Doofer's Dodgy Presentation.....
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Help!
Hullo, everyone,I have been given a chance to do pictures and things for my Sunday talk on card modelling on 'Microsoft PowerPoint', a sort of display system. It's a steep learning curve but I'm getting there…:shock:
My question is this……what do I connect to what, and what with?????
To those in the know this will probably seem a silly question, but can I literally turn up with my 'pooter and plug it in to something that will project/show pictures?
Has anyone else used this system who perhaps can talk me through it or help me make sure it works on the day….please?
Daft Doofer
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In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
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Someone will be along …..
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Doof, you can connect it to the gubbings at the show………….
Ah! A man at the same level of 'computer-eeze' as me! Good point, Chris. I imagine that PowerPoint is a sort of standar presentation system.
Doug
'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil…' Aesop's Fables
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
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It had me really confused the first time I used it when I was working but it really is quite simple and as I am about as much use as a chocolate teapot as far as computers are concerned that is really saying something.
Richard. A sorely missed member who lost a brave battle in 2012.
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The time consuming is in creating the slides at the outset but you don't need a projector for that as it is done on your screen
If all the experts on here are already aware of this then please ignore the ramblings of a "daft Scotsman"
Have fun
Matt
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A projector will plug into your laptop just like any other external screen. Across the top row of keys on your laptop will be some odd-coloured notations, probably the same colour as an extra key on the bottom left, next to the Ctrl and/or Windows keys, marked 'Fn'.
This all together is an extra set of function (hence 'Fn') which your laptop can do over a standard desktop machine.
So, by playing about with some of the functions, you should be able to make the image on your laptop screen dis-appear and re-appear. When you physically connect the external screen / projector, a similar button will logically connect to this screen and display the same image on both your screen (so you can face the audience) and the larger screen.
HTH
Stu
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Work on your presentation using the Powerpoint programme and when it is complete, all you have to do is bring your lap top thing along to the show and we will wire it and you up !
Which means we will then use a projector to show your presentation while you talk
Simples :thumbs
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Phill
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:Red Card:Red CardAnd dont forget the pillows for those who fall asleep
Phill
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Dont forget we still have to asign somebody to car park duty
And dont forget Bisto is staying at the same caravan park as you im sure doug can arrange for a crack of dawn barking session outside your caravan
Brian
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Why not just put the presentation on a memory stick?
That would only work if someone else brought a laptop…
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Bear in mind you don't "need" to use PowerPoint. You can display anything that is on your computer via the projector so you can just have a series of photographs and show them in sequence if that is more convenient. No need to learn to use a new program unless you want to.
Folks these days often use Microsoft Word or their favourite word processor to build a sequence of landscape format pages with words, diagrams and images. You can then "print" this as a PDF file with appropriate settings for screen (1024x768 is a good resolution) and then just display the pages in sequence using the Adobe PDF reader or the like.
If you want Doug I will happily take a Word document and generate the necessary for you.
Cheers
Dave (Projecting crap to people from computers for over 25 years!)
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Why not just put the presentation on a memory stick?
Yee-Ha! I've got one of those, too! I shall have to bring a lap top anyway, but will put it on the stick as well, just in case. Looks like there are going to be plenty of thirsty, sorry, I mean kind people to help out so I've stopped worrying about that side of it now.
And dont forget the pillows for those who fall asleep … Phill
Don't worry, I can keep Phill amused for hours without any problem as I have written 'PTO' on both side of an old beer-mat……
Happier Doofer
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'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil…' Aesop's Fables
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
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Hope that helps.
Max
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Don't worry, between us we'll sort it.
Good idea backing up the presentation on the thumb drive/memory stick.
As you are creating your presentation, make sure that you SAVE on a regular basis. It SAVEs a lot of swearing.
cheers
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Doug
'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil…' Aesop's Fables
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
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That's the worrying bit Marty……………..Maybe… but think of the new skills you are learning!
'Petermac
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