Congratulations on

installing

Lets take a quick tour of

the main features.
Please go through this tutorial in the edit mode, not slideshow
mode.
This tutorial explains PowerPointLabs features at the point you
installed the plugin.

If you installed the plugin some time back, please refer to the
Documentation page of our website for more up-to-date
instructions.
Some buttons may appear to be disabled like this:

That is because a button is enabled only when it can be used.

This tutorial will show you when they can be used.
First up, lets try the Highlight Points
feature.
1. While this slide is selected, click the button in the
ribbon.

A bullet point
Another bullet point
A sub-bullet point
A third-level bullet point
One more bullet point

2. Play this slide as a slide show (click icon or press

Shift+F5) to see how each bullet point is highlighted one at a
time.
3. After that, go back to the edit mode (press ESC key) and
move to the next slide.
4. While this slide is selected, click the button instead.

A bullet point
Another bullet point
A sub-bullet point
A third-level bullet point
One more bullet point

5. Play this slide as a slide show ( or Shift+F5) to see how

the background of each bullet point is highlighted one at a time.

6. More ways of using this feature for instance, to highlight

arbitrary segments of text can be found on our website
http://PowerPointLabs.info/docs.html
Next, lets try the Spotlight
feature
1. Click on this blue shape2. While the shape is selected,
to select it. click the button in the
ribbon

Phase A Phase B Phase C

Step
Step 1 Step 2
3
3. Did you notice the new slide with a spotlight? You can press Ctrl+Z
(Undo) to reverse the effect.

4. You can also adjust the darkness (transparency), softness of the

edges, and the color of the spotlight as below.

Note: the changed settings

are applied to spotlights you
create in future, not the
existing ones.
Next, lets try the Animation-Lab
feature
1. Lets say you want to animate these shapes so that they end
up in the positions given in the next slide.

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Next, lets try the Animate in
slide feature
1. Select the four blue circles in any order (Ctrl+click) and click
the button.

2. When you play the slide show ( ), you should see a single circle
animated
Zoom Lab features are next.
1. Select the blue rectangle s in any order (Ctrl+click) and click the
zoom to area button.

2. Play the slide show ( ) to see the zooming and panning

effects generated by PowerPointLabs. If you would like each
zoom/pan effect to be put in a separate slide, click the expand
( ) icon below the Zoom to Area button to access settings and
select Put all zoom effects on separate slides option.
 2. Select the blue rectangle and click the button.

Inputs Process Output

Ingredient A
(60%)
Ingredie C
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(25%) )

3. Play the slide show ( ) to see drill down effect generated by

PowerPointLabs. The effect tells the audience which part of this
slide corresponds to the content of the next slide. For example,
here it gives audience the feeling that you are now drilling down to
details about the Process part of this slide.
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 4. Select the blue rectangle and click the button to
generate a step back effect from the previous slide.

Inputs Process Output

Ingredient A
(60%)
Ingredie C
nt B (15%
(25%) )

5. Go back a couple of slides and play the slide show to see the
step back effect generated. This effect can be used to indicate that
you are stepping back to take a look at where the details you have
been discussing fit into the big picture.
Next, lets try the Crop Lab feature
1. Select the blue shapes (ctrl + click) and click the
button.

It will crop the images behind to match the outlines of the shapes.
2. You can apply other default PowerPoint effects such as soft-
edges to enhance the resulting cropped image even further.

Your child
today is

the young adult of

tomorrow.
Next, lets try the Narrations Lab and Captions
Lab features
1. Click the button.

It will generate an audio narration for this slide based on the slide
notes. Play the slide and listen to the generated audio narration.

2. Click the button to generate sub-titles (captions) as

well.

Play again to experience both audio and captions at the same time.

Tip: You can select multiple slides and apply the above two effects
to all selected slides.
3. To record an audio in your own voice,
click the drop down menu of
button.

It will show Recorder Script Panel at right

side of your screen, showing the recording
status of the scripts of current slide.

4. Click on the script you want to

record and

click button to start recording.

When you

click button, the record will be

auto-
Next, lets try the Shapes
Lab feature
1. Click the
button, it will

bring up the Shapes Lab

Panel.

2. Right click the house

shape above and choose
Add to Shapes Lab. Then
you should see your shape
in the panel, waiting for you
to give it a name.

3. After entering a name,

press enter to confirm.
4. Double-click the House shape in the Shapes Lab panel to add a
copy of it to this slide.

5. To delete or rename the

saved shape, right-click and
choose the appropriate
action from the context
menu.

6. Right-click an empty
area of the Shapes Lab to
change the location where
shapes are saved.

Tip: Save shapes in a shared folder (e.g. a Dropbox folder)

to share saved shapes among multiple computers.
Next, lets try the Colors Lab feature
1. Click the button.

It will show the Colors Lab Panel at the

right side of
your screen.
2. Click this button to change
the main color of the panel.

Drag the same button to pick a color

from the surrounding area (it works like
a color picker).
You can use it to pick colors even from
outside the PowerPoint window.

As you change the main color, other

colors in the panel change to give show
you matching colors to the one you
picked.
3. Select the shape below:

Select me!

4. Drag the button in the panel

to change the selected shapes FONT
color.

Drag the button to change its

LINE color.

or button to change its FILL color.

Tip: clicking any of those three buttons

let you choose a color from the standard
color palette.
Next, lets try the Effects Lab feature
1. Select the picture below, click and choose make
transparent option.

Tip: After a picture has been made transparent, you can adjust
transparency by right-clicking the picture and choosing format
picture fill.
1. Select the blue circle below, click and choose either
Magnifying Glass option.
It will create a magnified version of the area covered by the circle.

Tip: You can resize the newly created shape to match the
magnifying level you need
1. Select the blue circle below, click and choose either
blur selected.

It will blur the area covered by the circle.

Tip: You can create a tinted effect by selecting tint selected,

then apply the feature again. You can also adjust the tint color and
transparency by right-clicking the tint overlay shape and choosing
format picture fill.
1. Select the blue circle below, click and choose either
blur remainder or recolor remainder.
It will create a new slide with the desired effect.

Tip: You can apply these two effects to multiple shapes too. Just
select the relevant shapes before clicking the button.
Tip: In the new slide created, you can adjust the edge-softness of
the circular area in concern by right-clicking that area and
choosing format picture glow and soft edges.
Next, lets try the Agenda Lab feature
1. Click on the and choose agenda slides (text)
option.

That will insert agenda slides into the slide deck. Items in the
agenda slides will correspond to the names of the slide sections.
2. Agenda Lab also inserts a hidden Template slide at the
beginning of the slide deck. That slide can be used to tweak the
appearance of the agenda slides, as explained in the next slide.

Template slide
2a. First, modify the agenda slide to match the appearance you
want the agenda slides to have.

2b. Then, click on the Agenda Lab button and choose the
Synchronize agenda option. That will regenerate all agenda
slides to match the template slide.
3a. It is possible to insert the Agenda as a sidebar on each slide.
Here are
two examples:

3b. It is also possible to generate agenda slides containing a

visual representation of the topics.

Tip: To find more about Agenda sidebar and Visual agenda

features,
Next, lets try the
Picture Slides Lab
feature
1. Go to the next slide and click the
button.

It will show the Picture Slides Lab

window. Choose a slide preview in the
preview area and click the apply button
2. To customize
to apply the style slide previews,
to current slide.click the
customize button. It will show you how
the slide will look like with the various
pictures you have on the picture
collection area (the right half of the PSL
3. To add more pictures, click + and
window).
choose more pictures from your computer
hard disk.
4. To tweak the design further, choose
which aspect you want to tweak.

Tip: To find more about Picture Slides Lab, refer to

PowerPointLabs documentation.
 Learning
is a never-ending journey.

Picture Slides Lab

Demo Slide
Next, lets try the Resize Lab
feature
1. Click the
button, it will

bring up the Resize Lab

Panel. We will first try the
Stretch / Shrink to Align
feature.

2. Select the 4 colored

arrows, with B1.1 being the
first to be selected. A1 A1.1

B1 B1.1

A2 A2.1
3. Click the button
under Stretch / Shrink to A3 A3.1
Align
4. The selected arrows have been resized to align their left
edges with the reference object, which is the first selected
object. Likewise, you can align objects to right, top and
bottom edges using the respective buttons.

A1 A1.1

B1 B1.1

A2 A2.1

A3 A3.1

4a. Instead of using the object selected first as the reference

object, you can use the outermost object as the reference
object by selecting the option in the settings window, which
can be accessed by clicking on the icon.
5. Next, lets try the Equalize feature. First select the 3 rd

box, and then select the remaining boxes.

6. Click the button. All boxes will now have the

same dimensions as the 3rd box, which was the first object
selected. You can also resize objects to match their width or
height using the respective buttons.
7. Next, lets try the Fit to Slide feature. Select the blue
square.

8. Click the button. The blue square will resize

horizontally to fill up the width of the slide. You can also
resize objects to fill the slides height, or to cover the slide
completely using the respective buttons.
9. Next, lets try the Match feature. Select the blue smiley
face.

10. Click the button. The object will be resized to

match the width of the object. You can also resize objects
width to match their height using the button.
11. Next, lets try the Adjust Slightly feature. Select the
green bar.

12. Click the button. The height of the green bar will
increase slightly. Likewise, you can increase or decrease the
height and width of objects using the respective buttons. The
amount to increase or decrease each click can be specified in
the settings window, which can be accessed by clicking on
the icon.

Tip: You can select the bottom anchor point under Main
Settings before performing the resize operation to obtain
visually appealing results for this example.
13. Next, lets try the Adjust Proportionally feature.
Select the leftmost giraffe, followed by the second, and the
rightmost.
400 391
14. Click the 0 1

button. A dialog box will

300 287
appear. Enter 1980, 2870 0 0
and 3911 into the first,
second and third text field 200
198
0
respectively. Click OK, or 0

press the Enter key.

100
0

199 200 201

5 5 5
Giraffe population over the years

Tip: You can check the Maintain Aspect Ratio option under Main
Settings, and select the bottom anchor point before
performing the resize operation to obtain visually appealing
results for this example.
15. The height of the 2 nd
and 3rd giraffes will be resized
proportionally to the 1st giraffe. Likewise, you can resize
height and area of objects proportionally using the respective
buttons.

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0 1

300 287
0 0

198
200
0
0

100
0

199 200 201

5 5 5
Giraffe population over the years
16. Next, lets try out the settings of Resize Lab. We will
first use the Maintain Aspect Ratio setting. Check the
Maintain Aspect Ratio setting. Select the picture below.

17. Click the Increase Height button. Notice how

the width increases proportionally as well, while maintaining
the aspect ratio of the picture. When this option is checked,
all Resize Lab functions will resize objects while maintaining
their aspect ratio whenever possible. You can also drag and
resize objects with their aspect ratios locked using this
option.
Tip: Alternatively, press and hold the Shift key to lock aspect
ratio of objects when resizing them by dragging.
18. Next, lets try the Anchor Point setting. Select the
Bottom Left option. Ensure that Maintain Aspect Ratio is
checked. Select the orange box.

19. Click the Increase Height button. Notice how

the bottom left part of the object is locked during the resize
operation. The anchor point applies to all Resize Lab
functions except Stretch / Shrink to Align.
20. Next, lets try the Visual/Actual Dimensions setting. Select
the Right anchor point. Select the Use Visual
Dimensions option.

21. Select the orange arrow. Click the Increase Width

button. The orange arrow grows towards the left, like how
we would expect the arrow to resize visually.
22. Select the Use Actual Height / Width option.
Select the blue arrow.

23. Click the Increase Width button. The arrow

now grows upwards. This is because the arrow is rotated,
with the arrow head being the left side of the object, and the
resize operation increased the width towards the left as if it is
not rotated.
Tip: To find out more about Resize Labs features, refer to
PowerPointLabs documentation.
 Thanks for taking the quick tutorial.

For find more information about these features,

visit the documentation on our website.

To give feedback or ask a question,

contact us at pptlabs@comp.nus.edu.sg

Happy PowerPointing!