Jigsaws JigSaw Maker 2 Need to make a jigsaw in PowerPoint with corners, straight edges and animation. This Add In will do it all for you automatically using your own designs with or without text!

PowerPoint 2010

Customize the Ribbon  *NEW*
New Shape Tools  *NEW*
Media Triggered Animations *NEW*

Handouts and printing

Print 4 up handouts without ALL the white space around slides or 2 up notes pages!
Print 2 up handouts with lines for Notes!
Change the default print settings to Handouts (or anything else!)  *NEW*
Type out JUST the notes in Word  *NEW*
Type out Multilingual Notes in Word  *NEW*

Hyperlinks

A menu slide that can be controlled with Tab / Shift tab
Making sure animations play on second visit to slide.

Sounds

PowerPoint Tips for using sound

Pause and restart sounds in PowerPoint
I want to embed a wav sound in PowerPoint NOT link to it.
I want to embed mp3 files in PowerPoint.
Two sounds play at once *NEW*
Rip mp3 files from a CD.
I want my sound to play for the whole PowerPoint presentation not just the first slide.
I want my music to play while the presentation loops.
Why don't my PowerPoint animations play when I add music.

Random Dice Roll, Coin Flip, Random Name Choice & More...

No vba, plays in the viewers! CHECK IT OUT HERE!

Dropdown Menus Create professional dropdown menus for use in PowerPoint Dropdown menus that will work in PowerPoint XP, 2003 and 2007 AND in the free viewer 2003 / 2007. Easy to make, six colours and three bullet styles.

Video

Play two videos at once in PowerPoint
How to Play U Tube Videos in PowerPoint.*NEW*
Text in front of movies in PowerPoint.
Make my video play throughout the presentation.
Make sure Videos play in your PowerPoint presentation.
Insert a Media Player Object
"Edit" video in PowerPoint *NEW*
Relink broken links *NEW*

NaviSlides

Instantly create hyperlinked thumbnail index sheets for your presentation. Free Trial.

Page Turn Animation - Easily and Quickly Create Animated Booklets with PowerPoint

Create Page Turn animations in PowerPoint

Other Things

Iphone stuff
A password to continue with the show

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Screen Magnification

Zoomit
Magnifying Glass

Clever Numbers **NEW**

An Add In that can number chapters / Appendices and make auto TOC's!
Chapter 1:2 ... Appendix 3:ix !!

Timers

Animated gifs / videos as a timer
Create a manual timer with vba in seconds (no vba in final presentation)

Bingo

Yes, Bingo in PowerPoint! Print out random score cards, choose the numbers keep track of called numbers!

Animated Photo Album

Free Add In to import pictures and create a photo album with unique and impressive animations. Impress your friends!

Custom Shows

Using Custom shows - making sure animations play on second visit to slide.
Using custom shows to get a very nice hot spot zoom effect.
Using custom shows to get a mouseover rollover.
Using custom shows to show Pop Up information
Custom-Cut - Easier custom shows /Custom Shows > standalone presentations

vba code

Tips for using vba in Powerpoint

Delete shapes with vba
How to use vba in a presentation.
Odd / Even footers*NEW*
Trigger animation with vba code
vba pop up text on mouseover
Some vba samples (Goto last slide viewed +1, change colour / font , random slides )
More vba samples (Table format copy, selective printing, reverse order)
swap colors with vba (swap all shape fills to a new color mixed live)
Fix Double Shadows 2003 > 2007
Using InputBoxes
A password to continue with the show *NEW
All about Message Boxes *NEW*
Countdown to a special day
Hands Off my Master When "They" add strange fonts and colours to your template!
Make vba code run as part of a standard animation sequence.
Referencing slides and shapes. *NEW*
How to modify animations with vba. *NEW*
Search and Replace
Add an animation with vba
How to make single slide presentations from a larger presentation
A PowerPoint Scrolling News Ticker.
Make link text change when slides are re-ordered *NEW*
A simple audience voting system *NEW* Let the audience vote! Free Demo
How to use SlideID A safer way to reference slides in vba
Fake Kerning in versions before 2007
PowerPoint vba
Tags in PowerPoint
How long will my presentation run?
Control a shape's movement with vba
Agenda Slides with vba *NEW*
'Hyperlinks' with vba *NEW*
Format Photo Albums
Work with MSGraph *NEW*
Combine presentations
Add a ribbon entry in PowerPoint 2007
Write a custom custom animation with vba *NEW*
Type my notes out in Word! *NEW

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Choose a Random Number in PowerPoint

Check out our new Dice Add In too!

Choose a random number using a spinner. No vba or Flash is used and the spinner will work in the viewer. PowerPoint Spinner Free Demo

Educational Games

Create games using an add In. Makes the game from a simple list of questions. Quick, professional and easy. Great for teachers

Millionaire
BlockBusters
Countdown
PowerPoint Quiz Maker (Coming Soon)

Bullets

Bulleted lists - first item starts on screen, others follow on click of mouse.
Bulleted lists - have images appear with text.
Bulleted lists - subtitles and bullets.
Bulleted lists- Dim sub levels as one.
Sub Titles in 2003 and earlier.
I changed the first letter of my text to a different colour and the bullet color changed!
Bullets line by line on click
Wrap text around a picture
Have text fade in and then fade out with next bullet
Make a picture bullet just using PowerPoint

Magic Bullets Bullets that are BOTH bullets AND numbers - Possible? See Here And the next box can auto renumber from where the last one finished.

Triggers

PowerPoint Triggers - The Definitive Guide Pt 1 (Basic triggers).
Triggers - The Definitive Guide Pt 2 (One trigger two animations)
Triggers - The Definitive Guide Pt 3 (Flipping shapes)
Triggers - The Definitive Guide Pt 4 (Jeopardy buttons)
Triggers - The Definitive Guide Pt 5 (Redirect hyperlinks with triggers!)
Keyboard Triggers (trigger from the keyboard)
Triggers - Conditional triggers (If ... Then ....Else without vba!)
Using PowerPoint triggers to force hypelinks in sequence
Delayed Triggers
PowerPoint Pop Up information *NEW*
Automatically create Pop Up text
Checkboxes with triggers
Password keypad

Security

I want to make my presentations secure *NEW*
Distribute as an Animated PDF from a PowerPoint File

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FlashCards

Make flashcards automatically

Tricks and Problems!

Urgent messages during Show
Multiple PowerPoint instances - Can it be done. Maybe see these tips!
Pattern fills in 2007 - Gone or not? *NEW*
Put Pattern Fills back in 2007- Add In *NEW*
Crop non uniform shapes
How to get "old style" WordArt in 2007
Broken Hyperlinks in 2003 or earlier
Simulate flow with Motion Paths
Keep the mouse pointer always visible
Enter text LIVE in a show
Create Pop Up Text
I start a show and it doesn't appear!
Animation won't play on second visit
Move slide number IN FRONT of full screen graphic
Trigger animation with vba code *NEW*
Link to a non kiosk presentation from a kiosk show
Get to the selection pane in 2007 quickly
Highlight Text (2007 only) *NEW*

Version 2007

Some of the new feature and problems in this new version of PowerPoint

Picture Placeholders
Where have the Guides gone?
Using keyboard shortcuts in PowerPoint 2007.
Where's "Clippy" the assistant.
Show me how to do it with the new ribbon.
Soft Shadows look awful when shown in 2007 viewer
Do you REALLY want to keep the Ink Markups?
Make the Selection Pane open automatically!
Put Pattern Fills back in 2007- Add In *NEW*
I Want Old Style Slide Numbers back!
Set the Default Layout
Add commands to QAT and call from the keyboard
Add PickUp and apply *NEW*
Highlighter *NEW*

My guides are invisible!

Simple Mail Merge in PowerPoint

You can mail merge in Word but how can you do this in PowerPoint?

Randomness

Random events with vba.
Random actions in PowerPoint WITHOUT vba.
Choose a number for quiz games.

Animation and Hyperlinks

How to Tween in PowerPoint *NEW*
Mixing "on click" animation and automatic transitions.
Making an image fade to partial transparency.
How to make the spin emphasis rotate about an ADJUSTABLE pivot point.
Animating a simple picture zoom.
Using click animations in Kiosk Mode OR with click TRANSITIONS disabled. *NEW*
Reset Kiosk presentations to slide one
How to enter Text During Show. *NEW*
How to keep the pointer always visible during a PowerPoint show. *NEW*
Making Animated Timers *NEW*
A Looping Introduction
Animation won't play on second visit *NEW

TWEENY - Tweening comes to PowerPoint

Spell Checking

If the presentation was created with a different language set to your own you may have major problems clearing all reference to the former language.

This will do it for you in a flash!

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Toolbars in 2002 / 2003

Modify commands on a toolbar or menu (NOT 2007)
Modify commands on a right click menu (NOT 2007)
Add a MACRO to a right click menu (NOT 2007)
Using the Select Multiple Objects Tool (NOT 2007)

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