentation that will be part of a bigger presentation, it doesn’t always work out well to use the default slide numbering in PowerPoint. Let’s say that your boss wants you to prepare 15 slides that are to be included in a major presentation. Your slides will be numbers 10-25. If you use the default, then your slides will be numbered 1-15, making it rather confusing if the boss wants you to change slide number 12. Does he mean his slide 12 or your slide 12? To keep everyone on the same page, you can change the starting slide number for you presentation to better meet your needs.

PowerPoint 2007: Select a Default Theme for New Presentations

Contributed by shamanstears on March 18, 2007 under Microsoft Powerpoint

PowerPoint begins presentation design with a default theme. You can change the default to a pre-existing theme or one that has been created for your company or group. Once you change the default theme, all new presentations will automatically begin the design process with the new look.

PowerPoint 2007: Use Word for Formatting Handouts

Contributed by shamanstears on March 15, 2007 under Microsoft Powerpoint

PowerPoint has the functionality for formatting the handouts for your presentation, however it isn’t very easy for a majority of users. Because of this, PowerPoint also gives you the option of placing handouts into a Word document.

PowerPoint 2007: Disable the Splash Screen

Contributed by shamanstears on March 14, 2007 under Microsoft Powerpoint

If you would rather not have to see the PowerPoint splash screen each and every time you run the application, follow these steps to get around it:

PowerPoint 2007: Prevent Black Slide from Appearing at the end of a Presentation

Contributed by shamanstears on March 7, 2007 under Microsoft Powerpoint

By default, PowerPoint ends your presentation with a black slide. If you would rather it end with your final slide, follow these steps and be rid of the black slide.

PowerPoint 2007: Package Your Presentation(s) for CD

Contributed by shamanstears on January 10, 2007 under Microsoft Powerpoint

PowerPoint automates the process of gathering all aspects of your presentation necessary for running your slideshow (including fonts, multimedia, linked content and the PowerPoint viewer). It places them into a folder ready to be burned to CD. You can even save more than one presentation to your CD and indicate the order you wish the presentations to run in. To package your presentation for CD . . .

PowerPoint 2007: Create a Photo Album

Contributed by shamanstears on January 8, 2007 under Microsoft Powerpoint

You can use PowerPoint to create a photo album to display your photographs and pictures. PowerPoint makes it easy for you to insert pictures and customize them by applying themes and using special layout options. You can also change the appearance of a picture in the photo album by adjusting rotation, contrast, and brightness. To create your photo album, you will need to . . .

PowerPoint 2007: How To Make a Background Object Transparent

Contributed by shamanstears on under Microsoft Powerpoint

Utilizing pictures as your background for a slide can give you that extra touch to your presentation. However, it is usually necessary to add transparency to the image so that the rest of the slide is easily viewed by your audience. To do this . . .