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Communicating Using Technology
Vol. 4 Issue 2 January 25, 2005
Published and Copyright by Dave Paradi
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In this issue:
Vancouver Workshop and Consulting
1. PPT - Play Audio over many slides
2. Sending mail problem
3. Useful Resource - Cleaning Your PC
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February 11 & 12, 2005 in Vancouver
If you are going to be in Vancouver, BC, Canada on February 11 or
12, you can take advantage of two great opportunities to improve
your PowerPoint skills. On February 11th, I am offering one hour
consulting appointments throughout the day. E-mail me for which
times are still free and the cost. And then, on the afternoon of
February 12, 2005, you have a chance to attend my Compelling
PowerPoint workshop sponsored by the Vancouver chapter of the
Canadian Association of Professional Speakers. Registration is
available on their web site at: http://www.capsvancouver.org
(Special advance warning: Before the next newsletter issue, you
will get an e-mail from me announcing the first PowerPoint
Lifeguard Video Tutorial on Using Images. Twenty-five full
motion tutorials with over 50 minutes of focused training. Watch
for the announcement soon.)
1. PPT - Play Audio over many slides
A number of people have asked how they can get an audio segment
to play over a number of slides. What they are usually trying to
do is have background music play while they go through a series
of slides. By default, when PowerPoint inserts an audio clip, it
stops playing the clip when you go to the next slide, regardless
of whether the entire audio segment has finished or not. But you
can change this default behavior. The trick is in setting the
animation settings for the audio item on the slide. After you
have inserted the audio clip on your slide, it will ask you
whether you want to play the clip automatically or not. If you
say Yes, the audio clip plays as soon as the slide appears. If
you say No, the audio clip plays when you click on it with your
mouse while the slide is displayed (a future tip will explain how
to get the audio clip to play on the click of the advance key).
Neither response will have the clip play beyond the slide it is
on. To change how long the clip plays, click on the Slide Show
menu and click on the Custom Animation menu item. This will
display the Custom Animation task pane (for PowerPoint 2000 and
earlier, it is a dialog box and the settings below are on the
Audio or Multimedia tab of this dialog box). Right Click (click
the right mouse button) on the audio clip listed in the animation
list of the task pane. This will bring up a sub-menu. Click on
the Effect Options menu selection. This brings up the Play Sound
dialog box. In the Stop Playing section of the Effect tab of the
dialog box, click the radio button for After <x> slides and set
the number of slides to how many slides you want the audio to
continue for. The number of slides could be as high as the
entire number of slides in your presentation. Click the OK
button to save the changes. Now your audio clip will play even
when you change slides, up to the number of slides you had set.
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2. Sending mail problem
During the holidays, we were at a relative's house and one of the
family from out of town hooked his laptop into the home network
to do e-mail between meals. He tried to send some e-mail and it
failed, giving him a message that he was not authorized to send
mail. This problem is becoming quite common. When you connect
to a network that is not your home network, you are now using a
different Internet Service Provider (ISP). Many ISP's will not
allow mail to be sent through any other mail server than their
own. This is a security measure since many of the unwanted
messages we get are sent by someone using a different mail server
than the one they are connected to. So the ISP's have blocked
this activity. So how did he get his e-mail sent? I suggested
he use the web mail application that his mail provider has (most
have some web mail ability, just ask your mail provider how to
access it). From his laptop, he connected to the web mail
application and he could attach files and send mail as if he was
sending it from his mail program. The mail was not blocked
because the web mail application is connected to his own mail
server, which allows his e-mail to flow freely. Before you leave
the office, ask your mail provider how to access your e-mail via
the web and you will be prepared to work anywhere you please.
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3. Useful Resource - Cleaning Your PC
It is the start of the year and many people are organizing their
offices and cleaning out the old to make room for the new. While
you are at it, why not clean your computer and other devices.
But before you just get a bottle of cleaning solution and a
cloth, read PC Magazine's article on how to safely clean your PC
and components. Some of the cleaning solutions can damage
sensitive equipment, so heed their advice on usage of solutions,
materials and how to approach the cleaning job. Before long,
your whole office will be gleaming. The article is at:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1747017,00.asp
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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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CUT Jan 25/05 [PPT Play Audio, Send mail issue]
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