Have you been to the Brainy Betty Presentation Shop yet? You can download a new free slide every week as well as a copyright-free, beautifully designed 23 sample slide set to use for any purpose you like! See the slides you’ll get below:
We also have a new toolbar at the site that allows you to share and keep in touch with our latest news from our FB and Twitter pages and more.
Happy Holidays to all our fans worldwide!
Nan @ brainybetty
Hello Everyone! We have 4 new free animated snowflake backgrounds as well as a new Christmas and Holiday Download page full of free holiday music (royalty-free), holiday stationery and much more! Check them out…
Nan @ Brainybetty
On SUNDAY, NOVEMBER, 14, our BIG list of Public Domain Resources goes live. You'll find photos, texts and media to use for personal and commercial use. Become a Facebook Fan and be informed of the URL on Sunday!
I think if you are not a fan, you’ll be surprised at just how many freebies we give away daily. If you are a new fan, please look at the Links Tab and find every single post.
We have over 750 fans now. We’re aiming for 1,000 or more! Can you help?
Have a great weekend all!
Nan@brainybetty
We have a new free library section chockfull of reference and resource information. We also have:
Thanksgiving - templates, lesson plans, crafts, recipes and more! 12 new free unique fonts for your presentations! Tutorial: Learn how to remove the background from a picture using PowerPoint 2007/2010 6 NEW Free Animated Speaker Introduction Content Slides for PowerPoint 2007/2010 users
Keep warm and safe everyone!
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO VOTED! WE JUST WON 3RD PLACE IN THE MICROSOFT CALENDAR DESIGN CONTEST! YOU CAN DOWNLOAD BOTH OUR CALENDARS FREE FROM THIS LINK!
Learn in this this less than 3 minutes tutorial how to create an awesome, super-cool graphic effect in PowerPoint. (It’s the top one.)
I won’t give it away here. Go check it out. Man, it’s free and won’t take more than 4 minutes of your day. Whatcha waiting for??
Have a wonderful weekend all!
Hi all!
Watch the new YouTube tutorial entitled How to Create an Electronic Business Card in Outlook and Use It as Your Signature for Emails.
We also have 77 new animations (5 web pages of downloads!) for free at Brainy Betty this week. Animated U.S. state flags and some international flags as well as some 2D and 3D animations. Enjoy and share!
Finally, you only have 9 more days to purchase the Ultimate Combo from Crystal Graphics at 80% off! It includes everything from templates to photos, 3D, transitions, music, quotations and more. Everything you need for perfect presentations.
Have a wonderful week!
Nan @ brainybetty
Finding exactly the template you need is easier with 3 ways to search: By keyword, color and/or category. …and they are all FREE to try!
You get at least 2 themed backgrounds per template: 1 full screen & 1 framed. Most also have print versions!
Download samples now and try them out!
Hot “insider” tip - Do you still email presentations to people? – That forces people to download large PPT files. And you never really know if your recipients even view your presentations or if they forward them on to others without your permission. But we have the solution for that! Check out Crystal Graphics’ newest website: www.PowerShow.com. It is rapidly becoming the world’s best site for viewing and sharing multimedia-rich PowerPoint presentations. It offers excellent privacy features and provides reports of exactly who viewed your private presentations and when. And you can even control whether or not people can share your presentations with others. And, best of all, it’s FREE!
Download 27 new royalty free pictures at Brainy Betty today!
You can also find professional, premium royalty free photos at Crystal Graphics for a low price – a years worth of downloads for all your presentations.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Find older printable school posters here.
Find other printables for home and business use here (For Sale signs, directional arrows, For Rent, etc.)
Enjoy!
Here’s what they say about the product verbatim:
“Movavi Flash Converter for Mac - the ideal tool for downloading video from YouTube, Google and other popular video-sharing websites and converting Flash (.flv) videos to any format for any device. Now you can download and convert your online video favorites on your Mac! “
Look at the link below for more You can apparently get a Free Trial as well.If anyone tries this program out or one of their PC versions, and it works well, I’d love to hear your feedback.
Thanks! Nan@BB
Another new feature I’ll be starting on my website is a tech reviews page for software programs and other gadgets I use. I often receive lots of questions from individuals about the best program that can be used to edit videos for business or classes (without being too techy to do it) and I thought folks might find that useful.
I’ve also started to put together a Text Based Site Menu again, but only about 60% of all the pages are currently there – but you may find it useful as well.
Take it easy!
Nan @ BB
Sorry for the blog post which didn’t work at all for all of you yesterday! My bad. :)
Let me make it up to you by giving you a cool new download from Microsoft – absolutely free: the Outlook Attachment Detector (an add-in) looks in the text of emails for any attachments you may have mentioned and prompts you if by chance you forgot to actually attach something. It’s from Microsoft Labs and available from this page.
Microsoft Labs is much like Google Labs where you can go download and play with the latest greatest tekkie toys.
Enjoy and please share with others who may feel benefit…
I hear you loud and clear that some of you cannot access Facebook and our Fan site from where you work. So I will make every effort to post daily freebies at this blog as well. Have a happy week, all!
Nan @ brainybetty
Faith Wempen's PPT 2010 Bible is now out at Amazon and the CD has a HUGE collection of our free templates!
It's a great investment to improve your skills and learn the new version (which is chockfull of wonderful video, animation picture effects, smart art and more.)Coverage includes:
A First Look at PowerPoint
What Makes a Great Presentation?
Creating and Saving Presentation Files
Creating Slides and Text Boxes
Working with Layouts, Themes, and Masters
Formatting Paragraphs and Text Boxes
Correcting and Improving Text
Creating and Formatting Tables
Drawing and Formatting Objects
Creating SmartArt Diagrams
Using and Organizing Clip Art
Working with Photographic Images
Working with Charts
Incorporating Content from Other Programs
Adding Sound Effects, Music, and Soundtracks
Incorporating Motion Video
Creating Animation Effects and Transitions
Creating Support Materials
Preparing for a Live Presentation
Designing User-Interactive or Self-Running Presentations
Preparing a Presentation for Mass Distribution
Sharing and Collaborating
Customizing PowerPoint
Presenting Content Without Bulleted Lists
Adding Sound and Movement to a Presentation
Creating a Menu-Based Navigation System
Creating a Classroom Game
This is fantastic short article from Microsoft at Home about using keyboard shortcuts to accomplish more, qith more efficiency. This is especially helpful if you type a lot of documents and use the keyboard more than you use your mouse.
Save time with quick computer shortcuts
Also you can download new FREE Office 2010 Themes from our new section here. We’ll be creating many more in the weeks to come.
Have a great day!
Now. Imagine, using PowerPoint to create your own CBT. You don't have to be an educator, you can be anyone trying to make anyone else informed about any topic in the world. If you haven't downloaded the PowerPoint 2010 BETA - go do that now.... you know you'll be buying it.
And I cannot even start to begin talking about how this feature will benefit independent business people, organizations and such. Can you imagine? Creating coursework with your OWN video content and easily making movies to sell, share, or distribute within your organization?
www.brainybetty.com - Please email me at brainybetty at gmail dot com for individual consulting.
:) Peace Out.
Only $44.95 here… or Download the trial software and TRY IT FREE!
Learn in this video how to package a presentation for use on a CD, another system, a jump drive or other situations.
Happy Tuesday!
If you are running Windows Vista as your operating system, here’s a quick 3 step tutorial on how to access programs you use all the time.
1. Go to the Start Menu, then the All Programs menu.
2. Choose the program you use frequently and right click on it. Choose “Pin to Start Menu”.
3. Now, every time you want to go to the program, simply open the Start Menu and it will be there!
Happy Tuesday All!
Nan @ brainybetty
If you have young children in the household, this free Microsoft program may be useful for you. Family Safety allows you to block or allow websites, monitor the sites your children go to, and specify who they can instant message with if they are using Hotmail or Windows Live Messenger.
Windows Live has a host of other useful free programs for your use as well – including Windows Live Writer – if you are a blogger, you’ll find it to be indispensible – I am using that program as I write this blog right now.
Windows Movie Maker can also be downloaded from this site. (If you haven’t seen my video on how to convert your digital pictures into a movie – watch the YouTube video showing you how to use this program.)
As always, if you become a Facebook Fan, you can find all kinds of new and useful downloads every few days and our free toolbar will keep you connected to us as well.
Happy Spring All!
Nan @ brainybetty
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - I think you'll be amazed at this presentation by Duarte; if you've ever wondered what are the possibilities with PowerPoint - I highly suggest watching this one! Even more fabulous, this particular presentation is available to you to play with as a part of the sample templates in PowerPoint 2010 Beta!
Its features include:
• Download all the music clips you want for one year!
• Over 2000 professional music clips to choose from.
• Styles include Jazz, Rock, Funk, World, Orchestral, Ambient, Corporate, Techno and more.
• The right music helps your presentations deliver their maximum impact to your audiences.
• Also great for self-running presentations, such as those on PowerShow.com or in kiosks.
• Includes cool plug-in tool that lets you add music to an entire presentation with just 3 clicks.
Visit CrystalGraphics.com or call (800) 394-0700 x 1 for more info
Nan’s Note: I ALWAYS get questions about embedding sound files into PowerPoint at Brainy Betty – CrystalGraphics also has a “Music for PowerPoint Helper Plug-in” for just $29 that takes care of all of it for you. Here’s what it can do:
You can get both (the music subscription for 1 year AND the helper plug-in for just $89! (20% off)
If you’re not a Facebook Fan yet, here are some useful freebies you’ve missed!
Facebook | Brainy Betty, Inc.: Useful Freebies to make you more productive!We know you don’t have much time to look around for things, and we also know our 800+ page site is a lot to handle!
So, if you are a student or teacher you can directly access some of the best content that’s just for you from our new page. In fact, all our new content for educators and students will be updated on that page from now on.
Be sure to visit and bookmark it. We’ll be adding new things every week. You can find everything from tutorials to backgrounds and animations and links to some awesome resources and free software.
Nan @ Brainy Betty :)
Have a wonderful Monday everyone!
Nan @ Brainy Betty
P.S. If you noticed, on our website you can now save 10% on PowerPlugs Templates from Crystal Graphics by entering marketing code brainy. Unlimited downloads for One year plus a FREE template finder! Save time. Order now!
Every week, I try to bring you something new and different. As many of you know, the Microsoft site is simply gargantuan and many many free and useful resources get overlooked simply because they cannot be found.
This week, I came across the Microsoft Faculty Connection. With areas for both K-12 and Higher Education, there are many many free tutorials, software downloads, whitepapers, guides and more to explore.
I am highlighting this particular link below this week, but will be exploring the site in depth in coming weeks.
Faculty Connection - 5 Amazing Downloads for Educators and Students
In honor of National Computer Science Week (2009), Microsoft offered 5 incredible downloads for students and educators. These include:
Let the downloading begin! Have fun exploring and offering new ways for your own students to learn and create.
Nan @ Brainybetty
P.S. If you haven’t joined our Facebook Fan Page yet, please do so now. I’m working on some gorgeous new spring backgrounds I’ll be posting later in the week.
The first is a picture generating online app that takes a group of words and creates a really cool “Word Cloud” graphic. See the picture at left. This cloud graphic reflects some of the most used words from this very blog for example. You can copy and paste text or put in a blog URL and choose colors and backgrounds and fonts as well. Very cool and can be found at: www.wordle.net
Have a wonderful weekend!
Nan @ BB
Have you ever wondered how people create these unique pictures that seem to be completely in Black and White except for just one area of color? Well, it’s pretty simple, actually and this week, Brainy Betty has a great quick tutorial to show you exactly how to do it. You’ll learn a new skill set and have a lot of fun with this one!
Have a great week!
Nan @ brainybetty.com
So many of us have wireless networks at home and this is the perfect time of year to take a look at the network you have at home and perhaps make it a little more efficient. This Microsoft at Home article has 10 tips to improve the speed and efficiency of your at home network.
