Thursday, May 27, 2010

How to put music in Power Point Presentation?

Thinking of making Power Point presentation more attractive. why don't you try something new. what about to add some music into it. what say? Strange but yes you can put music into your presentation.

Follow the steps to make your presentation more attractive by putting music on it:

  • Choose music file you would like to use. If they are not MP3 file you may use an online music file converter. The speed of this depends on your computer storage and such.
  • Open your previously made Microsoft Office Power point presentation. Go to the slide where you want to start playing the music from and select Insert> Movies and Sounds> Sound from a file.
  • Search for the music file you would like to use for your power point presentation. You will then see a Pop Up of playing options. Choose the playing option that best suits your Microsoft Office Power point presentation.
  • Make a right click on the music icon and select 'Custom Animation'
  • Right click the name of your song and select 'Effect Options'. There you may choose what best suits you for the starting and stopping of your song.
  • Proceed to tab called 'Sound Settings'. There you select the box that says "Hide Icon During Show". Your Microsoft Office Powerpoint presentation is now ready for showing.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Microsoft Disputes Google's Claim That Office 2010 Lacks Collaboration

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has responded to Google's claims that Office 2010 and Web Apps lack the cloud-based collaboration capabilities available in Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Apps and Google Docs.

But Google contends that Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft's updated productivity application suite, and Web Apps, the cloud-based components of Office that features cloud versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint, offer only limited real-time collaboration capabilities in the cloud. Most collaborative functions, Google said, are only available via the desktop versions of Office 2010 applications.

Microsoft, however, disagreed, highlighting some of the "co-authoring" capabilities of Office 2010, but stopped short of highlighting its collaborative features.

The Office 2010 represents a significant leap forward, a fact that the 8.6 million users who have downloaded the beta agree with."

Google also took issue with Microsoft Office 2010's pricing, noting that Google Apps Enterprise Edition runs $50 per user per year and includes Google Docs, while Google said Office Professional 2010 runs $499, but there are a host of other added costs like SharePoint 2010 software, client access licenses and other hardware. Vander Mey called Office 2010 costs "complicated" and "obtuse."

Microsoft on Tuesday wouldn’t disclose the pricing for business customers of Office 2010, noting that each Enterprise Agreement is different, but said Office Business 2010 runs $199, while Office Professional runs $349 to $499.

The back and forth between Google and Microsoft comes as the two tech powerhouses battle in the cloud. Google was first to fire, calling into question Office 2010's collaborative capabilities and urging Office 2007 users to upgrade to Google Apps and Google Docs instead of Office 2010. Google also highlighted its acquisition of DocVerse, a plug-in that enables Web-based collaboration within Microsoft Office desktop applications.

Meanwhile, Microsoft dismissed Google's claims that it can seamlessly integrate Microsoft Office documents with Google Docs.

Source: crn.com

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Microsoft launches updated version of Office

Microsoft Corp launches an updated version of its Office software on Wednesday, aiming to keep its grip on the hugely profitable business application market while countering the challenge of free online alternatives from Google Inc.

The world's largest software company is upgrading its popular Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint applications, and rolling out its own online versions to keep up with the new class of mobile, web-connected users that have emerged since the last upgrade in 2006.

Most are expecting the Office franchise -- which Microsoft says has 500 million users -- to retain its dominance in the business world. But Office could be facing the beginning of an erosion of its "must-have" status.

"Every time Microsoft releases a new version of Office, they get a bump up in revenue," said Toan Tran, an analyst at Morningstar. "But how big of an upgrade is this? They might have a harder time getting people to update."

Microsoft is expected to trumpet a list of improvements on Wednesday, such as editing photos in Word, using video in PowerPoint, collaborating on documents and managing e-mail conversations in new ways.

But the most interesting facet is Microsoft's move into the "cloud" -- allowing users to manipulate documents stored on remote servers from anywhere -- where Google has been setting the pace.

"They're coming into our playing field," said Dave Girouard, the Google executive leading the company's charge into business applications. "They (Microsoft) have conceded that this is the future and now we think our products and services will get a lot more consideration."

Google Docs -- stripped down versions of Microsoft's core programs -- are available over the Internet with no need to download software. They are free for personal users and $50-per-user per year for companies. Google says it has picked up 25 million users since launching almost four years ago.

That is only a fraction of Microsoft's 500 million, but is growing quickly.

"Word and Excel are pretty secure -- Excel is embedded in an uncountable number of business processes, so that would be pretty hard to rip out," said Tran.

But Microsoft faces more pressure in email and calendar programs, the areas most amenable to online and mobile use, where Google already has a strong foothold.

"Google has made a lot of inroads there. Microsoft is going to face pressure there over time. They are probably going to have to cut prices to some extent," said Tran.

That could put the brakes on one of Microsoft's most formidable profit engines.

Microsoft's business division -- which gets 90 per cent of its sales from Office -- averages around $2.8 billion profit per quarter. That is 47 per cent of Microsoft's total profit so far this fiscal year, second only to Microsoft's core Windows franchise.

Businesses account for the vast majority of that. According to the latest data from tech research firm Forrester, 81 per cent of companies are running Office 2007, compared with only 4 per cent using Google's online equivalent.

A Forrester poll indicates almost a third of existing Office users plan to upgrade to Office 2010 -- which will be available to them from Wednesday -- within 12 months.

Ordinary consumers get the chance to buy Office 2010 next month, at prices ranging from $119 to $499, depending on the level of sophistication.

It will take at least a year before it is clear whether Microsoft has a winner and the extent to which customers are migrating to online versions and lessening reliance on installed software.

"Google is not the threat that it will be once the 'virtual desktop' becomes a no-brainer," said Richard Williams, an analyst at Cross Research, referring to the practice of accessing software over the Web. "That's the time Microsoft really has to worry about."


Source: news.yahoo.com