Articles & Websites I Have Found
That Help with Multimedia Presentations
Digital Storytelling - an intro to photo slideshow software
Create a Story from a Single Photo with Photo Story 3
Files:
project file (you must have Photo Story 3 installed to use this file)
final video (right-click and choose save as)
PowerPoint - Create a PowerPoint Photo Album
Digital Imaging
Getting Photo Files Into Your Computer - from Microsoft
Video Editing Workshop Links
PowerPoint Articles and websites
PowerPoint Workshop Links
PowerPoint links for the Mac
Visit the Mac PowerPoint newsgroup at new://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.powerpoint.mac
Add pizzazz to your slides with digital photographs & clip art
Add-ins & Resources for PowerPoint
Awesome Backgrounds for PowerPoint , free sample templates, tutorials, hints and tips etc http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com/
Tutorial on Graphics, Bitmaps, Scans, etc. for On-screen Presentations
PowerPoint
Links & Resources on the Web - tip: Scroll to the bottom of the
page and you can search
10 Key PowerPoint Sites
at Once
Also check out their sister site: PresentationPictures
148 PowerPoint Template kits for your use - no strings attached from Sonia Coleman
Templates for Microsoft PowerPoint - two pages worth of sites that have templates for PowerPoint - some free
Tracy Marks' PowerPoint Links
PowerPlugs: Transitions is an easy-to-use software product that plugs into PowerPoint and adds sophisticated television-style 3D effects to your presentations.
Presentations Magazine is a wonderful resource.
The Color Slides Newsletter... is a FREE monthly email publication that offers tips and tricks to assist professionals with the design of color slide presentations and on-screen shows using programs like Microsoft PowerPoint.
ZDNet - Help & How To: Microsoft Office
Microsoft Assistance Center - Answers to Your Questions About PowerPoint 2000
Tips and Tricks for PowerPoint 2000 with useful shortcut keys
PowerPoint Frequently Asked Questions for PowerPoint 95/97/2000
PowerPoint in the Classroom - an online tutorial for students and teachers
Drive Your (Power)Point Home - RealNetworks' RealPresenter G2 turns PowerPoint presentations into multimedia broadcasts.
Check out the PowerPoint Shortcuts at the bottom of this page - click here.
Be sure to visit the PowerPoint newsgroup at news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.powerpoint for any questions you have regarding PowerPoint, or to "lurk and learn." You'll soon learn that there are some extremely knowledgeable and responsive experts ready and anxious to help and to answer all questions, big or small.
Resources for Multimedia
Some of my creations - Click here
For a comprehensive list of shortcuts, ask the Office Assistant for help. In PowerPoint 2000 or any of the other Office 2000 applications, press F1 to display the Assistant, and then type shortcut keys in the text box. Here are some of the most useful PowerPoint shortcut keys:
| Activity | Shortcut Keys |
|---|---|
| Insert a new slide | CTRL+M |
| Switch to the next text box | CTRL+ENTER |
| Switch to the next pane (clockwise) | F6 |
| Switch to the previous pane (counterclockwise) | SHIFT+F6 |
| Make a duplicate of the current slide | CTRL+D |
| Start a slide show | F5 |
| Promote a paragraph | ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
or SHIFT+TAB |
| Demote a paragraph | ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
or TAB |
| Apply subscript formatting | CTRL+EQUAL SIGN (=) |
| Apply superscript formatting | CTRL+PLUS SIGN (+) |
| Open the Font dialog box | CTRL+T |
| Repeat your last action | F4 or CTRL+Y |
| Find | CTRL+F |
| View guides | CTRL+G |
| Delete a word | CTRL+BACKSPACE |
| Capitalize | SHIFT+F3 |
| Bold | CTRL+B |
| Italicize | CTRL+I |
| Insert a hyperlink | CTRL+K |
| Select all | CTRL+A |
| Copy | CTRL+C |
| Paste | CTRL+V |
| Undo | CTRL+Z |
| Save | CTRL+S |
| CTRL+P | |
| Open | CTRL+O |
For more information, download A List of Useful Office 2000 Shortcut Keys.