Take Notice: Microsoft Office had NEW and IMPROVED Clip Art AKA 3D Models

You've used clip art for a long time, if you're like most people. The funny icons, cute images, interesting graphics. You inserted it into your PowerPoint presentations to give viewers a break from the monotony of just text. In Word, you added images to jazz up your newsletters and reports.

3 Reasons 3D Models are Cooler than Clip Art

1. You can customize it by changing the angle and tilt to show it EXACTLY how you want to.
   
   For example, if you're using a 3D model of a robot, it allow you to view it from any angle, not just one.
   
   
2. If it's animated, you can view the animation from any angle.
   
   For example view the pumping of a heart from the bottom or the side.
   
   
3. You can use the Pan and Zoom feature to control what shows in your "frame".
   
   If the image is too general, you can Pan and Zoom in to show the particular details from a particular angle.
   
   

How to Insert 3D Models

1. In your O365 App, click on Insert on...

Whether you are a sales person sharing a Vimeo marketing video with a prospective client or you are hosting an internal training highlighting a YouTube video, you have a need to share videos. These videos are often already hosted on YouTube or Vimeo or some other video hosting site. One of the best ways to give these videos context is to incorporate them into a PowerPoint presentation.

That being said, in all my years of Microsoft help desk support and Microsoft Office training and consulting - I don't get a lot of PowerPoint questions. HOWEVER- there is ONE question I consistently get. People consistently need to insert videos like YouTube videos (it could also be a platform like Vimeo or other videos hosted on various websites) into their PowerPoint presentations.  

So - here's you're how-to guide along with the things you CAN do and the things you CAN'T do when working with a hosted video.

Remember - last week we looked at inserting screen recordings that YOU...

So. Much. Video.

Some of you told me last week - you want to learn about basic video editing.

Video has become so prevalent when it comes to demonstrating, presenting, training and otherwise sharing information. 

Most of you probably think you need to invest in a video editing program, and if you're like most others, you wouldn't even know where to start. Although there are some great video editing and recording programs, I personally use Camtasia although I've used others too, it may not be necessary.

Did you know, if you have PowerPoint, you can do video recording and editing right in a slide? Most people not only don't know this- but are't quite sure how to use it.

I'm going to break this tip down into 2 weeks. This week - I will show you how to do a screen recording and edit it. Next week - I will show you how to use an online video or a video from another source, and edit that.

I'll be doing the steps in PowerPoint for O365.

Screen Recording in...