A handy guide to using Microsoft Office and Apple iWork, exploring the benefits of and differences between the two software suites.
Tag: Powerpoint
The dream boss? What it was like to work for Bill Gates
This is part three of a series of stories by Robert Gaskins who helped invent PowerPoint at Forethought Inc. in 1984 (see part one and part two). It was the first significant acquisition made by Microsoft. We spoke to Robert about the process of building a startup in the…
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Life before the web – Running a Startup in the 1980’s
This is part two of a series of stories by Robert Gaskins who helped invent PowerPoint at Forethought Inc. in 1984 (read part one here). It was the first significant acquisition made by Microsoft. We spoke to Robert about building a startup in the 1980s and…
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Deal of the century? How Microsoft beat Apple to buy PowerPoint for $14 million
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Open Old Powerpoint Presentations in Office 2007 and Office 2010
Zamzar now allows you to open old Powerpoint presentations in Office 2007 and Office 2010, by converting them to a more up-to-date format. No longer should you have to see the horrible error: PowerPoint can't open the type of file…
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How To: Embed Videos into Powerpoint
We’re often asked here at Zamzar how you can embed videos into Microsoft Powerpoint presentations, to give them that extra "wow" factor. We decided to put together a step by step guide to take you through the process - we'll…
Convert pptx files to ppt, odp, html, pcx, pdf, png, ps and swf
Great news ! We've been working hard here at Zamzar to round out our support for Microsoft Office 2007 files, and we're pleased to announce that you can now use Zamzar to convert "pptx" files generated by Office 2007 to…
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