tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44280669603911993012024-03-14T07:11:20.816-04:00Cliff Ping PowerPoint TipsTips and how-to better use PowerPoint 2007, PowerPoint 2010 and PowerPoint 2003 tips. Presentation and design techniques for using Microsoft PowerPoint. Tips on public speaking with PowerPoint and add-ons that can make PowerPoint work better.Cliff Pinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05601175083717357111noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428066960391199301.post-68289614387957108612012-09-22T18:17:00.000-04:002012-09-22T18:17:04.834-04:00Ten Steps to Navigating Microsoft Ribbon<br />
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The new Microsoft Ribbon has replaced the old familiar File Menu system but old users often don't want to relearn what they thought they knew. The new Microsoft Ribbon will actually help you work more efficiently but first you need to understand how to navigate the new look.</div>
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<strong>1. The Microsoft Ribbon</strong></h2>
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Menus and Toolbars have been replaced by the Ribbon.</div>
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The Ribbon has three basic components.</div>
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<strong>Tabs:</strong> there are six of them across the top. Each represents an activity area.</div>
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<strong>Groups:</strong> Each tab has several groups that show related items together.</div>
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<strong>Commands:</strong> A command can be anything from a button, a drop-down list, or a box to enter information.</div>
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Minimize the Ribbon by double-clicking the active tab. The groups disappear so that you have more room.</div>
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To see all the commands again, double-click the active tab again to bring back the groups.</div>
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When you see a small arrow (called the Dialog Box Launcher) in the lower-right corner of a group, it means there are more detailed or advanced options available for the commands in the group.</div>
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Click the arrow to open a dialog box or a task pane where you can work with the available options.</div>
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The File menu has been replaced in Office with the Microsoft Office Button.</div>
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Click this button, in the upper-left corner of the program window, to get the same basic commands as before to open, save, and print your documents.</div>
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<strong>3. Contextual Tabs on the Microsoft Ribbon</strong></h2>
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In the new version of Office, certain tabs appear only when you need them.</div>
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If you select a picture, the Picture Tools appear. Click the Format tab and more groups and commands appear for working with pictures, like the Picture Styles group.</div>
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<strong>4. Alt Key Tips on the Microsoft Ribbon</strong></h2>
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Pressing the <strong>ALT</strong> <strong>key displays Key Tips</strong>. This new feature is <strong>called Badges</strong>.</div>
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Press the key for the tab or Quick Access Toolbar command you want.</div>
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If you press a tab Key Tip, you’ll see the Key Tips for every command on that tab.</div>
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Press the arrow keys, or the tab key, to move within a tab.</div>
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<strong>5. Always Keep Filename on Recent Open List</strong></h2>
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In the recently opened file list you will notice a grayed-out pin to the right of a recently opened file name.</div>
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If you click-on the grayed-out pin it will turn to a green colored pin. This action will now keep this file on the Recent List no matter how many files you open after closing this file.</div>
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Look in the lower-right corner. Drag the slider to the right to zoom in, and drag it to the left to zoom out.</div>
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Clicking the percent number to the left of the slider will open the Zoom dialog box, where you can specify a zoom percentage.</div>
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<strong>7. Quick Access Toolbar on the Microsoft Ribbon</strong></h2>
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The Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) is located above the Ribbon. The toolbar’s shortcuts can be customized by the user.</div>
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To add shortcut icons:</div>
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<strong>Method 1:</strong></div>
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Right-click on the icon in the Ribbon you want to add to the QAT and select Add to Quick Access Toolbar.</div>
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1. Press the down arrow on the far right of the QAT and select More Commands.</div>
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2. Check the box to Show Quick Access Toolbar below the Ribbon.</div>
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3. Select a Command from the tab on the left to add to the QAT and press Add. Repeat step 3 until finished.</div>
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<strong>8. New File Formats</strong></h2>
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The new Office document file format is based on the new Office Open XML Formats.</div>
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Older versions of Office cannot open the new format. You can save a new file in the older format but you lose the new features in doing this conversion.</div>
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The new file format makes your documents safer by separating files that have macros, it makes your document file sizes smaller, it helps make your documents less susceptible to damage and it gives you the ability to use new Office features, such as SmartArt Graphics, math equations, themes and content controls.</div>
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A new save as PDF option lets you convert your Office files to the PDF file format without Acrobat.</div>
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<strong>9. New Fonts</strong></h2>
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Office uses new default fonts that older versions of Office do not have installed.</div>
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The old versions of Office used Arial and Times New Roman as their default fonts.</div>
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Office uses Calibri in place of Arial and Cambria in place of Times New Roman. This can lead to different line breaks when sharing a document created in the newer Office with users in an older versions.</div>
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<strong>10. Mini Text Toolbar</strong></h2>
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Select your text by dragging with your mouse, and then point at the selection.</div>
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The Mini toolbar will appear in a faded fashion. If you point to the Mini toolbar, it will become solid, and you can click a formatting option on it.</div>
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This is a beginner’s Photoshop how-to technique that will remove a color cast from an image. Any image that has too much red, green, blue, or yellow is said to have a color cast. <img alt="afg-too-blue300p" class="alignright size-full wp-image-591" data-mce-src="http://cliffping.com/design/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/afg-too-blue550p.jpg" height="225" src="http://cliffping.com/design/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/afg-too-blue550p.jpg" style="border: 0px; float: right;" title="afg-too-blue550p" width="300" /></div>
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You have a great picture but all of the faces are blue. Now panic sets in. How can you fix this! Take a deep breathe.</div>
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I will show you a simple two-step Photoshop how-to technique that will remove a color cast.</div>
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<strong>The Theory – Setting the Stage to Remove a Color Cast</strong></h2>
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Once the image with the color cast is opened you need to open the Levels dialog box – Image>Adjustments>Levels (Control+L).</div>
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If you are using a program other than Photoshop and can’t find a levels option, look for something called Histogram. Some software programs call Levels by its graphical name, Histogram.</div>
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The Levels dialog box has a graph of the image’s pixels. This graph is called a Histogram (Pixel Chart) and all of the image’s pixels, based on its value, are plotted in the graph. The Histogram Pixel Chart is labeled as <strong>(A)</strong>.</div>
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On the left side of the Histogram (Pixel Chart) are three eyedroppers.</div>
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The top eyedropper <strong>(B)</strong> is filled with ink and represents the shadow eyedropper.</div>
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The middle eyedropper is partially filled with ink and represents the midtone eyedropper.</div>
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The bottom eyedropper <strong>(C)</strong> is empty of ink and represents the highlight eyedropper.</div>
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On the bottom of the Histogram (Pixel Chart) are three triangles. These triangles represent the actual image shadow-midtone-highlight points.</div>
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The triangle on the bottom left <strong>(D)</strong> is filled with ink and represents the darkest shadow.</div>
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The triangle in the middle <strong>(E)</strong> represents the image midtone point.</div>
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The triangle on the bottom right <strong>(F)</strong> is empty of ink and represents the brightest highlight.</div>
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<strong>The </strong><strong>Remove a Color Cast </strong><strong>Process</strong></h2>
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This technique is going use the Levels eyedroppers to redefine the darkest pixel and brightest pixel and in the process remove a color cast by peeling the color cast from the image.<strong> </strong></div>
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<strong>Step 1:</strong> After opening the image,<br />Select, Image>Adjustments>Levels (Ctrl+L)</div>
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<strong>Step 2:</strong> Redefine the high-light point first</div>
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Select (click on it with the left mouse button) the highlight eyedropper and then click on the image where you think the brightest printable pixel (white) for that image resides.</div>
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In this example, I picked a place in the snow.</div>
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<strong>Step 3</strong>: Now select (click on it) the shadow eyedropper and then click on the image where you think the darkest printable pixel (black) for that image resides</div>
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You can try more than one place. Your last choice is what the eyedropper sets as the shadow point.</div>
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In this example, I picked a spot on a stocking cap.</div>
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The image might still need some color tuning and minor blemish repair but the color cast is gone 90% of the time.</div>
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<strong>What We Did to Remove a Color Cast– Geek Version</strong></h3>
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We used the Levels Highlight eyedropper to redefine our brightest white.</div>
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The eyedropper measured the color of the pixel we selected and determined what amount of color didn’t belong in the brightest highlight. Then the Levels Highlight option subtracted that amount from all the pixels in the image. Removing some/most of the cast and making the image brighter in the process.</div>
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Next, we used the Levels Shadow eyedropper to redefine our darkest black.</div>
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The eyedropper measured the color of the pixel we selected and determined what amount of color needed to be added to the pixel to make this pixel the darkest black. Then the Levels Shadow option added that amount to all the pixels in the image. Removing more of the cast and making the image contrast better in the process.</div>
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<strong>What We Did to remove a Color Cast – Non-Geek Version</strong></h3>
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We peeled off the color cast and made the image better by redefining the brightest and darkest pixels.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">During the
past fifteen years, I have operated on-demand printing presses and large color
electrostatic printers. I have seen a wide range of print jobs from clients
that had well prepared files to clients that needed a little help to make their
files print ready.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In this
article I will not talk about client files instead I will focus on how people
often choose their print shops.</span></div>
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with their print shops are:<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">1. People
pick a printer based only on price.<br />
</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You really do get
only what you pay for. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Good
printers cost more because they give you added value. They give you file
pre-flight, consistent output, they have better quality control, they check
proofs against final pages, they usually have more skillful workers and more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">2. People
think all printers are the same.<br />
</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Print shops use
different equipment, they have different people running the equipment, they use
different materials and they have different levels of expertise.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Good print
shops use the same suppliers, they stock the paper they prefer to use, and they
train their operators.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">3. People
think that all a printer needs is to have the right equipment.<br />
</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If a printer has
good equipment but is inexperienced in running the equipment, the output
quality can’t be consistent. It could even be bad. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Guess what,
equipment from the same manufacturer can produce different output. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I worked at
a company that had two same model Heidelberg presses. We ran into a problem
matching color on a prior print job. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We
discovered the two printers produced colors slightly different. The printers were
calibrated, the room environment was the same, the materials were the same and
the operator was the same. We discovered like people printers have their own
personality. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Our solution
was to note which device a job was run on and if the client ran the same job
later we ran that new job on the same device. The color matched and everyone
was happy. An inexperienced shop might never have figured out the problem on-time,
passing on a bad print job and losing the client. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">4. People
always shop around for three or more bids on a job.<br />
</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If a good printer
bids on jobs that he never gets, he will stop bidding or bid really high.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If
you have a tight deadline, being loyal to a print shop can sometimes be the
difference between getting the job done and missing a deadline.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">5. People
don’t give the print shop enough time.<br />
</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The printing process
takes time. To do the job right you can’t cut corners. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If the
materials are present and the press is free it still takes a fixed amount of time
to print the job and a fixed amount of time to finish the job. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If you do
try to rush the process, quality will suffer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Think of Cliff Ping as your graphics specialist. Based in Miami, I offer
services in Web Site Design, PowerPoint slide creation, Photoshop photo
retouching, desktop production and computer software training in Adobe and
Microsoft products.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Under promise over deliver, get Cliff when you need help.<o:p></o:p><br />
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I do a lot of work with individuals and small businesses
that can’t afford to have an IT staff. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Most of these users are not computer savvy. To them the
computer is a tool that they push a button to turn-on and when it doesn’t work
they call me. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Most of my clients use their computer to do e-mail, write word
documents, use excel for spreadsheets, and browse the internet. Some of my
clients use the computer to make marketing materials.<o:p></o:p></div>
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They like all of us want a computer to be dependable, work
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Having worked with micro computers for 30 years (from
building computers-to writing software code- to networking pcs-to using
software-to teaching how-to use software), I have learned a lot about software
and hardware and how to keep the computer humming. Yes, I am a user-friendly
computer geek.<o:p></o:p></div>
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To keep my clients and my computers humming, I use these four
(4) free programs. Don’t be fooled by the price tag of being free these program
are very good.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>1. CC Cleaner - this
removes the clutter. <br />
</b>It has two options that I use.<br /><b>
Option 1 -</b> removes temporary files, erases browser history and erases unwanted
Microsoft and Adobe application history. The erasing of the history makes the
browser faster and the computer faster. I use this option every week.</div>
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Option 2 -</b> cleans-up the Windows registry. I run this option about once a
month. The registry is the computers directory of contents for all the software
on the hard drive. Running this option keeps the registry clean.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>2. Spybot Search and
Destroy - antispyware.<br />
</b>I have been using this software for years to root out those pesky malware, adware,
and other bad guys. I run this software about once a month. The virus
protection software keeps the computer free of this but just in case something
slips by the virus protection software I have a backup to keep the computer
clean.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>3. SmartDefrag to
organize the hard drive. <br />
</b>As files are created, then deleted, then more files created gaps are
created on the hard drive. When new files are saved, they fill-in those gaps.
Unfortunately the files being saved are being scattered around the hard drive.
The more the files are scattered the bigger hit you take on drive performance. <o:p></o:p></div>
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SmartDefrag puts the files back in order thus increasing
drive performance. I run this software about once every three months.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>4. I use the AVG
Anti-Virus Free Edition software for Virus Protection. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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I would remind folks that anti-virus software needs to have
daily Web access for updates. The application might not have an update every
day but it is good to let the software check-in. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Where to Get the Software:</b></div>
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To get a copy of any of these applications go to the
computer tech site cnet.com. Their direct software site is <a href="http://download.cnet.com/windows/">download.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Five
Tips for Recording Better Computer Audio</span></strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Some of my clients have heard my training cd's or the good sound
from the webinars I have done and said their sound doesn't come close to the
quality of my sound.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Most of the time their problem is the microphone they are using.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">1.
Get a good microphone -</span></strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">The built-in computer
microphone sound quality is not good enough. Do not use the sound microphone
option built into the computer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">You want to get a microphone that connects via the usb port.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">The entry level microphone is the simple headset microphone you
can get for under $50.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">For better sound you might try one of these next four choices:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">A. The Blue Microphones USB Snowball is also a good choice. This
microphone lists for $99 (Amazon sells it for less than $70).<br style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit;" />
B. The Samson USB Go Mic lists for $90, Amazon has it for less than $50.<br style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit;" />
C. The Blue Microphones USB Yeti Professional is a little better and it lists
for $149.99 (Amazon under $100).<br style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit;" />
D. On the high-end you might look in to a Sure microphone, the Shure PG42 USB
is a good choice. It lists for $250.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">2.
Invest in a Pop Filter (Windscreen) -</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">The pop filter will deaden some of the
letters<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>you speak, like the
popping sound in P.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">3.
Maintain a consistent sound level -</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">When recording always set your sound
settings to the same input level and quality.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">When speaking try to maintain a good voice level. Speak in
conversational mode. Speak in to the microphone like you are talking to someone
in the same room.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">If you have a cold or sore throat don't record. Wait till your
voice is back to normal. Being consistent is the key.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">4.
Quite in the room -</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Turn
everything off: the phone, the radio, the tv, the fax machine and e-mail.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Make a sign that says recording in progress. Then place the sign
on the door during the recording to let others know.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">To deaden external noise, some speakers create foam rubber sound
booths around their microphones.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">5.
Don't be afraid to record again.</span></strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit;" />
If you don't like what you said or the pace you said it in, record the passage
again. Yes, I know you can edit the audio but don't be afraid to get the words
right without the need of editing. Leave the editing as the last resort not the
all the time fix.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Bonus
Tip - Edit the Audio:</span></strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit;" />
Finally, you might want to invest in some audio editing software. I use
Camtasia Studio to record my computer training sessions (PowerPoint, Photoshop,
Excel, Word, InDesign and Outlook). After I finish recording the training
session, I can edit the audio and enhance the video with Camtasia Studio at <a href="http://techsmith.com/">techsmith.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Think
of Cliff Ping as your graphics specialist. Based in Miami, I offer services in
Web Site Design, PowerPoint slide creation, Photoshop photo retouching, desktop
production and computer software training in Adobe and Microsoft products.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Under promise over deliver, get Cliff when you need help.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #373737; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Adobe
Photoshop is the best image editor on the market. Photoshop does more than edit
pictures it can be used to create new art from scratch too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #373737; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Photoshop is used by
graphic artists, photographers, newspapers, advertising agencies and serious
image editors. The program is expensive (around $700) and it is difficult to
understand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #373737; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">If the need to edit
pictures is an occasional need like for a sales rep, teacher, PowerPoint slide
creator, scrapbooking or home hobbyist try Adobe Photoshop Elements. The
current version of Elements is 10.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #373737; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Adobe Photoshop Elements is great to use to edit pictures
because it has many of the same features as the full version of Photoshop.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #373737; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 18pt;">Adobe
Photoshop Elements is easier to understand, it requires less knowledge, has
more power features than the typical user will use and sells for $99.00.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #373737; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">You can obtain a 30-day trial version of Photoshop or Photoshop
Elements from<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.adobe.com/" style="font-style: inherit; outline: 0px;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #1982d1; font-family: "inherit","serif"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">www.adobe.com</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #373737; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">If
you want a program that is free, try Google Picasa. This program has the basic
editing features. To get a free copy of Picasa go to Google.com.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">4 Steps to Better Ink Jet Photo Printing<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1. Choose the right paper.<br />
</span></b>Glossy paper costs more but produces realistic color photos.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Glossy paper yields the best printed image but costs more
than plain paper. The glossy coating on the paper allows the ink to stay on the
surface of the paper and look like a real photograph.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2. Use the ink from the printer’s
company. <br />
</span></b>The printer manufacturer optimizes their ink to produce the best
quality possible on their own paper. This means if you own an Epson printer use
Epson ink. If you own a HP printer you should use HP ink.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">3. Choose the right print size. <br />
</span></b>To obtain a good quality print, the image has to have enough pixel
information. Digital cameras have a fixed pixel resolution like 2 mega pixels,
3 mega pixels and so on.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Every digital camera image has a specific file size based on
the mega pixels of the camera. <o:p></o:p></div>
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can be printed with good results. If you try to print the image in an area
larger than the file size supports the resulting print looks bad. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Use the table below for selecting the largest print size for
your image: <br />
640x480 pixels: web pages only <br />
1 Mega pixel: 4x6 realistic photo print<br />
2 Mega pixel: good 6x9 pictures<br />
3 Mega pixels: excellent up to 8x10<br />
5+ Mega pixels: prints beyond 11x17<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">4. Match the print settings to the
paper type.<br />
</span></b>Make sure the computer's print settings match the desired paper type
and ink quality settings.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If you use glossy paper make sure the print settings for
paper type is set to glossy paper.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If you use non-glossy paper do not use the glossy paper
setting because the printer will use more ink than the plain paper can support.
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Since non-glossy paper doesn’t have the glossy coating on
the top layer of the paper the printed ink is absorbed by the paper and the
image will look bad. <o:p></o:p></div>
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If you change the print setting to plain paper when using
plain paper, the printer will use less ink and optimize the image for the plain
paper.<o:p></o:p></div>
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offer services in Web Site Design, PowerPoint slide creation, Photoshop
photo retouching, desktop production and computer software training in
Adobe and Microsoft products.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">1. Use fewer words on
a slide – think Twitter, </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">less text is better. </span>
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The second biggest complaint a PowerPoint audience gives is that the slide
had too many words. The biggest complaint from a PowerPoint audience is that
the presenter read each word on the slide to the audience.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">2. Use multimedia and
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">says a thousand words.</span>
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The image on the screen should enhance the words the speaker is saying.
Make the image large and relevant. </div>
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Know your audience and use appropriate
images. For most presentations clip art should not be used. If you have a short
video that ties into the slide topic use it. Try to keep the video length less
than a minute. </div>
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Be careful with object and type animation because too much
animation can detract from the content.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">3. Practice your
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Practice your presentation out loud. Practice your presentation out loud while
standing and keeping track of your time. The point here to remember is to
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Most speakers do not practice their presentation out
loud ( a lot of speakers never practice their talk) and the first time they say
their words out loud is in front of the live audience.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">4. Use good and
consistent design for the </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">slides – white space is your friend. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Be consistent in design and use white space. Do not crowd
the screen with too much content and leave space around the images.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>The point size of the
type needs to be large.</b> The hierarchy for type size should be main heads
really big (no smaller than 36 point), sub heads – when used – smaller (try 6
points smaller than your headline size), and body text no smaller than 26
points. Body text larger than 26 points is better because your audience can
read the type and you can’t insert too much text on a slide at a large point
size.<o:p></o:p></div>
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You should limit the number of fonts you use in the
presentation to two. Use one font for headlines and the other font for text.
For contrast pick a font from the sans serif family (<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Verdana</span></b>, <b><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">Tahoma</span></b>,
<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Arial</span></b>,
<b><span style="font-family: "News Gothic Std","sans-serif";">News</span></b>
<b><span style="font-family: "News Gothic Std","sans-serif";">Gothic</span></b>,
<span style="font-family: "Impact","sans-serif";">Impact</span>, <b>Calibri</b>) and one font from the serif
family (<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Times</span></b>
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">New</span></b>
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Roman</span></b>,
<b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Georgia</span></b>,
<b><span style="font-family: "Minion Pro","serif";">Minion,
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Utopia Black";">Utopia</span>, <b><span style="font-family: "Charter Bd BT","serif";">Charter</span></b>).
<b>Bold</b> and <i>Italic</i> are not fonts, they are styles of a font and do not count as
one of your two font choices.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Use color to set your
mood.</b> Find colors that match your tone, your company, and your audience. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Color has subconscious feelings; use that in your design. </div>
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Use only two or three colors in your design. Warm colors are yellow (sun),
orange (energetic) and red (noticed, hot, danger). Cool colors are blue
(trusting, loyal, friendly), green (nature, money) and purple (wealthy,
spiritual, passionate). </div>
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Shades are helpful but make sure they are seen well on
the screen. <o:p></o:p></div>
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White backgrounds can wear out the eyes of the viewer. Black
type is the most readable color for audiences.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>The background</b>
should be a supporting player that aids the images and words. Think of an art
museum wall. Is the wall behind the picture distracting the viewer’s eye from
the art? Hope you said no. Make your slide background color light so the words
can be in black and the images can shine.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">5. Deliver the
presentation like you know what you are doing. Your presentation should have an opening, a middle, and a closing.</span></b><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Open the presentation by telling the audience your points.
Next, show the audience the proof – this is your content. Finally, close early,
remind the audience what you said and add a call to action.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Bonus</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">tip:</span></b> Take a class to learn the PowerPoint program – you will
be surprised by how much you were doing the hard way. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Returns Read Better<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Control the length of your text lines by manually
inserting soft returns (shift + enter). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Soft returns force all the text to the
right of the cursor down to the next line. Any text </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">already on the next line is
moved to the right of the newly moved text. All the line </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">spacing and formatting
for the bullet point is the same. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">If you just pressed enter, instead of shift + enter, then
all of the text to the right of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">the cursor will still go to the next line but
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Lighten
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choice for Color </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">under Image control is Automatic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Press the down arrow for Color and change the selection</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> from Automatic to Washout.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;">Compress Pictures tool to the Rescue<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Adding images to a presentation makes the presentation better but the file size of a presentation grows as images are inserted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Often the original image size is larger than PowerPoint requires and the image is sized to a reduced viewing size in the slide. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Though the image now looks smaller than the larger original, the actual file size is the same. The more images in the presentation the larger the file size becomes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">To reduce the actual image file size to match its new viewing size use the Compress Picture tool. This tool was added to PowerPoint XP/2002 to optimize images within a presentation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>To use the Compress Pictures tool:</b><br />1. Select the image and the Picture tool bar is activated.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. Select the Compress Pictures icon on the tool bar to activate its dialog box. It looks like the insert image icon with four arrows pointing to each corner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">To reduce the file size of only the selected image, leave the Apply to option set to, Selected pictures.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">To reduce the file size of all the images in the presentation, change the Apply to option to All pictures in document.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;">Problem:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">You have information in Excel that needs to be presented in a<br />PowerPoint presentation. You want the Excel data to look good<br />in PowerPoint and you would like the slide information to be<br />updated when the Excel data is changed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;"></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In PowerPoint use the Paste Special with the Paste link option.</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Paste Special has two options<br /> (<b>My preference is option 2, Paste link</b>):<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b> Option 1:</b> Paste Picture (Windows Metafile) - this pastes a scalable<br /> vector graphic of the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">clipboard item.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> If Paste is used, the chart is rendered in PowerPoint as a<br /> graphic. This graphic will </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">not look crisp and its<br /> appearance </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">will degrade as the chart is enlarged. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <b>Option 2:</b> Paste link - this pastes a link to the original item in Excel. </span></div>
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</div>Cliff Pinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05601175083717357111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428066960391199301.post-47293133313968305602012-03-27T16:04:00.002-04:002012-03-27T16:04:41.662-04:00<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Small Wireless Keyboard for Presenting</span></span></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">This small wireless keyboard is perfect for training. It has a built-in TouchPad and Laser Pointer. I got mine at Amazon for less than $50.</span></span><br /><ul style="line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;" type="square"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7stKKliAVECDA6o9IBds5beaGXowHMVSr69n1WTx999EgkbsO6iIXKToU76CvNdjMahHTGEqtoTwxinM7BaJ-C3-fI9_fU2PsEQqjcdPn5hB8Fvew42d_AxeuKBLvoTiLb-xi0OsUDkWM/s1600/keyboard.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #7d181e; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7stKKliAVECDA6o9IBds5beaGXowHMVSr69n1WTx999EgkbsO6iIXKToU76CvNdjMahHTGEqtoTwxinM7BaJ-C3-fI9_fU2PsEQqjcdPn5hB8Fvew42d_AxeuKBLvoTiLb-xi0OsUDkWM/s1600/keyboard.gif" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 20px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-top-right-radius: 5px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 20px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative;" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Unfortunately, dark colored slide backgrounds are difficult to view in moderate room lighting. This means the lighting around the screen must be completely off for slides with dark color backgrounds to work.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">If the room lighting can’t be completely dark, choose a light color background (white, yellow, tan) for your slides and choose a dark color for your text (black is best).<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">If you are not sure of the room environment that the presentation is going to be viewed-in, play it safe and choose a slide background color that is light.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;">The 60-30-10 Color Mix<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">People learn better with color. Too many colors on the slide will make the presenter look like an amateur.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Adult audiences expect to see one color be the dominate color on a screen, around 60%. A second color is used around 30% of the time and a third color is used to direct attention to something about 10% of the time.<br /><br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Set the Tone<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Pick colors that influence the audience and help set the tone of your message.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Black text is the easiest text color to read on a light background color. This makes the color black your 60% color choice.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">For your other two color choices, pick colors that help set your tone and may positively influence the audience. Colors are classified as warm or cool.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">People see warm colors first and remember text in warm colors longer. Warm colors are red, yellow and orange.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Red can mean danger, excitement, passion or speed, Yellow can feel warm like the sun, make people cheerful or make people happy. Orange makes people feel warm or vibrant.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Cool colors make people feel calm. Cool colors are blue, green, black and purple. Blue is the most popular color. People see blue and feel trust, reliability and loyalty. Green is the color of nature. People feel less stress with green. Green is a good color to stimulate learning. Purple means royalty, spirituality and wealth.</span></div>Cliff Pinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05601175083717357111noreply@blogger.com0