PowerPlugs: 3D Titles and Transitions software

This is a great offer from Crystal Graphics:

You can get all 7 volumes of the NEW PowerPlugs: Transitions plus both volumes of the NEW PowerPlugs: 3D Titles together for just $199. That's a $511 value for over 60% off – their best offer ever on these popular products!

PowerPlugs: 3D Titles and Transitions software

In other PowerPoint news, we recently sent out our newsletter to our subscribers and it was chockfull of the new backgrounds, graphics, royalty free music and more. If you would like to subscribe to our free newsletter, you can sign up at Brainy Betty.

Getting Started in Word 2007

This is a fabulous set of tutorials from Florida Gulf Coast University for those of you who are new to Office 2007:

Enjoy learning!

Getting Started in Word 2007

Spoken Impact - Public Speaking Services for Executives has a great tutorial on using gradients

In this great tutorial for PowerPoint, you can learn how to create custom gradients for better design and visual impact. Worth taking 15 minutes at lunchtime to read and learn.

Spoken Impact is a company that specializes in public speaking training for executives and others based in Minnesota.

Spoken Impact - Public Speaking Services for Executives

Instant travel-tales: Share your vacation in real-time

Social networking on vacation? This great article talks about ways to connect with others including using photos and more. A good one to bookmark!

Instant travel-tales: Share your vacation in real-time

Instant travel-tales: Share your vacation in real-time

Flickr: Photos tagged with powerpoint

This is interesting. Have you ever been on Flickr? It's one of the largest photo sharing sites on th enet. I have always been a HUGE fan - just because of the number of talented people there posting pics.

The link below goes to a series of pics tagged with PowerPoint.... kinda boring, in my opinion.

Here's something WAY cooler: a guy in Kentucky - my home state - a BRILLIANT photographer - just please take a few moments to view his work. He's so incredible.

Flickr: Photos tagged with powerpoint

YouTube - Yes We Can - Barack Obama Music Video

I had to post this (please spread the love) :) . I love the sentiment. Please go vote this year.

How to Add Video Clips to Microsoft PowerPoint | eHow.com

This is a great tutorial from e-How about adding video clips to your PowerPoint presentation:

How to Add Video Clips to Microsoft PowerPoint | eHow.com

 

On another note, frequently people ask me how to download YouTube videos to embed in their presentations. You can find out what I have learned at this link. It has the top 23 tools you can use for downloading YouTube videos and converting them to some other format beside the .flv format.

Or you can watch this video as well: (I would click the player to get the text directions for this video tutorial).

Cheers!

nan @ brainybetty :)

PowerCONVERTER - Convert PowerPoint presentations to Flash instantly!

  I get asked a LOT if there are any programs which will convert PowerPoint to Flash for reduced sizes for emailing or to put presentations out on the web.

Well, you'll be glad to hear that Crystal Graphics has created a program that does that (in 2 clicks of your mouse) and reduces the size of your presentation file size by up to 97%. Go check it out - it's on sale here for $199:

PowerCONVERTER - Convert PowerPoint presentations to Flash instantly!