Here is a video featuring samples of our widescreen PowerPoint templates.

You can view all the widescreen PowerPoint templates here.

Our widescreen templates are available for PowerPoint 2007 or newer.  Users of older versions of PowerPoint are still able to use the standard 4×3 versions of the templates.

Our templates for older version of PowerPoint, like PowerPoint 2003, come in .ZIP archive files so there are a few extra steps to get them animate properly in PowerPoint 2003.

1. Download the template.  It will download as a .zip file.

2. Extract the .ZIP file to a folder on your computer.  I like to extract it to my Desktop, but you can extract it anywhere you want. Just remember where you saved it.  To extract the .zip, I like to right click on top of the zip file and choose “Extract All” from the menu that appears.

3. Go to PowerPoint and then using the Open command in PowerPoint, browse to the folder you just extracted, and open the .ppt file.

4. Press F5 or View the SlideShow to see the animations move.

IMPORTANT: In the extracted folder, there is a .ppt file (the template) and one or move .wmv video files.  These .wmv video files must remain in the same folder as your completed presentation.  PowerPoint 2003 is linking to these files and if your presentation is not in the same folder as these video files, PowerPoint will not be able to find the files and the animations will not play.

View all our templates we have available here.

Do you use an iPad for Presentations?

More and more people are using mobile devices like Apple’s iPad to display their presentations.

At PresenterMedia, we are looking at ways to make our animations and templates more compatible with these mobile devices.  For example, we are starting to look at ways to convert our PowerPoint templates over to animated templates which will work with the Keynote app on the iPad.

Our question to you: Do you currently use an iPad or other mobile device to assist you with your presentations?  We’d love to hear how you are using mobile technology to assist with your presentations.  If you are not currently using something like an iPad, we’d like to know why not.  Your feedback will help us tailor new services to meet your mobile device needs.

Post a comment below, and take the time to answer our poll question on our Facebook page here.

Several of our subscribers have been asking for a separate download of the video files we use in our Presentations.  We are happy to announce that coming in August you will now have access to a new collection of video backgrounds.  You will be able to download individual files as Windows Media (.WMV), QuickTime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv) or as a complete PowerPoint template (.pptx).

You will also have the same customization controls available that we have for our clipart and animations, so you can modify the colors in the videos to match your presentation color scheme or company colors.  Here is a demo of the new Video Background customizer.

We are also excited to announce that the video backgrounds will be included with all PresenterMedia subscription plans.  There will not be an additional charge to download video backgrounds.

Most of our templates can be edited with the methods outlined in this video.

Press the play button to view a video about changing our PowerPoint Templates.

Covered in this video:

• Changing Theme Colors
• Accessing and Editing the Slide Master
• Changing the Images in a PowerPoint Template

Change this Chemistry Template into a Leadership Template

If you found this video helpful, you may also like to view our Getting Started With PowerPoint Templates tutorial.

You can view all our PowerPoint Templates here.

Discussion PowerPoint Template

The text in the speech bubbles are PowerPoint text boxes and you can simply change the text to your own quotation or information right inside PowerPoint.

2 Person Chat PowerPoint Template

The template colors can quickly be changed by using the theme colors under the design tab in PowerPoint.  We have also provided a set of design elements for you to recreate your own conversation.

Design Elements for PowerPoint Template

There are pre-built templates for 1 person, 2 people, a group of 3 and a group of 4.

A sample three character discussion.

This template will work with any version of PowerPoint 2003 or newer.

You can download all of our templates for PowerPoint here.

Editable PowerPoint Map of Asia

We have be working on adding PowerPoint map for all the major regions of the world. Recently we have completed work on two more maps, African and Australia.

PowerPoint Map of Australia

These PowerPoint maps are vector based PowerPoint shapes that you can easily change the color, move apart or change the size.  Each region is broken apart into its corresponding territories or national boundaries.

PowerPoint Map of Africa

Alternate Map of Africa with Text Labels

All our maps include a version with positioned text labels of the different regions.

Our map templates are all available for download as part of a PresenterMedia subscription.

We are adding the regions of Asia and South America soon.  Also please comment below if there are other map regions you would like to see added to the PresenterMedia library.

Below is a video tutorial about PresenterMedia’s PowerPoint templates and Camtasia from Camtasia super trainer, Lon Naylor.  Learn more about Camtasia at Lon’s site, learncamtasia.com.

There are a couple of items to check if you plan to use Mac PowerPoint 2008 to play our animated templates.

1. Check for Updates

First of all, you need to make sure that you are running the most up to date version of your PowerPoint software.  Microsoft has release several updates to Mac PowerPoint 2008 and some of them are essential for the animated features to operate properly.

It’s easy to check if to see if you are currently running the most up to date version of your software, simply go to the Help Tab in PowerPoint, and click “Check for Updates”.  Install any of the updates you are missing.

Checking for Updates in PowerPoint 2008

2. Flip4Mac

The second item that any Mac user will need is the free Quicktime plug-in called Flip4Mac.  This plug-in enables Quicktime to play Microsoft’s .WMV video files.  This also has the added bonus of allowing our templates to be cross-platform compatible.  Microsoft distributes Flip4Mac for free and it can be downloaded from their site here.

After you have installed any updates and the Flip4Mac plug-in, shutdown and start up your computer and away you go with awesome multi-media templates for PowerPoint.

An example of an animated PowerPoint template for either the Mac or PC versions of PowerPoint.

You can see all the animated templates we have available here.

Example Crossword Diagram Slide

PresenterMedia artist, Josh Doohen, took on the project and came up with this new PowerPoint template called Create Your Crossword.

This template is build strictly with PowerPoint shapes so you can easily change the color and add your own text to the blocks.  Simply start with one of the arrays of blocks and add in your words, then delete all the extra blocks you do not need.  The end result is a clean and unique illustration for your next presentation.

Sample Block Array, add text to the blocks and then delete the ones you do not need.

A sample slide from the Create Your Crossword PowerPoint template.

You can see all the slides included in this template here.

View all our PowerPoint templates available for download.