When attempting to open a presentation or PowerPoint template in 2003, you receive a message that states that some contents (text, images, or objects) have been corrupted.

Microsoft is aware of this error and is working rapidly to fix it.  The most recent news is that this will automatically be fixed through automatic updates in June for people who run Windows Update.  Microsoft has released a manual hotfix that is available right now if you do not want to wait until June.

Here is the hotfix link from Microsoft:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/office_sustained_engineering/archive/2011/04/23/issues-after-installing-powerpoint-2003-update-kb2464588.aspx

Attendees at the Summit do much more than just learn. They network, they compare notes, they swap stories, they problem-solve together, and they become part of a greater community of presentation professionals. (We hear that the organizers throw good parties, too.)

If you would like to consider attending, visit the conference website for more information at www.PresentationSummit.com.  We think you would really enjoy the experience.

With a little investment of time, a presenter can learn to become a PowerPoint master and reach a new level of presenting enlightenment.

A great way to get more out of PowerPoint is to read the books of well known PowerPoint author Ellen Finkelstein.  Ellen has been writing about PowerPoint since 1994 and has authored several PowerPoint books over the years.  I first read one of Ellen’s books when I was learning the ins and outs of PowerPoint 2002.

Ellen’s books are packed with awesome tips, tutorials and How To information about PowerPoint.  Her most recent book, 101 Advanced Techniques Every PowerPoint User Should Know is a 244 page tome packed full of useful ideas and directions for creating better presentations.

101 Advance Techniques Every PowerPoint User Should Know

As I was reading through the advanced techniques, I was taken by the fact that these were actually quite easy to implement and the steps were very easy to follow.     Ellen presents tips for both PowerPoint 2002/2003 and 2007.   The book is divided into 11 informative chapters covering a wide variety of topics. Want to learn how to create an interactive quiz with PowerPoint?  Ellen has the details.  Want to learn the secrets of effective PowerPoint animation?  She’s got that too.  How about a fun PowerPoint game?  Ellen will show you how.

101 Advance PowerPoint Techniques Every PowerPoint User Should Know will spark creative ideas, save you time creating effective presentations, and open up new ways to communicate you message.  It is well worth the read.

This book as well as several of Ellen’s books can be downloaded from her website.  Here is a list of her PowerPoint books and courses.

I would also recommend signing up for her free monthly PowerPoint tips newsletter while you are visiting.

Use the customizer to download Flash animation files.

There are a couple of things to keep in mind about using Flash in PowerPoint and I will write a tutorial soon.  Let us know how you are using the new Flash files.

Enjoy.

Screenshot of Similar Image Results

Adding a new feature is always a big job, and Josh, Judd and I want to thank our partner Jim Maloney for all his hard work to update our search engine.  He’s been at it for some time and we are hopeful that his efforts will be appreciated.

Let us know if you see anything weird with the search results you are getting.  We are still tweaking the formulas used to determine what is and isn’t a similar image.

Image: Empty Theater Stage

PresenterMedia is a new site, but the owners have been creating PowerPoint graphics and templates for many years.  Back in 1996, most of the PresenterMedia team was involved in the formation of Animation Factory.  We created most of the 500,000 images and animations on Animation Factory over the next thirteen years.

As things change as they always do, it seemed that God had another plan for us.  As the doors were closed to us at Animation Factory, we decided that we love creating templates, animations, and images so we launched PresenterMedia.  We are focusing on quality and usability in our images, as a result we don’t claim to have millions of images on our site.  What we do have is an incredible growing collection of very usable designs and templates.

We’ll be using this blog as a place to discuss PowerPoint, give presentation tips and tricks, share tutorials, and provide news about our newest images.

We are the artists and the owners of PresenterMedia.  Please do not hesitate to let us know what you would like to see on the site or if there are any ways in which we can help you create great PowerPoint presentations.