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All about themes, Quick Styles, cell styles, and background styles What is the difference between a theme, a style, and a layout anyway? Check out this article that explains how these elements relate in PowerPoint and other Microsoft Office applications.

Community video: Presentation navigation examples What is a "relational presentation"? Find out how to make your slide show more interactive by adding navigation.

Change the style and width of lines connecting SmartArt shapes Customize your SmartArt graphics by changing the color, weight, or style of a connecting line

Crabby demystifies PowerPoint terms Need to know more about PowerPoint terminology? Read the Crabby Office Lady's humorous (yet informative) take on common PowerPoint concepts.

Medical stethoscope design template Make your medical presentation look just a little more elegant with this stethescope-themed PowerPoint template.

Animate text or objects Go beyond static images by adding animation effects to your presentation! Read this article to learn how to increase the visual appeal of your slides by adding animation.

Create a "snake trail" animation effect Do you want to create an image that "slithers" across your slide? Read this tutorial on PowerPoint Heaven on how two create a snake-like animation effect.

Free animated text effects template for PowerPoint 2007 Create stunning build slides, animated title slides, and professionally-designed logs using the examples and instructions in this template.

Last puzzle piece design template Watch the puzzle pieces fall into place in your presentation with this scintillating template

Global business teamwork design template Express the global reach of your organization with this refined PowerPoint presentation template.

Coordinate the color, fonts, and effects of all your Office documents Courtesy of Eli Journals, read this article to learn how to create a single, unified look and feel to your Office files.

Create a vertical block list Diagram a task or process with multiple sub-steps quickly with a vertical block list.

Format lines and shape outlines in PowerPoint 2007 Learn how to customize lines and shapes from Geetesh Bajaj, PowerPoint MVP, in this in-depth tutorial.

Using PowerPoint in the classroom You can find some of the most creative PowerPoint experts ... at your local elementary school. In this video, a teacher and some students describe how they use PowerPoint to create eye-catching presentations.

What do kids know about PowerPoint that we don't? Creativity is infectious. Read about what happens when you give three ten-year-olds PowerPoint and tell them to "come up with something cool."

More PowerPoint experts - How fifth graders presented the Bard "To bullet point or not to bullet point: that is the question." Find out how two students applied their PowerPoint skills to their report about Shakespeare.

Twelve-month timeline Chart the progress of your project with this twelve-month timeline graphic template.

Presentation for project post-mortem Prepare to present the results of your project with this post-morten template.

Employee orientation presentation Begin your new employees' careers off well with this orientation slideshow template.

Lightning strike image slide Does lightning strike twice in the same place? Find out with this lightning-themed presentation template.