Create a PowerPoint Template

Learn How to Create a PowerPoint Template:

I've created this tutorial for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002 or 2003, though you can use it in other versions (like MS Office's PowerPoint 97 or 2000) with maybe minor differences. Once the template is created you'll be able to use it with PowerPoint 97, 2000, 2002 and 2003. That being said, here's how it works:

Once you've opened PowerPoint select File -> New -> (and in the New Presentation task pane) Blank presentation.

Click View -> Master -> Slide Master. Then Insert -> New Title Master. Now you have a Slide Master (upper one) and a Title Master (lower one). Anything you modify or add in these masters will appear in on all the slides based on Slide Master.

Go to Slide Master preview to see your Slide Master in edit mode. Now you can add a Background (either a color or an image) - I hope you know how to do that.

Now, do the same with your Title Master. (Click it to see it in the edit mode and the edit anything you want to edit)

You can also edit, either in the Slide Master or in the Title Master the fonts used, the colors of the fonts and stuff (Format -> Slide Design -> Slide Design task pane -> Color Schemes), alignment and so on.

That's it. Just save your newly designed template by clicking File -> Save As -> and from the Save as type choose Design Template (*.pot)

Ta-daaam.

If you have andy issues just leave me a comment. *wink-wink*

"ANIMOTO: the end of slideshows"

Animoto is an online tool for creating cool animated presentations. Still in beta.

Preezo - Online presentations

This is what Preezo sais on its website:

	Create
	Create professional quality presentations using an ultra-fast Ajax user interface.
	Access
	Access your presentations from any computer with an Internet connection and a modern browser.
	Reuse
	Reuse images or the content of entire slides from easy to use galleries.
	Collaborate
	Save time and reduce headache by collaborating on a centralized web document.
	Share
	Distribute presentations to clients and colleages without having to email huge PowerPoint files.

VCASMO - a multimedia presentation solution

Vcasmo is a tool that lats you mash up video and sound with your Power Point presentations. Vcasm describes itself like this:
"VCASMO is a multimedia presentation solution for personal photo-video slide show share, business presentation, training, acadamic teaching, sales pitching, seminar, conference, press release meeting, live event."

You can see it in action over at Vcasmo.com


Later edit: My bad, looks like you can embed it. thanks luar.

720 Totally Free PowerPoint Templates

Though they are not of an exceptional design... you can find a lot of templates, ranging from business, creativity to gradients or abstracts.
You can find all this at Powerbacks.com

Slidecasting 101

Slidecasting 101

As the description over at slideshare sais:
"This is an instructional slidecast showing how to make a slidecast. Very meta, no? Anyway, it's a good example of the possibilities that slidecasting has. It's a new medium, somewhere in between pictures and video. We can't wait to see what kind of slidecasts YOU come up with!"

But what's a slidecast?
A slidecast is this: slides+podcast= slidecast

Here! Have a look at this presentation

How NOT To Use Powerpoint By Comedian Don McMillan