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PowerPoint

• Why you want to know about sample templates (video)

  23 Aug 2011

  Microsoft Word and PowerPoint come with lots of templates that will save you time formatting documents for different purposes; resumes, business cards, calendars, to name a few. But not all templates are created equal. Some built-in sample templates for Word and PowerPoint are actually several templates...
• How video works inside your PowerPoint (video)

  24 Jun 2011

  We wanted to show off our customers' favorite features in Office during the Microsoft Store celebration of the first anniversary of Office 2010 . Here’s one of the big ones: embedding video right inside your PowerPoint presentation. --Doug Thomas
• See the dazzling Office 2010 photo tools (video)

  23 Jun 2011

  We want to show off our customers' favorite features in Office during the Microsoft Store celebration of the first anniversary of Office 2010 . Here’s how you can save time and make pictures pop in Word and PowerPoint 2010. Watch: See an index of articles on the photo tools at Office 2010 including...
• Out of Office, Casual: PowerPoint Broadcast over any device (video)

  19 May 2011

  For a recent Office Show , I demo'd how a PowerPoint Broadcast Slide Show works--a way to quickly send your slides to anyone on the Internet when you are presenting. And yes, let’s show you some of the devices this works on, even devices that don’t have PowerPoint 2010. <div><img...
• Video backgrounds help tell new stories in PowerPoint presentations (video)

  28 Apr 2011

  Seeing something unexpected is a great way to hook your audience. When I showed this slide at a conference earlier this month, there were murmurs of “What’s that?” Granted, this is not ground-breaking, but it’s different enough for folks to take notice. The cool thing is what...
• Ribbon Hero 2: How to play the game (video)

  26 Apr 2011

  Our friends at Office Labs have spun a sequel: Ribbon Hero 2 . Starting now, you can download this free game to learn some tips and shortcuts about Office. (Oh, to heck with that. Just download it because Ribbon Hero 2—featuring the time-travelling adventures of our old friend, Clippy—is...
• Have you made a polarpoint presentation? A what?

  21 Apr 2011

  I was going through the new Urban Dictionary app for the Windows Phone when I came across a term I’d never heard before. Now, that’s what the Urban Dictionary is all about: riffing on the hip jargon of today, but still the word of the day for March 22 took me for a loop: Polarpoint presentation...
• The fastest way to Search Commands in Office (video)

  12 Apr 2011

  Love the ribbon or hate it, here's a way to find things more quickly: Search Commands , a free download from Office Labs: Get the Search Commands free download for Office 2007 and Office 2010 at Office Labs. It works for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. --Doug Thomas
• Coming to a job interview near you: The job presentation

  11 Apr 2011

  You just had a great interview. You think you have the job, now all you have to do is…make a presentation. That’s what Chris Cunningham , co-founder and CEO of Appssavvy , does with his applicants. As he states in the New York Times' great Corner Office column : Every job candidate must...
• Let's dance: Move or position WordArt (video)

  31 Mar 2011

  If you work with WordArt--or just want to know what it is--here's a video I created on how to move or position the amusing, graphical text. I've done this in Word, but WordArt is available in Excel and PowerPoint, for Office 2007 and Office 2010. You can read about these instructions to Move a WordArt...
• How to kill words and use images in PowerPoint (video)

  17 Mar 2011

  Here is a quick way to remove all those words from your PowerPoint and use images. This is an excerpt from a previous Office Casual titled Better PowerPoint presentations: The Office Casual Way that also shows you tools for remembering those words you are taking off the screen. <div><img...
• Using Presenter View in PowerPoint (video)

  8 Mar 2011

  This is an excerpt of the previous Office Casual titled Better PowerPoint presentations: The Office Casual Way . Here--in less than 90 seconds--I'll show you how you can do much more than view your slides as you present to an audience. <div><img...
• How Office 2010 works on a Tablet PC touch screen (video)

  8 Feb 2011

  Office 2010 has built-in tools so you can start taking advantage of touch screens, including the new slate and tablet PCs. Let me show you in this short video the new Ink Tools tab (in Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word) and how OneNote works on slate or tablet computers with touch. Read more: The...
• Office Casual at CES: Office on Windows Phone, Getting Started, Outlook clean-up and more (video)

  13 Jan 2011

  Back this week after hanging at CES in Las Vegas. Our crew made over 15 videos spotting gadgets and Office 2010 things you can use; even a spotlight on Office for Mac 2011. You can view all the CES coverage of the Office blog here . However, here are the videos with the most Office Casualness (with links...
• How ideas stick with OneNote Linked Notes (video)

  14 Dec 2010

  OneNote 2010 has a new feature allowing OneNote to stick to other projects, say research for a PowerPoint presentation. In this short video I’ll show you how Linked Notes works. You can read more about Linked Notes at Office.com . --Doug Thomas
• Better PowerPoint presentations: The Office Casual Way (video)

  11 Oct 2010

  Here’s a little balm to sooth your nerves about presenting at your next meeting. I’ve collected some advice from presentation masters Seth Godin , Guy Kawasaki , and Garr Reynolds to help you create better PowerPoint Slides and give better presentations. Plus we'll look at that ace you have...
• How PowerPoint 2010 Broadcasting takes presentations remote

  18 May 2010

  Broadcasting has my vote as the coolest feature in Office 2010. Now anyone with an Internet connection can see your PowerPoint 2010 presentation. Simply press a button, have a URL generated you can email and start your slides. <div><img alt="DCSIMG...
• How the New Photo Tools Work in Office 2010

  11 May 2010

  A key feature with Office 2010 is the time you save by staying in the program. The best example are the new photo tools in found in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. (Yes, go nuts with photos in Excel). Here's a quick overview of the features: See an index of articles on the photo tools at Office 2010 including...
• How Office Casual works from home

  27 Apr 2010

  We decided to take a little extra time to talk about Office tools that can help you work from home (WFH). Millions do it a day or more a week, many more want to, and some fear the separation from the mother ship, even for a day. If you can WFH, it can come in handy when someone (like yourself) is sick...
• Office Casual: How to play the game of Office with Ribbon Hero (Video)

  19 Jan 2010

  Now you can learn about using Word, Excel, OneNote, and PowerPoint 2007 (or the 2010 beta ) in a new and fun way: Ribbon Hero . The folks from Office Labs have created a free add-in game that I have found very helpful and addictive. You can even score points and beat your Facebook friends. Watch the...