Powerpoint

Does anyone know how to create a powerpoint presentation?

I want to make a slideshow of a bunch of old photos of my mother's family, with music behind it...

that's it... is this hard?

theres freeware on the internet that you can do it with thats much easier IMO..

i;'ll try to find some of the sites....

Its actually WAY HARDER than it SHOULD BE, if you're on a PC.

One hint though, take a look at ONETRUEMEDIA.COM, its REALLY EASY, and you can download the finished product to your hard drive, so you can burn cds, or just send out a link to everyone.

Here's one I made last summer if you want to see the finished product:

Puppy Slideshow

ETFix link!

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Posted by Colette

Its actually WAY HARDER than it SHOULD BE, if you're on a PC.

One hint though, take a look at ONETRUEMEDIA.COM, its REALLY EASY, and you can download the finished product to your hard drive, so you can burn cds, or just send out a link to everyone.

Here's one I made last summer if you want to see the finished product:

Puppy Slideshow

ETFix link!

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thats the one I used!!! its so easy, but you can only pick from the songs they offer i think

I'm not on a mac now...(im at work) but I have a mac at home...

I want to create it in powerpoint b/c we want to show it to a roomful of people at my grandmother's 80th birthday party...

can this be done with one of those 'other' programs?

How do I project it from my mac (or pc) to a screen?

omg yesi (mrsQ) and i just had a discussion the other day about this...download a program to your comp called PhotoStory it's insanely easy to use and its really cool! it's exactly what you're looking for

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Posted by DNicholes

if you have a mac you can use your iDVD.....very user friendly

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but how can I project the final project to a screen...

This is for somethign we'd like a whole room full of people to see

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Posted by carolinep24

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Posted by DNicholes

if you have a mac you can use your iDVD.....very user friendly

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but how can I project the final project to a screen...

This is for somethign we'd like a whole room full of people to see

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You can burn it onto a DVD and watch it on any tv......

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Posted by bonitachyc

borrow an lcd projector from work?

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If I get one of those... do I have to have it created in powerpoint, or can I just play any DVD from my mac through the projector onto a screen?

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Posted by carolinep24

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Posted by bonitachyc

borrow an lcd projector from work?

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If I get one of those... do I have to have it created in powerpoint, or can I just play any DVD from my mac through the projector onto a screen?

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you can hook your computer up to the projector onto a screen from PPT but I'm not 100% positive if viewing from iDVD you can play in full screen (I THINK you can but I'd have to go home and double check)

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Posted by Colette

The projector will play WHATEVER is happening on your computer, so it will work. (**Turn off your screensaver when you run it!!) Check with the venue, sometimes they have A.V. type equipment available. You also need to check the walls, if they're flat white you'll be fine, but if they're dark colored or textured you'll need a SCREEEn to project onto!!!

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it's a restaurant, so I don't know if they're going to have AV equiptment but I'll check... I have an aunt who's in advertising so she might have something we can use...

thanks so much!!!

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Posted by DNicholes

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Posted by carolinep24

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Posted by bonitachyc

borrow an lcd projector from work?

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If I get one of those... do I have to have it created in powerpoint, or can I just play any DVD from my mac through the projector onto a screen?

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you can hook your computer up to the projector onto a screen from PPT but I'm not 100% positive if viewing from iDVD you can play in full screen (I THINK you can but I'd have to go home and double check)

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awesome. thanks.. I'm going to play around with idvd tonight

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Posted by bonitachyc

omg yesi (mrsQ) and i just had a discussion the other day about this...download a program to your comp called PhotoStory it's insanely easy to use and its really cool! it's exactly what you're looking for

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YES, PhotoStory is SUBLIME. So easy and the results are professional looking. You can add any music starting on any picture, etc. I've used it to make a few slideshows in the past and it's super user friendly. Software is FREEEEEEEEEEEEEE - best part - and you don't need a connection to the internet to view the slideshows - it would just be saved on your computer like any other file.

Good luck!

also good is PhotoShow. Super easy. Free software on their site or you can buy the extended version ($40 or so) which includes a website for you to post your shows on.

Here's our page

Ella's Photo Shows