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Subscribers: Get to Know Your Animation Pane in PowerPoint 2013

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The Animation Pane in PowerPoint allows you to view and manage the effects that are on your slide. You can modify and reorder your effects directly from the Animation Pane which is extremely useful when you are using more than on effect.

Follow the steps below to learn how:

  1. From the Animations tab, click the Animation Pane command.

Animation Tab

  • The Animation Pane will display on the right-hand size of your window and will show you all the effects fro your slide in the order in which they appear.

Animation Pane

  • If you have more than one animated object, it may help to rename your objects before reordering them in the Animation Pane.
  • You can rename them in the Selection Pane. To open the selection Pane, click an Object and from the Format tab, click Selection Pane.
  • Double-click the name of your object to rename it.

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Follows the steps below to reorder your effects from the Animation Pane:

  • On the Animation Pane, click and drag an effect up or down.

Start on Click

  • The effects will reorder themselves.
  • If you would like to preview your effects from the Animation Pane:
  • From the Animation Pane, click the Play button.

Preview Effects

  • The effects for the current slide will play. On the right-hand side of the Animation Pane, you should be able to see a timeline that will show the progress through each effect.
  • If the timeline is not visible, click the drop-down arrow for an effect, then select Show Advanced Timeline.

To change the start option of an effect:

By default, an effect starts playing when yo click the mouse during a slide show. If you have more than one effect, you will need to click multiple times to start each effect individually. However, by changing the start option for each effect, you can have effects that will play automatically at the same time or one right after the other.

Follow the steps below:

  • From the Animation Pane, select an effect and a drop-down arrow will appear next to it.
  • Click the drop-down arrow and you will see three start options:
  • Start on Click – this will start the effect when your mouse is clicked
  • Start With Previous – This wills tart the effect at the same time as the previous effect
  • Start After Previous – this will start the effect when the previous effect ends

Start After Previous

  • Select the start option of your choice.

When you preview the animations, all of the effects will play through automatically. To test effects are set to Start on Click, you will obviously need to play the Slide Show.

 

Subscribers: How to Fine Tune Indents in PowerPoint 2013

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I know that some of you are going to think this is basic information, but in my experience, there are legions of folks who do not know what these are or how to use them, so please humor me.

Sometimes you may need to fine tune the indents in your PowerPoint presentation.  The way to do this is by adjusting the Indent markers on your Ruler.  The Ruler is hidden in PowerPoint 13 by default.

Follow the steps below to show your Ruler:

  1. Click the View tab on your Ruler.
  2. In the Show group, select  Ruler. The Ruler will now appear, OR you could use the shortcut Shift + Alt + F9.

Follow these steps to fine tune your indents:

Indent markers are located on the left horizontal ruler, and they provide several indenting options.

  • First Line Indent – First Line Marker – Adjusts the first line of your paragraph
  • Hanging Indent – Hanging Indent – Adjusts every line of your paragraph except for the first line
  • Left Indent – Left Indent Moves both the first line indent and hanging indent markers simultaneously, which will indent all lines in your paragraph.

indent_markers

Follow the steps below to use your indent markers:

  1. Place your cursor anywhere in your paragraph where you would like an indent, or select one or more paragraphs.
  2. Click and drag the desired indent marker.

Very simply isn’t it?

Subscribers: How to Set a Embedded Object to Run in your Presentation

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Did you know that you can embed an Office file, image, package, or other object into your PowerPoint 2013 file? Well you absolutely can and more than that, you can set it to run as part of your presentation!

You also have a choice as to how you run the object,( i.e., clicking it or moving your mouse cursor over its icon or link).

Follow the steps below to learn how:

  1. On your slide, select the icon or link to the object that you would like to set to run.
  2. On the Insert tab of your Ribbon, in the Links group, click Action.

Insert Tab Links

  • In the Action Settings dialog that displays, select one of the options below:
  • To click the embedded icon or link in order to open the program, click the Mouse Click tab.
  1. To move the mouse pointer over the embedded icon or link in order to open the program, click the Mouse Over tab.
  2. Under Action on click, or Action on mouse over, select one of the options and then select from the list at that option.
  3. For instance, you can select Run Program and then scroll to a program that you want to run, such as a web browser.
  4. If your object is a document, you can select Object action and then select Open to display your document, or Edit to work on it during your presentation.

Pretty cool tip to have up your sleeve isn’t it?

Subscribers: How to Use Slide Design Templates in PowerPoint 2103

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PowerPoint makes it easy for you to create a streamlined presentation that always looks as if it has been professionally done. One way in which they do that is by providing you with design templates, which are formatted themes with their own backgrounds, fonts and styles. They even have color schemes that you can select from.

Follow the steps below to learn how to use Design Templates:

  1. The first thing you will be prompted to do when you open PowerPoint will be to choose a template.
  2. You will be taken to the New portion of the File screen where you will be prompted to select a template from the various templates and themes available.
  3. Can’t find one to your liking? Not a problem, you can use the Search tool to find and download more from Microsoft as long as you have an Internet connection.

New

  1. To select a slide template among the many options provided, simply click on it.

Title Layout

  1. Next, you will be given the option of selecting a pre-formatted color scheme for the template you have just created.  Go ahead and select you color. As you can see above, I chose red for my background. To have a sneak preview of what each kind would look like before you select, simply click on the left and right arrows on either side of More Images.  Once you have made a selection, click on Create and PowerPoint will then create your first slide for you, which is the Title slide.
  2. Key in the title of your presentation and if necessary, a subtitle.
  3. Should you decide that you aren’t happy with your selection, you do not have to discard what you have done already. Simply select another from your menu at the top and it will change all your text accordingly, including the color, font and position and it will not alter your content at all.
  4. To change your template, click on the DESIGN tab on your Ribbon. Hover your cursor over a template and PowerPoint will give you a preview of what it will look like, allowing you to make a comparison with what you have already chosen.  Left-click your mouse on the new template to apply it to your presentation.
  5. Alternatively, if you like the template but only want to tweak it a bit, you can do that as well. (i.e., you can format the background with a different color or design.
  6. Click on the DESIGN tab on your Ribbon and select Format Background, and customize your background. You can change the color, gradient or use a picture!
  7. You can also change the colors, fonts, effects, and background styles of your presentation.
  8. On your Ribbon, click the Design tab, locate the drop-down arrow to the right of your screen just below the different slide variants.
  9. Click on it to display the drop-down menu.

Now go ahead and customize your presentation to your liking using the options provided.