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Communicating Using Technology
Vol. 4 Issue 4 February 22, 2005
Published and Copyright by Dave Paradi
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In this issue:
Public Workshops
1. PPT - Selecting hidden objects
2. Researching Products
3. Useful Resource - Windows XP resource
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Upcoming Public Workshops
Next month I have two public workshops coming up. One in
Kitchener, ON on March 10 and then in Ottawa, ON the next day on
March 11. Get more details and registration information at:
http://www.CompellingPowerPoint.com.
Do you live near Chicago or Washington, D.C.?
I have the opportunity to be in Chicago on June 17 and in
Washington, D.C. on June 23-24 and I am thinking of holding
public workshops while I am there. I have had a number of
requests about when I will be in certain cities, so I thought I
would open it up to you, my subscribers, and see if there was
interest. If you would be interested in attending a Compelling
PowerPoint workshop on those dates in those cities listed above,
please e-mail me at Dave@PowerPointLifeguard.com and let me know,
Based on your response, I will make my decision.
1. Selecting hidden objects
When drawing a diagram or using images, many times we layer items
on top of each other for a number of reasons. You may have two
photographs placed on top of each other, one of a young person
and one of how they look today. The animation is set to display
the current photo over the younger one. Or you may have two
objects in a diagram overlapping to show a part of a process or
structure. In both cases, selecting the object that is in the
background can be difficult or impossible. Most people move the
object on top out of the way to select the object below and then
have trouble putting the top object back in place where it was.
Well, there is an easier way. PowerPoint allows you to cycle
through every object on the slide by selecting one object and
then using the Tab key to cycle through every object - text or
graphic - on the slide. You can also use the Shift+Tab key
combination to cycle backwards through the objects. So just
click on any visible object, then start pressing the Tab key
until you see the underlying object selected, then you can work
with it. I have also used this technique to discover objects
that have been placed way off the visible part of the slide when
working on slides in consulting assignments.
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2. Researching Products
I recently realized a way to do better research on buying most
electronic products that just may save you a lot of time. I was
looking for MP3 players and went to a store and looked a number
of models before settling on one that I thought would meet my
needs. I got it home and before opening the package, I noticed
that one of the important features was not described the way I
had originally thought it was. I wanted to know if this feature
worked the way I wanted, but I didn't want to open the package in
case I needed to return the item to the store for a refund. What
I did is what I suggest you consider before you even go to the
store (I wish I had thought of it before I went to the store). I
went to the manufacturer's web site and viewed the user manual
for the product I had bought. I could then read to see if the
feature worked the way I wanted and discovered that no, in fact
it did not work that way. I was then able to return the unopened
product and get a full refund. I suggest before you go to
purchase a product, view or download the user's manual from the
manufacturer's web site to make sure that you are getting what
you think you are getting. If you are in an electronics store
and are unsure of the answers you are getting from the sales
staff, go to their computer department and look up the manual
from one of their Internet connected PC's to ensure you are
getting the right answers. Hope that tip saves you time and
hassle when buying electronics.
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3. Useful Resource - Windows XP resource
One of the sites that I keep seeing mentioned as a great resource
for Windows XP is Kellys Korner. It has lots of info on
questions, setup and troubleshooting for the operating system
that so many of us are using. Check it out at:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp.htm
Advance Notice
The next two video tutorials are basically done and will be
launched next week, probably on Thursday. Watch for more info on
these unique CDs that will teach what you need to know about
diagrams and graphs.
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Rochester, NY, Buffalo NY, Detroit, MI, Cleveland, OH,
Pittsburgh, PA or Toronto, ON. Just e-mail me at:
dave@communicateusingtechnology.com for more info.
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