I have a group picture, I want to add hidden flickr style notes on to the picture within a powerpoint presentation so I can mouse across faces and show information. Is this possible?
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posted by biffa
on Feb 14, 2011 -
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Trying to find a video about a young woman (editor?) from a major publishing house who did a really great, to-the-point stick-figure-simple powerpoint about ... how a book gets published? I can't remember if I saw it here, You Tube, mediabistro, Facebook -- oy. Searching has failed. Thanks!
posted by thinkpiece
on Feb 7, 2011 -
5 answers
I would really appreciate any assistance in establishing a workflow for scanning images from the books I have piled on my desk as I prepare a series of "slide lectures" for an art history class I will be teaching from April. I'm sure there are AskMefites out there who are experienced enough to be doing this kind of thing in their sleep; I'd
love to hear from you! Any help is appreciated!
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posted by segatakai
on Jan 6, 2011 -
8 answers
My place of employment has a long and convoluted phone tree that our clients have to wade through when they call in. No one in the organization seems to have written everything down in one place, and I'm trying to create a...document?...that allows us to conceptualize which of our menu options lead where, and what they say at each point. What's the best/easiest way to do this and make it useful?
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posted by cheeken
on Nov 9, 2010 -
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I often hear people say that Keynote is a superior product to Powerpoint, but I don't know why. Hive mind, can you help me understand what Keynote allows you to do that you can't do, or can't do as easily, in Powerpoint?
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posted by philosophygeek
on Oct 10, 2010 -
21 answers
How do I modern-up the look of my PowerPoint presentations? No need for a Tuftesque makeover of style and content, just something better looking.
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posted by blahblahblah
on Oct 8, 2010 -
15 answers
Please recommend a Mac program that I can use to convert .mov files to .avi. I've found a lot of possibilities online but they all look kind of sketchy and I can't find any reviews that seem trustworthy.
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posted by exceptinsects
on Sep 12, 2010 -
19 answers
What are the best online ressources on visualizing data, processes and strategies for great presentations?
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posted by starzero
on Sep 8, 2010 -
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I'm looking for examples of great presentations, including visuals (PowerPoint or otherwise). I've been browsing TED.com and keep finding inspiring speeches but not necessarily examples of great supplemental visuals. I'm sure there are examples there and elsewhere. YouTube links or otherwise would be great.
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posted by pithy comment
on Aug 26, 2010 -
15 answers
PowerpointN00Bfilter: How do I use the graphing functions in PP and Excel to simply display 2 columns showing two different values of x% of something?
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posted by broadway bill
on Aug 1, 2010 -
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MS Powerpoint Question: I am using MS Powerpoint 2000 on Vista and am trying to print my slides on an HP colour laser printer and here is my problem:
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posted by london302
on Jun 1, 2010 -
8 answers
Background summary -- Powerpoint - dual monitors (monitor + projector) We've bought little music videos (mp4 I think) and they play fine in a powerpoint show. But if we edit the thing in moviemaker to shorten it maybe or if we play something off of youtube then the resulting file won't play
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posted by notned
on Apr 28, 2010 -
4 answers
Can a netbook effectively run Powerpoint? If so, any recommendations? The primary use would be regular ol' netbook tasks (browsing the net, email). However, as an attorney, I also occasionally need a laptop to display Powerpoint slides via the courtroom's newfangled electronic display system (through the VGA port). Will a netbook be able to do this in a passably quick manner with an older version of Powerpoint / a similar program? With added RAM? Please justify my purchase of a $350 toy.
posted by seventyfour
on Apr 20, 2010 -
14 answers
When I take screenshots on my mac and paste them into a power point presentation I can see them, but anyone I send the ppt to gets no pictures, just a quicktime decompressor message. Images do render to a pdf. This never used to happen to me on my last powerbook. Are there settings that I can change? Thanks
posted by cg1
on Mar 31, 2010 -
15 answers
How to either convert Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 pdf Sticky Notes to text boxes OR to convert Powerpoint presentation notes to new slides?
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posted by irv4oh
on Feb 11, 2010 -
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I need to do a powerpoint about gun trafficking in Colombia. First of all, how do I get the powerpoint to go to the next slide automatically after a certain period of time after one slide is shown, and how do I incorporate music into the slide show? Secondly, can anybody point me to any useful charts/graphs/pictures on the web? I found this online pdf U.N. report that was really helpful but unfortunately I couldn't save or copy and paste any of the graphs as they were part of the text. Help is greatly needed and appreciated.
posted by bookman117
on Jan 24, 2010 -
12 answers
Mac: How can I share a screen, including video, without lag? Help me be a game host on a budget.
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posted by lodev
on Nov 26, 2009 -
2 answers
I gave a presentation which was recorded (in digital and video formats), but my (powerpoint) slides were not in the frame. How do I best make the full presentation experience available in internet streaming form?
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posted by iiniisfree
on Nov 11, 2009 -
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I'd like to embed video clips in a PowerPoint presentation. It would need to play correctly on both Windows and OS X. What codec is ideal? My first attempt won't play on Macs.
posted by limon
on Nov 8, 2009 -
8 answers
I'm looking for a job doing presentation graphics (in law firms, possibly financial firms); this is about 30% of my current job at a law firm. I'm one of very few "experts" at my firm which isn't very technologically advanced in this area, so I'm afraid that my skills won't cut it in the outside world. I need advice on how to upgrade my skills.
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posted by kenzi23
on Sep 30, 2009 -
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I used to be able to insert animated gifs into Powerpoint and have them run when I clicked on them. Now the only way I can get them to work (following Powerpoint's own instructions) is to insert them as objects that when clicked, open in Window's "Picture and Fax viewer". Surely there's a better way? I want to make an entertaining presentation for undergraduates, not look like an old fogy who can't use new technology.
posted by acrasis
on Sep 26, 2009 -
12 answers
Apple Keynote '09 Lazyweb: I want to hide slides but be able to refer to them. What's the easiest way to do this?
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posted by SpecialK
on Sep 7, 2009 -
2 answers
PowerPoint 2003 confusion...why are the slide titles images instead of text boxes? Halp!
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posted by radioamy
on Sep 2, 2009 -
6 answers
How can I best learn multimedia? Recommended programs or ways to learn? Best examples of multimedia that you have seen on the web?
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posted by Wolfster
on Aug 27, 2009 -
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I just read Slideology which has really helped me improve my presentations, but I need some help in creating rich illustrations on my own.
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posted by digividal
on Jul 29, 2009 -
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Can you help me to find an image or series of images which when revealed section by section or one by one suggest different things about a single situation? Like the old UK show
Catchphrase I need an image which is initially covered and split into say 4 or 6 pieces. Each section is revealed bit by bit. Each reveal throws some new light on the situtation. It is not until the final section is revealed that the whole thing makes sense.
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posted by therubettes
on Jun 8, 2009 -
7 answers
Undergrad teaching and PowerPoints. What to do? Instructors, please give some feedback.
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posted by k8t
on Apr 27, 2009 -
54 answers
I am looking for recommendations for methodologies for the creation of simple, clean, somewhat multimedia online presentations as an alternative to PowerPoint.
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posted by Roach
on Apr 15, 2009 -
12 answers
How do I keep PowerPoint (2007) from inserting a "Click to add title" textbox when I delete a slide's title?
posted by Jonathan Harford
on Mar 31, 2009 -
8 answers
I have Excel charts and I need to create a Powerpoint presentation in which different aspects of the chart are highlighted. Is there a way to do this without having multiple copies of the chart? I.e. can the charts be manipulated from within Powerpoint?
posted by limon
on Mar 9, 2009 -
4 answers
Managing a projector with a laptop at a different resolution. The short: classroom training sessions with a Dell laptop hooked up to a projector is giving me some issues, looking for advice on how to rectify the situation.
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posted by wile e
on Mar 4, 2009 -
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