PowerPoint Stuff

PowerPoint 2007 Custom Layouts

The number of layouts were reduced in 2007, but in exchange, they gave us the ability to design our own. For those who miss the old ones, many have been duplicated in this template.

layouts.potx*

There are more templates available under Downloads. For where to go to make your own, read up on PowerPoint 2007 Masters.

Instructional Presentations

Sometimes the best way to show you how to do stuff in PowerPoint, is to show you in PowerPoint, so the links below will download presentations with instructions and samples.

PowerPoint 2007 Gradients

Gradients in 2007 give you much more control over how your gradients are displayed and allow you to use more than two colors, but of course that means it takes a teeny bit more work...

GradientSamples.pptx*

Custom Animation Effects

Adding Custom Animation Effects to the bulleted text in your presentation can help you to focus the audience as you speak. For a tutorial on adding entrance animations, download the presentation below.

Text Entrance Animations for 2003

Text Entrance Animations for 2007 (.pptx)*

Flip Custom Animation Effect

"Flip" animation effect - appears to flip an object to display its reverse side. The instructions here assume you know how to use the Custom Animation Task Pane. If you do not - start with the previous presentation lesson.

Flip.ppt

*Until the server sets the MIME types for '07, they will download with a zip extension. To get around that, right click and choose Save target as... In the Save as dialog box, change the .zip extension to .pptx or .potx as necessary and then save. Sorry for the inconvenience!