Creating Scene Elements

Feb 21, 2012

Hi David,

I watch your tips on creating scene elements and was unfamiliar with the functionality you used to show your various layers. It is the panel off to the right where you seem to have stored some previously used scene elements. Could you enlighten me on whether this is functionality built into PPT or Articulate?

Below is the pane I speak of.

Much appreciated,

Dave Ragan

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Phil Mayor
Hero

12 years ago02/21/12 at 12:00 pm (UTC)

Hi Dave that is photoshop, you can use layers in powerpoint on the home tab choose select and selection pane, you cannot add them to folders but you can group them and make them visible and not visible

Phil

Dave Ragan
Author

12 years ago02/22/12 at 7:51 am (UTC)

Thanks Phil. I appreciate it. I have yet to use Photoshop, however I just purchased it and looking forward to exploring it. I have used other photo editing tools that provide the basics, but nothing as intricate as Photoshop.

I appreciate the tips on PPT layers.

Dave

David Anderson
Staff

12 years ago02/24/12 at 2:22 pm (UTC)

Hey Dave -

Phil's correct: that was created in Photoshop using layers and layer comps. Photoshop's layers make it easy to manage dozens of FWB combinations. But the effect is just as easily managed in PowerPoint at the slide level using the Selection Pane.

I uploaded a handful of starter files in PowerPoint for you to look at, download and pick apart:

Floor Wall Background - templates

Dave Ragan
Author

12 years ago02/27/12 at 1:50 pm (UTC)

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the response and the templates. I look forward to exploring the templates and deconstructing them.

I appreciate it.

Dave

Creating Scene Elements

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