In my organization we use Powerpoint 2003 and I have been thinking of requesting an upgrade to 2007 or 2010 since I have seen in the forums that there are more functionalities which can be developed imported into Storyline.
Is any one able to give me an overview of what more I could develop within Powerpoint for my Storyline projects? Which would be the best upgrade - 2007 or 2010?
We recently upgraded to 2007 from 2003 and I have not seen any really major differences, other than the interface (ribbons instead of menu bar), of course I was not deep into being a "Power User". I'm sure there are others out there with more experience then myslef. I would like to add to this thread by asking those with experience using 2010 what advantages it has over 2007. I'd like to have ammunition to go to my admin folks and make a case to upgrade. While that would place me outside the corporate desktop structure, if it enhances my aqbility to create better elearning I am willing to make the fight.
One of the nicest features in PowerPoint 2010 is the ability to change an image file without deleting the orignal image and re-importing a new one (right click on the image and that should be an option). If you have animations applied to an image it is a huge time saver. Also, it was a slight learning curve getting acclimated to the ribbon as opposed to the standard menu, but now when open I my 2003 PPT software the menu seems cumbersome to me.
From an Articulate standpoint, I have experienced the RARE occasion where a 2003 PPT file would not work well with Articuate; sometimes the PPT would become corrupted, thank goodness for backing up/archving. Saving as a 2010 PPTX resolved that issue every time.
If you do upgrade, keep your 2003 version of PPT intact. One client's PPT files have the text formatting askew if I open in 2010. These may have originally been created in an even older version of PPT.
Thanks for bringing this question back Edward. And thanks to Jim for sharing your experience with Powerpoint 2010. Anyone else have input to share as to the differences between Powerpoint 2007 and 2010?
I know this was posted months ago, but I updated to 2010, and now I cant import into Storyline. It gives me a failure message. When I looked for fixes, I founf that storyline does not support 2010. I am very suprised. But it looks like others had a difference experience?
The only versions of Powerpoint 2010 that are not compatible, are the 64-bit and click to run versions. Which version are you running? If you encounter a “Failed to import PowerPoint presentation” error message in Storyline, please review this article for solutions.
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Isa,
We recently upgraded to 2007 from 2003 and I have not seen any really major differences, other than the interface (ribbons instead of menu bar), of course I was not deep into being a "Power User". I'm sure there are others out there with more experience then myslef. I would like to add to this thread by asking those with experience using 2010 what advantages it has over 2007. I'd like to have ammunition to go to my admin folks and make a case to upgrade. While that would place me outside the corporate desktop structure, if it enhances my aqbility to create better elearning I am willing to make the fight.
Thanks!
One of the nicest features in PowerPoint 2010 is the ability to change an image file without deleting the orignal image and re-importing a new one (right click on the image and that should be an option). If you have animations applied to an image it is a huge time saver. Also, it was a slight learning curve getting acclimated to the ribbon as opposed to the standard menu, but now when open I my 2003 PPT software the menu seems cumbersome to me.
From an Articulate standpoint, I have experienced the RARE occasion where a 2003 PPT file would not work well with Articuate; sometimes the PPT would become corrupted, thank goodness for backing up/archving. Saving as a 2010 PPTX resolved that issue every time.
If you do upgrade, keep your 2003 version of PPT intact. One client's PPT files have the text formatting askew if I open in 2010. These may have originally been created in an even older version of PPT.
Thanks for bringing this question back Edward. And thanks to Jim for sharing your experience with Powerpoint 2010. Anyone else have input to share as to the differences between Powerpoint 2007 and 2010?
I know this was posted months ago, but I updated to 2010, and now I cant import into Storyline. It gives me a failure message. When I looked for fixes, I founf that storyline does not support 2010. I am very suprised. But it looks like others had a difference experience?
Hey JQ!
The only versions of Powerpoint 2010 that are not compatible, are the 64-bit and click to run versions. Which version are you running? If you encounter a “Failed to import PowerPoint presentation” error message in Storyline, please review this article for solutions.
Hi Friends,
I find PowerPoint 2007 better than 2010. I am using PowerPoint ShortcutTools software with it so it become every easy to create PowerPoint slides.
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