Category Archives: PowerPoint Tips

Opazity: The emotional impact

Posted on 12 June 2008 by Steve

Do you use Opazity just to tease your audiences with things to be revealed? That was my starting point for creating the blurred image effect. But, of course, for movie directors, soft-focus (dissolve) transitions from one scene to another, such … Continue reading →

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Hillary Clinton’s PowerPoint slides redesigned

Posted on 14 May 2008 by Steve

Rick Altman, presentation designer and organiser of the annual PowerPoint Live conference has inspected a PowerPoint ‘deck’ produced by Hillary Clinton’s team and not just found it wanting but has gone as far as redesigning it. Whatever your view of … Continue reading →

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Opazity and Microsoft

Posted on 2 February 2008 by Steve

When I talk to people and mention Opazity, a common reaction is to assume that any day now Microsoft is going to come knocking on my door begging to drop me a couple of millions of their loose change to … Continue reading →

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Opazity review in Indezine

Posted on 15 January 2008 by Steve

Many thanks to Geetesh Bajaj, PowerPoint MVP, for his review of Opazity in his Indezine blog. He starts it with the sentence: The new versions of PowerPoint seem to have everything apart from the kitchen sink – but yet, it’s … Continue reading →

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