PowerPoint 2010: Insert Screenshot

Did you know that you can insert a screenshot in PowerPoint 2010? I did know that but had not thought about the possibilities. Since the screenshot is inserted as a graphic you can add text, shapes, etc. and then, using screen clipping, save the edited screenshot as a graphic to use in any program or to email, etc. This article, PowerPoint 2010: Inert Screenshot, explains the process and even includes helpful screenshots.

Click here to view more screenshot tutorials courtesy of the Rapid eLearning Blog.

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Microsoft 2010 Ultimate Tips

(This was originally posted by Linda Wapelhorst on 12/8 in Butler Online's Advent Calendar)

MAke Use Of has prepared a free guide to help you get the most out of the new features in Office 2010. The guide is a free PDF download and will show you how to:

* Get the most out of 2010s cloud capabilities.

* Turn off the annoying file block feature.

* Speed up document creation in Word with building blocks.

* Present data at a glance with Excels new Sparklines.

* Edit video from within PowerPoint.

* Broadcast a PowerPoint presentation over the web, live.

* Add social functionality to Outlook.

* and much more!

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Acrobat Pro 10 can be your hero

One of the biggest complaints I have heard about PDF files is the inability to edit. Regardless how many times, users are told to save the original Word or Excel file to edit at a later time, that original always seems to get lost.

There have been converters pop up over the years, but I have never heard of any really working to folks' liking. Of course, you can always copy and paste the text for an ungainly unformatted look into a document. Desperate but ugly.

Now, Acrobat Pro 10 has added that ability to convert a PDF to Microsoft Word (.doc and .docx), and it seems to work. At least better than previous external applications (both free and paid). My recent sample attempt did not bring over math symbols, but the overall formatting in the new Word document looked pretty darned good.

With so many programs now able to convert their files to PDF, the purchase of Acrobat has become less attractive in the last few years. This latest feature, however, could be worth taking another look.

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Collaborate in PowerPoint and Excel

"Have you ever emailed a version of a document to colleagues, waited for their replies, and merged their changes in? It’s a slow and difficult approach to collaboration.

With oneDrum it’s easy to:

• Share documents with colleagues, and keep those versions up to date



• Know when they start and stop editing the document



• See their changes to the document as they make them"

With oneDrum there is no need to learn new programs. Just use the Office programs (presently Excel and PowerPoint but Word will be added later this year) as usual and always have the most up-to-date version of a shared document saved on your computer. Watch as colaborators make changes. And, think what a valuable tool oneDrum might be for your students involved in a group project! Check out the videos below to better understand the benefits.

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Text Fixer

Text Fixer is a free online tool that converts the contents of a doc or docx file to HTML code, producing a much cleaner html code than Word. The converter strips many unnecessary styles and extra mark-up codes which, in turn, produces cleaner, easily editable pages in ANGEL. Text Fixer does not preserve images but it does preserve links and other basic formatting like bolding, bullets, tables, etc. in the conversion process.

1. Copy the text from your Word document


2. Paste the code into the Word-to-html-Converter


3. Click the Convert Word to HTML button and Text Fixer will produce the clean code


4. Copy the code


5. Click Settings on your ANGEL page


6. Click the Source icon in the tools at the top of the HTML editor


7. Paste the copied code in the Source of your ANGEL page


8. Click the Source icon again


9. Save

Voila, you have a clean ANGEL page. The page will look better and be much easier to edit than if copied directly from Word.

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Office 2007 Help - Search Commands

Are you still frustrated at times trying to find the button for a tool in Office 2007? You know the button is there because you used it in Office 2003, but where is it?!
If this ever happens to you, check out Search Commands. Search Commands works with Microsoft Office 2007 Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Search Commands adds a tab in the ribbon of these Office 2007 programs. You click the tab and search with your own words, then select the command you need. It also includes Guided Help, which acts as a tour guide for the specific tasks you’re looking for.

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Search Commands for Office

Do you become frustrated when you can't find commands and features in Office 2007? If so, Search Commands is for you. This free add-in creates a new Search Commands tab in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. When clicked, users enter their own words to find commands for Office tasks. It’s easy to download and install and it works great.

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Save MS Office Files as PDFs

Microsoft has released an add-on that allows you to save Office 2007 files as PDFs. PDF add-on for MS Office. is a quick download (select Run to install) and will give you the option to save as PDF when you save an MS Office file.

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Microsoft Word Tips

No one can know all of the features and shortcuts available in Word but this site lists 10 that instructors should find useful. There is also a video that explains tables in detail.

10 Microsoft Word Tricks Every Teacher Should Know

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