Andrew McDonough

Please note: This page is imported from my wiki, which hasn't been updated in over 10 years. Some of the formatting was lost during the import. I'll try to get around to fixing it someday.

Powerpoint

Powerpoint is a horrible horrible program. I advise trying to avoid using it at all costs. Consider writing presentations in XML with a nice Extensible Stylesheet to render. That way you can properly separate the content from the presentation.

Changing the font of a link

Visited links in Powerpoint appear by default as a nasty grey/blue colour that isn’t the most readable on a digital projector. To change this to blue:

Format ->Slide Color Sheme -> Change the colours of Accent and Hyperlink and Accent and Followed Hyperlink


Andrew McDonough

Andrew McDonough is a consultant CTO and software developer, currently based between Berlin and London.

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