Tuesday, June 24, 2008

PowerPoint 2007 Resources

The following resources are helpful for learning more about PowerPoint 2007:

MS PowerPoint 2007 New Interface
A great handout to print and view.

PowerPoint 2007 Demo: Create a basic presentation quickly
A good, complete tutorial on the basics.

PowerPoint 2007 Demo: Get up to speed
The best video for beginners.

Up to Speed with PowerPoint 2007
A Microsoft tutorial that discusses what's new with 2007.

PowerPoint 2007 in Pictures
An easy to use, silent, click-through tutorial with pictures. Useful in the lab setting. Covers "Creating a Presentation," "Customizing Presentations," and "Working with Animation."

PowerPoint 2007 Tutorial - Changing the World
This video tutorial posted on YouTube that focuses on animation. It is a bit quickly presented and really seems intended for expert users. The presenter is not a native speaker of English and seems to be working on the fly, but the material is very good. He basically shows you how to animate still images, bringing them onto the screen.

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Effects Tutorial
A very clear and cool effects tutorial for relative beginners that focuses on making your images look three-dimensional.

Embed YouTube Video into PowerPoint 2007
A solid presentation designed for people using a live internet connection to show a YouTube video. If you will not have a live connection during your presentation, you will need to use the tutorial above instead.