davef

Marty, good suggestion... Help me understand what what you are looking for. Is it a "PowerPoint How to ..." (create; edit; insert artwork; formating; using templates; etc...) or is it more of a "Drivers manual for PowerPoint presentations" or more of "Tips for Presenters / public speaking pointers booklet"? I guess it could easily be all of the above ((and then some)). If I am going to spend time on this I don't want to miss the target. Another thing... any suggestions on how to share it once its done? Dave

On Power Point... I find that speakers are often nervous, it helps to have them practice and practice if they are not used to using PPT. The transition speeds vary from system to system, so practicing on the system you'll use for the show is good to do. I set PowerPoint to back up on Right click rather than "pop up" the menu... (Tools -> Options -> Uncheck "Pop up menu on right click") This way the speaker can back up really easily if they need to. Also, printing the Slide Sort as screen shot makes it easy for the presenter to hop around the show if need be. Great for the end of the presentation when they are typically being asked questions. In PowerPoint - in presentation mode - you can use the number keys and enter the slide number and move directly to that slide. (For example you've given a 40 minute presentation with a chart on slide number 14. When you're done some askes to review that slide. Type "14" on the keyboard and hit enter and PPT will hop you to that slide.) FYI... This is my first post! (Ever!!!!) I am really glad I found this forum... looks like I'll be digging the archives and reading here a good deal in the future. Dave