If you are anything like me and have to wade through a lot of PowerPoint or other Office files to find what you’re looking for, being able to see a preview of what is actually in the file can be super helpful. Think art gallery versus card catalog. (If you’re not old enough to knowContinueContinue reading “Find Your Slides & Office Files Faster By Saving a Preview Image”
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Friday Finds | October 6, 2017
Don’t waste time coming here to find everything. Get these and more right in your inbox by subscribing to my newsletter Jane Hart’s 11th Annual Top Learning Tools Jane Hart (@c4lpt) has been polling learning pros about their top learning for 11 years. This week she published this year’s edition and as always, it isContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds | October 6, 2017”
Converting Keynote to PowerPoint
There are so many great designers sharing their work these days. For example, this beautiful Keynote presentation template popped up in my morning reading yesterday. There are times like this when I’d really like to pull this over to use it or some of the elements in PowerPoint. Fortunately, there is a super quick andContinueContinue reading “Converting Keynote to PowerPoint”
Friday Finds | August 25, 2017
What a wonderful week! We got to see the eclipse and get into a bunch of fun cool stuff. Here are a few of the good things that passed across my radar. Cheers! The Difference Between Amateurs and Professionals Why is it that some people seem to be hugely successful and do so much, whileContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds | August 25, 2017”
Friday Finds | August 18, 2017
School is back in session here and we’re celebrating our amazing daughter’s birthday. There is a lot to be thankful for including some of these things that surfaced on my radar this week. Cheers! Does eLearning Work? What the Scientific Research Says! What does the scientific research tell us about elearning effectiveness, particularly as itContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds | August 18, 2017”
An Easy Hack for Finding the Free Stock Photos You Need
Did you know you can use those expensive stock photo sites even if your budget is totally busted? Many designers and developers are limited by small or non-existent budgets and are commonly forced to rely on using free source for their stock photos. While there are tons of great free options with more and moreContinueContinue reading “An Easy Hack for Finding the Free Stock Photos You Need”
The Quest for a Perfect Icon
Icon Resources Icons can often play an important role in the things you are designing. They are great for helping to reduce text, call attention and a host of other nice benefits. Fortunately, there are a lot of great resources for finding exactly the icon you need. Some of my favorites include: Flaticon Icons8 IconmonstrContinueContinue reading “The Quest for a Perfect Icon”
The Secret to Working with Vector Graphics in PowerPoint
Many people don’t realize that PowerPoint can be a suitable option for working with vector graphics. Tom Kuhlmann has a nice post on working with .EPS files in PowerPoint. Unfortunately, a recent update has disabled the ability to insert .EPS graphics into Office documents. While there are a number of different types of image formats,ContinueContinue reading “The Secret to Working with Vector Graphics in PowerPoint”
12 Incredibly Useful Blogs for Learning Cool Stuff
It is no secret that I’m a huge proponent of learning. I make time every day to learn something new and am always on the lookout for useful takeaways from my experiences. One of the coolest things about learning is when you find something super useful and learn something you didn’t even know you needed toContinueContinue reading “12 Incredibly Useful Blogs for Learning Cool Stuff”
Need a scanner? Try your phone
Once upon a time, people had visions of a paperless society. At some point, I may even have been one of them. Alas! No such luck. While the number of paper forms, etc we have to deal with is significantly less than it used to be, there always seems to be that odd time that we needContinueContinue reading “Need a scanner? Try your phone”
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