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@Brownsugar5329, while 95% of my video is spot on; I have on my future agenda to do an updated WORD specific version of SmartArt tutorial before the year is out. Thanks for the encouragement.
Is there a way to have multiple looks in the same presentation? Like say, a parent company managing multiple smaller companies that need to convey similar info, but in their individual brand styles. Would you do this through this through themes - adding all to your themes to the ribbon, selecting as needed? Or multiple parent slides? not sure the best way to go about things. Thanks!
Chelsey, this will be a too long and involved back and forth to fit in the comment section of RU-vid. Use my website's "Contact Me" form to connect and I can ask you a few more questions to get clarifications: www.power-up.training/contact/
I want to see the name of each slide layout in Master Slides and Googling suggests 'hovering' the mouse over the slide but that doesn't seem to work - I'm sure that when I used Powerpoint the last time, names appeared beneath each slide layout? Any help gratefully received.
By chance, are you using an Apple Mac? Across the board on many PowerPoint features, Mouse HOVERING in Windows will have popup info but the Mac does not. If you are on the Mac, I can look for an alternative, but I am travelling for work today and don't have access to my desktop Mac.
@@PowerUpTraining Thanks Les and, yes, Mac running Sonoma 14.5. Hovering not working in Mac OS platform - not so much of a surprise. Of course it's available under the Insert>New Slide gallery but it'd be nice to see it in Master Slides. So the layout names have never appeared under the slides?
As far as I know, the hover feature has never been available on the Mac . . . I suspect that is a Apple interface "vocabulary" rule. The only cheat method, which is ugly, is when in the SLIDE MASTER view, right click the layout and select RENAME . . . don't rename it but you will see the name.
Still did not solve my issue. The image is not selectable on the slide, it isn’t in the selection pane, and it is not on the master but it is on the slide and I cannot edit delete or remove it.
You insist SmartArt works in Excel. At 3:40 you talk about "Convert to SmartArt" and eventually say click on the Convert to SmartArt option on the Home tab. There is no "Convert to SmartArt" option on the Home tab in Excel 365.
@doughcreekcompany1040, you are spot on. SmartArt is 90% the same between Excel and PowerPoint. But not identical, I hint at this in my intro but you are correct. There is no CONVERT TO SMARTART in Excel. Two things. I made this tutorial 3 years ago and now realize how improved my recent tutorials are. This is an embarrassment. After your comment, I am committing to redoing ALL my Excel and Word SmartArt tutorials over the next 60 days. Secondly, in the mean time, you could possibly copy your data over to PowerPoint and use the "CONVERT TO SMARTART" there and then bring the results back to Excel. I appreciate you bringing this to my attention!
Just as I encourage my viewers to improve their skills, I too have taken this to heart. Over the last 18 months I have worked hard to improve my production values (audio, lighting, camera work, video editing) and my tutorial annotations and really trying hard to be more succinct (shorter videos) with out sacrificing my niche of digging deep into topics. Each long form video takes me about 8 days, but I am actually jazzed about revising SmartArt for Excel (and I will also improve the Word versions) and making them all standalone. Thanks for getting me to refocus on this cool tool.
@andycm4218, just as I want my viewers to strive to be better, I too must continue to up my game in clear instructions with each new tutorial. Thanks for the comment.
Hellow! I am a teacher who works through a MacBook Air computer. While presenting to my classes I regularly have multiple desktops open via the computer's Mission Control feature and bounce back and forth to reference different things I've set up on these desktops (spaces). Does the Spotlight have the ability to program the mission control app to open in order to show all the desktops I have work on, in order to choose which of those desktops I happen to want to show? Thanks for the help!
Short answer: YES. Longer answer requires several "programing" of the Logitech buttons. Use the "Logitech Presentation" software that must be installed on your Mac and change TWO things. 1) change the "HOLD BACK BUTTON" to bottom "custom keystroke" where you will then hold down the Mac CONTROL KEY and press the UP ARROW. Next hit enter and it will be programed. CONTROL & UP arrow will bring up Mission Control. Now when you hold down the BACK button it will pop up MISSION CONTROL. (A single tap of that button will still go back a slide). 2) Next, make sure the POINTER setting needs to be on "HIGHLIGHT." Then you should be good to go. Now. 1) HOLD down the small back button, and MISSION CONTROL appears. 2) Next, holding down the the top small button, a "spotlight" will appear and keep holding it down when you WAVE the remote around. You will be able to highlight the window. Let go of the small spotlight button and click once to bring that window forward. Let me know if this works.
Thank you Les for your Helpful reply below ... Short answer: YES. Longer answer requires several "programing" of the Logitech buttons. Use the "Logitech Presentation" software that must be installed on your Mac and change TWO things. 1) change the "HOLD BACK BUTTON" to bottom "custom keystroke" where you will then hold down the Mac CONTROL KEY and press the UP ARROW. Next hit enter and it will be programed. CONTROL & UP arrow will bring up Mission Control. Now when you hold down the BACK button it will pop up MISSION CONTROL. (A single tap of that button will still go back a slide). 2) Next, make sure the POINTER setting needs to be on "HIGHLIGHT." Then you should be good to go. Now. 1) HOLD down the small back button, and MISSION CONTROL appears. 2) Next, holding down the the top small button, a "spotlight" will appear and keep holding it down when you WAVE the remote around. You will be able to highlight the window. Let go of the small spotlight button and click once to bring that window forward. Let me know if this works.
Here is a follow up. I plan to do an extended tutorial but here is a rough cut version: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uQjgtr-477g.html
i have done this, saved all slides as a jpeg to display on a TV. The slides have triplicated themselves and are not in order. Is there a fix for this? Thank you
@tinahunt7008, did you perform these steps more than once? No matter what, do it again but this time create a new subfolder and select that folder. Then when it saves the slides, they will all be in that new folder, as just one set of individual slide files.
@@PowerUpTraining I did create new subfolders. The issue is when the slides are placed on a usb drive. This is fine except if I want to display on a tv. The smart tv does not recognize ppt or pots as a valid format, insisting we save as a jpeg. Which I did, and now they are out of order and have duplicates. It’s a quandary for sure.
Tina, we are now getting into the quirky world of TVs trying to handle multimedia. Maybe a different approach. Instead of individual files, turn them into a single long "movie" by going to the FILE menu and EXPORT. Then you will have complete control of the order. Take a look at the end of this tutorial on making photo slide shows as it touches into the movie making feature in the last two minutes. Or do a RU-vid search specifically on EXPORTING TO A MOVIE in POWERPOINT>
Help - I'm missing something right up front. I normally only use one monitor. But I want to use my laptop also so I can perform this activity. How do I go about cabling / connecting the laptop?
Do you use one external monitor on your laptop now and want to use a 2nd external monitor? Are you on a Windows or Mac computer? Lastly, by chance, can you share the laptop model number and manufacturer?
@@PowerUpTraining Thank you so much for your quick reply! Here's what I've got and what I'm trying to do: Desktop PC with Windows 10. Laptop PC (HP) with Windows 10. Presentation will be online but platform is not Zoom. I'm told the platform will not support "Presentation Mode" (otherwise, I'd have no issue here). So i want to connect my laptop (somehow) so that viewers can see my desktop while I am looking at Presenter Mode on my laptop. Hope that makes sense.
@@orchardhillband5949 I am going to speculate without knowing what the presentation platform is going to be. Should it be Microsoft TEAMS, then it does have its own "Presentation Mode," just slightly different. If it is some other tool, then it is hard to know. However, you should be able to hook an external monitor to your HP laptop with an HDMI cable and then have Windows "Extend" the monitor view (refer to tutorial). You should be able to start presentation mode and then tell the presentation tool which screen to present. It will only show one. I hope you could get someone to practice with in advance using their tool, and you should then be able to figure it out.
Hi again. Just wondering if you had the opportunity to read my issue description yet? I'm hoping there's a way to address this. Thank you for a reply one way or another.
See my reply under my name "@LesMcCarter" that i gave two days ago (my other account). "However, you should be able to hook an external monitor to your HP laptop with an HDMI cable and then have Windows "Extend" the monitor view (refer to tutorial). You should be able to start presentation mode and then tell the presentation tool which screen to present. It will only show one. I hope you could get someone to practice with in advance using their tool, and you should then be able to figure it out."
@Be_slow_like_Acoustic, as you could tell, I LOVE mind maps and this is a great way to make smaller maps with the Microsoft SmartArt tool. Thanks for watching.
Good video. Still wish they'd offer an option on that background. I have vision issues and literally cannot read the white on black, so I'm stuck using a 2010 version of PPT so cannot ever use a facility's computer. :)
Vicki, I am intrigued to see if we can find an alternate solution. But prefer not to discus on the internet/RU-vid. Only if you wish, reach out to me on my CONTACT page at: www.power-up.training/contact/
I continue to think about the situation. And have some convoluted way to turn on Windows Accessibility feature of "COLOR FILTERS" and the selection of a color combo. This will let you alter how PowerPoint PRESENTER looks but the downside is that it will also alter the color scheme of your PowerPoint presentation. Should this be an option (not all companies will let you alter the facility's computer), you could then design a presentation color scheme to work when COLOR FILTERS is enabled. Reach out to me if this is of interest.
I would like to learn to use 3 monitors while conducting zoom meetings. My zoom audience on the center monitor, my slide show on the right monitor that I would share and the slide controls on the left monitor.
@karenerichards9351, before you start Zoom, do you already have the PowerPoint Left and Right monitor working they way you want? Once configured, you should then be able to start Zoom and when it comes time to present, select SHARE and share the specific SCREEN, not the app. That way you can choose the screen with the presentation. Let me know how that works out.
Heres a method to get it for free. I got it too All you have to do to is become a developer in Microsoft (or idk it was something like this). You get 365 for free and all you have to do is submit a report twice a year. It's been 2 years since i have it and all i do is click random option when they ask me to give them an improvement tip. Thats all (Idk if this would work in 2024)
Unbelievable, my power point slides received from the client. Most of the home button was greyed out, because I did not had AUTOSAVE on!!! Grrrrrrr!!!!!!
You would think with all the money that Microsoft is investing in AI, that they could add some "intelligent" error message on why DESIGNER Icon is grayed out and how to fix it. As it is now, it is just guessing on what black magic is missing. Sigh . . .
Nice stuff. Can you comment on how you record your videos? What platform your are using? There seems to be a lot going on at once and rather than doing it all in post you are just bringing together two screens
Thanks for noticing. I continue experimenting with expanding how to educate standard software video instruction with visuals, audio, and storyline. The journey of learning “filmmaking” has been long. I start by creating an outline “script” to storyboard what I am trying to teach. Then, I record the video walkthrough with the screen capture software of CAMTASIA. Next, the speaking script is written to match the recorded computer screen video. Noting in the written script where to be looking to reference different parts of the monitor screen to simulate that I am recording the video and screen capture at the same time (which I am not doing). Practice, practice, and then on to headshot video shooting. My spare bedroom studio has several background color LED lights projected to a gray backdrop. And then, for video recording, I use three networked Panasonic Lumix BGH1 box cameras each with a different focal length. Plus a separate microphone, just out of view Turn the cameras on and record. Next, the three recorded video files will be edited in multicam mode in DaVINCI RESOLVE using iZOTOPE RX10 audio tool cleanup. Take the audio and video headshot video back into the screen recorded CAMTASIA and finish up adding the screen zoom, text overlays, pointers and more. All using CAMTASIA. All in all, it is a considerable time commitment. However, I enjoy the process of making my mini-films for others to learn from.
Thanks, was missing that one service that was not running and i didnt see it referred to by any google searches. 😅 seriously thank you for the video. Subscribed.
@talongenxr7799, to this day, I remember the struggle I too had. While I appreciate the SUBSCRIBE, just a heads up that I have pivoted from deep server tech videos (as a sys admin for over 20 years) to primarily Microsoft Office focused videos. Which may or may not be of value to you.
@catmanbluz, troubleshooting over RU-vid is hard. But I am 85% sure I know what happened. If you did get the video for Ocean, then it is working correctly. The key is to start with a BLANK presentation. If you rewrite the title after getting a video, then it will not work the second time on the same presentation. Open a new Blank Presentation. I just tried dog, man, cat and numbers. All worked. However, the suggestion for GIRL and WOMAN (or even WOMEN) were lame and not relevant.
Camtasia is a great content editing and creation tool. I use it to do my screen capture and enhancements for these RU-vid tutorials. But for a straight-on presentation, PowerPoint is hard to beat.
@@PowerUpTraining But I find a few things missing - 1. The e-learning content needs essentially a quiz. 2. Animations and transitions cannot be just a drag & drop thing. 3. Timeline manipulation is quirky. 4. On grouping and sections, aninations can't be applied. 5. Interactivity with hyperlinks and buttons needs a load of knowledge. 6. Applying arrows & cursor effects, highlighting parts of image and cropping & trimming media , audio effects is a great task. Storing them for future use in a library, a placeholder, chroma effect are still things Microsoft has to look into. Imagine the days without the morph transition. Oh! Even a novice like a school pupil can make a quick decent presentation in Camtasia, I believe. Rest, you're an expert. 👍
PowerPoint excels at presenting ideas in a professional setting. However, Camtasia is far superior in creating e-learning content. I totally agree; and I live in Camtasia for all my RU-vid elearning videos. The controls for video content is OUTSTANDING. (Two other tools in my video creation is Davinci Resolve for video editing / color correction and a suite of iZotope for audio editing/cleanup . . . but they are EXPENSIVE.)
Does anyone know of a clicker like the Spotlight Presentation Remote that also has a traditional laser pointer? In my use of the Spotlight remote, there have been times when I missed having the physical laser remote in case I need to point to anyone NOT on the screen. I'd ideally like to have a clicker/pointer that offers both a digital pointer and traditional laser pointer.
I don’t think so, but you might explore. Based on a web search here are some recent presentation handheld pointers (the summary is not mine): 1. DINOSTRIKE Presentation Clicker: Offers a unique finger ring concept for a hands-free experience, easy-to-understand controls for page navigation and screen functions, and compatibility with various operating systems and popular presentation software. 2. Kensington Expert Wireless Presenter: Features a bright green laser pointer, cursor control joystick for precise movement, backlit button controls, and a wireless range of up to 150 feet. It is compatible with both Windows and Mac OS X. 3. Logitech Spotlight: Elevates presentations with its digital highlighting system, allowing for precise highlighting or magnification of specific areas on the screen. It requires the use of the Logitech presentation app. 4. Targus - Wireless Presenter with Laser Pointer: A battery-powered device that can be used to point out important information in a crowded room or for educational purposes. 5. Logitech R500s Laser Presentation Remote Clicker: A wireless presenter with a laser pointer, suitable for presentations and lectures. 6. Kensington K33374EUB Wireless Presenter: A wireless presenter with a laser pointer, designed for presentations and lectures. 7. Logitech 910-005749 Spotlight Presentation Remote: A presentation remote with a spotlight feature, allowing for precise highlighting of information on the screen. 8. ELISWEEN Wireless Presenter Clicker: A wireless presenter with a clicker function, suitable for presentations and lectures. 9. Kensington K72426AM Wireless Presenter with Green Laser: A wireless presenter with a green laser pointer, designed for presentations and lectures. 10. Logitech R800 Presentation Clicker Remote: A wireless presenter with a clicker function, suitable for presentations and lectures. 11. NORWII N27 Wireless Presentation Clicker with Laser Pointer: A wireless presenter with a laser pointer, designed for presentations and lectures. 12. BYEASY PPT Presentation Clicker with Volume Control: A wireless presenter with volume control, suitable for presentations and lectures. 13. DinoFire RCRF-011 Wireless Presenter: A wireless presenter with a clicker function, designed for presentations and lectures. 14. DinoFire Presenter Clicker for Powerpoint Presentations and Mac: A wireless presenter specifically designed for PowerPoint presentations and Mac compatibility.
@gpl3046, people may think I am exaggerating about saving your job. This truly is a life-saver. I am glad you discovered the video and that I could help you out.
There are countless of free and for purchase PowerPoint templates online. There is a much greater variety of templates that have more functionality than the templates on Canva. They really do not compare.
I am going to add that these are different tools for different needs. I use Canva for one-off design items, BUT NEVER for presentations. PowerPoint targets presentations and provides the key continuity tools, while Canva is a collection of pages. With that said, if you are looking for new inspirations and you are running the paid PowerPoint 365, check out my tutorial to open up a whole new world of fresh themes: "Unique PowerPoint Themes in 68 Seconds" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PUCKCcPKBcI.html
@FlintOlsen, That video is now live and I gave you credit for asking the question. Thanks for the suggestion. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-K93vd5v78Ts.html
I did some poking around and can confirm that the transition sounds are lost, even if you export "with narration." You may want to look for a "screen recorder" tool (not Microsoft) that you start before running the slide show." Many will capture the screen and the audio. Do a search of "what are some free windows screen recorder tools"
I have a 3 screen set up, and I want to have my desktop on 1, and the notes and presentation on either 2 or 3 (doesn't matter which). When I do this setup in the video though, the presentation notes always come up on monitor 1 (unless I have forced my presentation to be on 1, in which case the notes come up on 2). Help!?
You are a saint! It is shocking PowerPoint does not have a skew/distortion/perspective crop tool yet. It is the only step in my workflow (teaching architecture history to multiple grade levels) that takes me outside of PowerPoint. I will be using this workaround, as Photoshop can still take longer/creates unnecessary files on my laptop.
It is a shame that Microsoft has not done this yet. However, after almost a decade, I now see Microsoft adding some new features; but will they just focus are clever new tricks or fix a major deficiency as photo editing? Thanks for commenting!
