Power to the point

I thought I was totally awesome at PowerPoint. I had made heaps of presentations at my last library job. Little did I know I was just scratching the surface of all the capabilities that this program offers.

First, I had neglected to realize that all the book covers that I was using as images on previous presentations were possible copyright violations. Whoops! I never even considered the implications before ... I thought "we own the books, so it's no problem." Copyright issues are something that I will always have to be mindful of in the future.

I'm totally impressed with being able to link to websites and back and forth between slides. I was always using PowerPoint at it's most basic level and now I know that it can do so much more ... even photo editing. I'd like to add a video clip also, but I haven't figured out that yet.





Speaking of photo editing - I was so impressed with the Picasa photo editing program, but then I was so depressed when I realized that it's not compatible with a Mac. I post all my pics to Picasa and use a nifty photo uploader. Yet, I can't believe they don't offer a cross platform application. For goodness sake - it's Google we're talking about here! They continue to offer everything under the sun, but ignore the Mac users. It's a shame. Otherwise, I use the Image Tricks program for Macs for basic photo editing. It pales in comparison to what Picasa offers.

Found this site: http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp

This program goes beyond the typical screen shot used in PowerPoint. Camtasia Studio is a video screen recorder, complete with the ability to add audio tracks. So, you can create a video presentation showing patrons how to apply for an E-card, guiding through the process with both video and an audio track describing the process.