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A/V Capabilities in PowerPoint 2010

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The main objective behind the development of Office 2010 seems to be speed

and simplicity. With the aim to deliver work with optimized use of resources, no

matter where you are, PowerPoint comes with many new, improved tools for video

and photo editing, broadcasting and for web applications.

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Embed videos in your presentation



You can embed video from online video sharing sites like Youtube or from your
local drive. Using the media options under the Insert tab, you can either upload

the video from the website or from the local drive. With the help of video tools

and other options of formatting and giving effects, you can also trim video,

apply fades, set video effects & styles and set preview image for your video.

Paste the embedded link in the

box. Here you can see the Youtube video being uploaded in the presentation.
The black triangle represents

the diamond shape effect and just below you can see the reflection of the

presentation.
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Capture screenshot with the in-built screen capture tool



With the help of PowerPoint screen capture feature, you can simply capture

the screenshot of a particular area from the available options. Apart from this,

you can simply capture the screenshot of the last window that you were working

upon. This feature was first introduced in the last release of OneNote, but now

has been brought to all other applications.

The screenshot tool shows the

available windows to choose from, else it directs you to the last used

window.
Here we have captured the

screenshot of Youtube which was the last window that we were working on.

Broadcast your presentation



You can simply broadcast your presentation to remote users with the help of

PowerPoint's Broadcasting capabilities. To broadcast the presentation simply

click on the Slide show ribbon and select the 'Broadcast slideshow' option. This

uploads the presentation to a broadcast server which is free and gives you a

link that can be shared with anyone to access the slideshow. All you need is a

free Microsoft Live ID.

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Under the Silde Show tab, select

the Broadcast slideshow and start broadcasting.
With the help of this link,

different users can open the URL in their browser and start viewing the

presentation.

Convert to video, send as email, save to sky drive, and more



The interesting part here is that by converting your presentation into video
format, you can simply view it with media player, for people who don't have

PowerPoint installed on their system. You can attach a PDF document of your

presentation to the email or use the Skydrive to embed the presentation and

share it with anyone.

Select the share option from the

File menu. You can convert it to video or choose other options.
Under the Insert tab, the

Equation option lets you select different mathematical equations.
You can format your mathematical

equation in various ways. For instance, you can change fonts, their size and

color.

Add mathematical equations



With the help of Equation Editor, you can add some mathematical equations to

your presentations. You can also use it to create your own custom equations by

using a library of mathematical functions. Till now this feature was only

available in Word and Excel.

Madhur Chawla

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