- Firstly, I really hate the way songs are added in PowerPoint. Because there are so many slides in one powerpoint file, what I often want is to match the music (in terms of lyrics and tone) with what is going on in each slide. However, I could never do that and I do not really know if Powerpoint does not allow us to do so or simply because I do not know how to get to it.
- Secondly, animations sometimes make me feel annoyed. I do know how to add animations to each of my slide, but I do not know how to make them well matched together. Sometimes I put all really complicated animations into one Powerpoint file so it did not look really professional. But I personally do not want to use the simply an dull ones either (namely fading, sliding to the left or to the right). The key is how to mix these ones smoothly together.
- Thirdly, I am totally screwed up each time I am trying to add background pictures. What happen most of the time is that the pictures I find are not large enough to cover the whole slide and I have to stretch them a little bit. However, stretching them will make them look awkward like the tiger we made in class today.
Despite these disadvantages, it is undeniable that I love powerpoint, though less than excel because it is really a useful, convenient and time-saving tool of presentation. Back to the time when I didnot know how to use powerpoint, preparing for presentations was a real pain with me. It often took me days (DAYS, not hours guy) to draw outlines and pictures. However, things have now become much more organized and faster with Powerpoint. All you need is to choose layouts, add background pictures (optional though), type in key words and hit enter. Things will get done amazingly quickly.
I completely agree about the animations. I want to be creative and professional, but it's a hard balance to achieve.
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