Presentation Software

Brainshark, Inc., a leader in cloud-based software for mobile presentations, has announced today the latest release of SlideShark v. 1.6, its free iPad app.

SlideShark boasts that it "is the only app that allows users to reliably view and present PowerPoint presentations on the iPad". Version 1.6 includes new features such as:

• Presenter mode capabilities - presenter tools in the background while the audience views in full-screen mode
• faster conversions when presentations are uploaded
• iPad 1 projector/TV support allowing older models of iPads to present in full-screen mode

This is just the short list. Check out the complete press release with all the details and download the free SlideShark iPad app.

The Scenario:
You have created your presentation in PowerPoint 2010 but you are unsure if the clients to whom you are going to send this presentation have your version or an earlier version. Your best bet is to run the PowerPoint 2010 Compatibility Checker to see if all the features you used will work in any version of PowerPoint.

See Also
• Install Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack

Saving, publishing, converting .... what's in a name? All of these words are used when you want to keep your PowerPoint presentations. They just apply to different methods for the output to be captured.

Some examples of other formats you may create for your presentation are to save PowerPoint as a PDF file, make photos of all the slides, "backwards save" your presentation to be opened in an earlier version or create a video of your presentation.

This article on the Different Ways to Save PowerPoint 2010 Presentations has all of these different options in one place.

More PowerPoint 2010 Tips
• Can I Install Different Versions of PowerPoint on the Same Computer?
• How Can I Pause the Music During a PowerPoint Show?
• Change Transition Timings on Individual PowerPoint Slides

Well the short answer is no. A screenshot (or screen capture) is simply that -- a shot of the computer screen. So what is there is there. You can however use your artistic license to spruce up a screenshot on a PowerPoint slide. More to the point, some readers might be wondering why you would use a screenshot on a slide at all.

Well, this short article might give you some insight into that very thing. Read more on Why Would You Use a Screenshot in PowerPoint? and some basic ideas about dressing up an ugly screenshot.

More Presenter Tips
• Have Fun With Pictures in PowerPoint
• Presentation Checklist
• Become a Better Presenter

Last year, I used the PowerPoint photo album feature to create a memorial for my father. I included nearly a hundred photos of my Dad, as a trip down memory lane for my family and his friends. However, my Mom does not own a computer, nor does she ever intend to use one. My sister suggested I convert the slides to pictures, so that the annotations could also be included. We then imported them into a digital picture frame and gave this to my Mom for Mother's Day last year. She was thrilled and now can sit and view all these pictures and remember those 63 years they spent together.

See how easy it is to make a PowerPoint 2010 Slide to Photo Conversion.

More on Photos in PowerPoint
• Increase Image Resolution on PowerPoint Slides
• Compress Photos in PowerPoint 2010
• Resize Photos on PowerPoint 2010 Slides

Do the ultimate test for yourself before the big day. Record your voice while you run through your whole presentation. Then play it back to hear how you would sound to the audience. Once you are satisfied with your performance, simply delete the narration. See how easy it is to
• Record Narration in PowerPoint 2010
• Record Narration in PowerPoint 2007

More Presenter Tips
• 10 Tips on Becoming a Better Presenter
• 10 Font Tips for Presenters
• The 10 Most Common Presentation Mistakes

At times during a presentation, you may wish to pause your slide show to quickly visit another screen -- perhaps another program or simply a live webpage -- to illustrate your point. This is when it is handy to know a few common shortcut keys. If you have never used the Alt key before, you now will have a reason to.

Read more on how to quickly Switch Programs During a Presentation.

More Presenter Tips
• How to Be a Better Presenter
• Presentation Checklist
• The 10 Most Common Presentation Mistakes

If only ... undoing mistakes in everyday life was as easy as using the PowerPoint "Undo" command. The Undo command will soon become your new best friend. If only ... other commands were so resourceful.

The Undo command in PowerPoint gives you peace of mind because it allows you to correct your most recent mistakes. The default setting keeps the last twenty actions in memory for your corrections if necessary. These options are available to you:

• undo the most recent error(s)
• undo an error several steps back
• change the default number of undos allowed

Read more on Using PowerPoint 2010 Undo Command

More PowerPoint Tips
• Create Invisible Hyperlinks to Webpages
• Extract Sound Files from PowerPoint Shows
• Change Transition Timings on PowerPoint 2010 Slides

You have created a presentation that you would like to email to a friend, but that friend does not have the latest version of PowerPoint. With just a few quick clicks, you can "backwards save" your current PowerPoint 2010 file so that it can be opened and read in PowerPoint 2003 (or earlier). Read more on how to Save PowerPoint 2010 as an Earlier Version.

More on Saving in PowerPoint
• Save PowerPoint 2010 as PDF Files
• Change Default Save Option in PowerPoint 2010

PowerPoint has been with us for a long time now. There are millions of presentations made daily around the globe and the bulk of these presenters use PowerPoint as their tool of choice. Hopefully they have learned a thing or two along the way about being a better presenter than the norm.

One of the easiest ways to make your presentations more interesting is to add pictures to the slides. You probably already knew that too. But, you can also make those pictures just a little bit more fun by adding artistic effects or some other creative feature, like converting from grayscale to color right before your eyes! (Remember Dorothy landing in Oz?) This article will show you 8 Simple Tips to Have Fun with Pictures in PowerPoint.

More PowerPoint 2010 Photo Stuff
• Use a Higher Image Resolution for Pictures
• Rename Photos Created From PowerPoint Slides
• Using a Screenshots in PowerPoint 2010

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