Imbedded videos

"Use this to insert YouTube videos into a PowerPoint slide. All you need to do is to provide the YouTube video URL that appears in the browser address bar, the rest is taken care of by the YTV Wizard.

Note: YouTube videos are streamed so a live internet connection is required to playback the video during the slideshow. Use the free FlashBack add-in to play/rewind the YouTube video automatically."

Labels: Addin, Animation, Instructional, Tips

Exchange the future and the past

"Microsoft has added new file formats to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007. To help ensure that you can exchange documents between Microsoft Office releases, Microsoft has developed a Compatibility Pack for the Office Word, Office Excel, and Office PowerPoint 2007 File Formats"

Use earlier versions of Excel, PowerPoint, and Word to open and save files from 2007 Office programs

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007



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Labels: 2007, Addin

Convert PP to Acrobat

How to Create Slide Shows and Self-running Kiosks in Acrobat

"First, make sure you're using the right Acrobat software. With Acrobat Standard, you can add sound to documents but you can't import video clips. To create documents containing both video and sound, you'll need to use Acrobat Professional, which contains all the tools necessary for integrating media in PDF documents.

Acrobat is not a presentation-authoring program, so you'll need to use an application like PowerPoint to create your presentation. Some people use page-layout software to create presentations, but for animated effects, PowerPoint is the easiest tool for adding motion to both text and objects.

Add your desired animation and motion effects in PowerPoint before exporting to PDF. The visuals you create in PowerPoint display in an Acrobat viewer after PDF creation as long as you follow a few rules."

PlanetPDF offers other Acrobat tricks.

There is also:
Acrobat Reader Slideshow.pdf

PDFzone.com



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Labels: Addin, General, Other uses

Stop the breakout

A User can exit out of a show accidentally/intentionally by pressing the ESC key. This add-in disables the functionality of the ESC key.

Note: If the show is set to run in Kiosk mode, disabling the ESC key will provide no way of getting out of a slide show, hence please ensure that you have provided an escape route (e.g an invisible shape set to End show) to exit the show.

Labels: Addin, Presentation, Tips

2007 is lacking

"Yes, unfortunately, the Insert from Scanner and Camera feature was removed in Office 2007.
This was a difficult call, but I think for the best of the product overall. The feature supported a limited number of scanners and the camera support had not been updated for some time.
We came to the conclusion that most users would be better off using the software that came with their camera, scanner or even built into Windows, to get their images from their device, to the file system, and then use the Insert Picture command to get them into Office.
The downside, is that for some users, this feature did work and so will be missed."

"The From Scanner or Camera option for adding pictures to a presentation, photo album, or workbook is not available in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 or Microsoft Office Excel 2007.

Instead, you can add pictures from your camera or scanner by downloading the pictures to your computer first, and then copying them from your computer into PowerPoint or Excel."

Support.Microsoft.com
How to insert scanned images in Office 2007

You could also use the Microsoft Document Imaging/Scanning application.
About Microsoft Office Document Imaging

BTW, when the article calls for clicking on the Scan button, it's actually the picture of a scanner.





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Labels: 2007, Addin, Tips

Curmudgeon candy

Bring back the Office 2003 menus and toolbars to your copy of Microsoft Office 2007.

Frustrated by endless searches for features on the Ribbon? Download and install this software and easily use the familiar main menu, the standard toolbar and formatting toolbar in Office 2007, as you did in Office 2003.

All new features items of Microsoft Office 2007 have been added into the main menu and toolbars.

• Classic Menu for Word 2007
  
• Classic Menu for Excel 2007
  
• Classic Menu for PowerPoint 2007

Labels: 2007, Addin

Where'd they hide that thing?

Wondering where your favorite Word 2003 commands are located in the new Word 2007 interface? Or just want to explore the rich, new design with a little guidance?

... rest the mouse pointer over a Word 2003 menu or button to learn its new location in Word 2007. To see an animation of the location of the command or button in Word 2007, just click it.

Command reference guides for:

Word
Excel
PowerPoint

The versions above require an internet connection.
Below are the links to download the guides to your machine.

PowerPoint
Excel
Word



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Labels: 2007, Addin, Shortcuts

Ribbon add-in tutorial portal

" This add-in adds a Get Started tab to the PowerPoint 2007 Ribbon. Commands on this tab give you easy access to free content on Office Online, such as training courses, video demos, and other Office Online content designed to help you learn PowerPoint 2007 quickly.

An Office Online interactive command mapping tool, also available on the Get Started tab, shows you where to find PowerPoint 2003 buttons and commands in PowerPoint 2007. Office Online Community discussions are also available directly from PowerPoint with this add-in."

Labels: 2007, Addin, Shortcuts

Not everyone is going to jump at once

Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Excel, and Microsoft Office PowerPoint versions 2000 through 2003 cannot natively open documents that are stored in the Office Open XML Formats in 2007 Microsoft Office programs.

You can install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats to open or to save 2007 Office files.

Microsoft Office XP and 2003

Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

After you install the Compatibility Pack, you can use your existing version of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to open, edit, and save the file formats that are new to Word 2007, Excel 2007, or PowerPoint 2007. For example:

• You can open Word, Excel, or PowerPoint 2007 files by double-clicking them exactly as you do with your existing Word, Excel, and PowerPoint presentation(s).
  
• You can save Word, Excel, or PowerPoint 2007 files by clicking the Save button in your version of Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.

Microsoft Office 2000

Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Word 2000

• After you install the Compatibility Pack, you can open, edit, and save the document file formats that are new to Word 2007 within Word 2000.
  
• You can open files in the formats that are new to Word 2007 by double-clicking the files.
  
• You can save files in the formats that are new to Word 2007 by clicking Save in Word 2000.

Excel 2000 and PowerPoint 2000

• After you install the Compatibility Pack, you can open and save the file formats that are new to Excel 2007 and to PowerPoint 2007 from the Microsoft Windows operating system.
  
• You can open files in the formats that are new to Excel 2007 and to PowerPoint 2007 by double-clicking the file on the desktop, in the My Documents folder, or in Microsoft Windows Explorer.
  
• You can save files in the formats that are new to Excel 2007 and to PowerPoint 2007 by right-clicking an Excel 2000 file or a PowerPoint 2000 file and then clicking Save As.

Labels: Addin, Formats