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Communicating Using Technology
Vol. 4 Issue 25 December 13, 2005
Published and Copyright by Dave Paradi
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In this issue:
Web Tutorial Series
Publishing Schedule
Saving Slides as Pictures
Web Tutorial Series
As I mentioned in the last newsletter, I am holding three web
tutorials early next year. The format is a one hour web session
where I will share my computer screen with you and you can listen
to me on your telephone as I explain exactly how to do what you see
me do on the screen. As a bonus, I am recording each session and
if you register for the live session, you will get the recording on
CD after the session. If you can't make the time of the session,
sign up anyway because you will get the recording and watch it
whenever you want. The three sessions are: Using Digital Photos on
Jan 24, Creating Effective Graphs on Feb 7, and Non-Linear
Presentations on Feb 21. I have the full description of all
sessions posted on the web site at:
http://www.thinkoutsidetheslide.com/webtutorials.htm
and you can now register for any or all of them.
Publishing Schedule
I am finishing a book for Prentice Hall that is due by the end of
December and trying to complete a bathroom renovation, so I am
going to take an end of the year pause from the newsletter and you
will get your next issue on Tuesday January 10th. So to everyone,
I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
PPT - Saving Slides as Pictures
Sometimes we get a PowerPoint slide show from a friend or colleague
and it contains a full slide sized photo that we would love to use
on one of our slides or as a graphic for another purpose. If we
get permission to use it (you always need to have permission to use
an image before using it), the next chore is to save the picture as
a graphic file so we can import it on to our slide. You can do
this in a couple of different ways. First, you can save the slide
as a JPG using the File -> Save As command and selecting the JPG
file type in the Save As Type drop down list. This saves the
current slide or all slides as JPG graphic files which you can then
import or use elsewhere. Another choice is to copy the graphic and
paste it into a graphic program. To do this, make sure the slide
thumbnails are showing in the Slide/Outline pane usually on the
left of your screen (if you see the Outline view, click on the
Slides tab at the top of that pane). Right click on the slide you
want to save as a graphic and click on Copy in the sub-menu that
appears. Now switch to a graphics program, like Paint that comes
as part of Windows, and Paste the graphic. If the slide thumbnails
are too small, you can increase the size in the Slide/Outline pane
by first clicking on the slide in the Slide/Outline pane. Then
click on View -> Zoom and select a larger percentage (I find 75% or
100% usually is big enough). Of course, you could go through
trying to select the graphic as part of the slide and copying it,
but many times what we see is actually a combination of graphic
images layered on each other and the above methods work much
easier.
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Useful Resource: www.ceoexpress.com
This site has tons of links to business and news sites categorized
so they are easy to find. One tip when using the site, I found
that many of the links open in the same browser window, so you may
have trouble getting back to the site easily. So I suggest you
right click on the link and select Open in New Window, that way,
the site will always be open underneath and you can easily get back
to it.
New Seminar CD Set Now Available
I had a great group in Los Angeles in November and they
really inspired my presentation of the Think Outside The
Slide(tm) seminar. Fortunately, I recorded the whole seminar and
it turned out really well. It is now available as a set of 3
audio CDs and one multimedia CD. This fourth CD contains a
printed copy of every slide I went through (including the two
brand new "good" and "bad" examples I created just before the
seminar), both handouts and as a bonus, all the CD tracks in MP3
format for you iPod and MP3 player enthusiasts. To check out
what is covered and order your own copy, go to:
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Would you like me to speak to your professional association or
chapter event? I am always looking for opportunities to share my
information with others and would love to explore speaking to
your group. Just e-mail me at: Dave@ThinkOutsideTheSlide.com for
more info.
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Check out the books, e-books and other learning tools at:
http://www.communicateusingtechnology.com/tools.htm
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