Kurt Shintaku's Blog

pptPlex is a plug-in that explores an alternate method for presenting a PowerPoint slide deck. Using pptPlex, you can present your slides as a tour through a zoomable canvas instead of a series of linear slides.

• Requirements:
  Windows Vista/XP PowerPoint 2007
• Limitations:
  None
• Last updated:
  08/13/2008

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DOWNLOAD:
http://www.officelabs.com/projects/pptPlex/Pages/default.aspx

USING PPTPLEX IN REAL LIFE:
On a personal note:  This is a really innovative way to present information that traditionally follows a timeline or a roadmap.  Instead of delivering a linear slide deck, many people try to present decks that have hyperlinks within them that allow people to jump around the deck from slide to slide.

When using pptPlex, it’s possible to show the entire timeline to an audience then jump around the timeline visually and deliver slides that match each area of either the timeline, roadmap, or tree that you’re presenting.

Take the timeline you see to the right:  The timeline has little white blocks in them – each of which represent a different slide:

By clicking on an area of the time line you can see the different slides relevant to that area.  And by clicking on a given slide, you can see the full content, then back up for a very interactive and lively experience for the audience.  So if you want your audience to “stay awake”, this is a great way to keep their attention.

Be the first one on the block using Powerpoint 2007 with pptPlex and watch people in your audience ask you, “How did you do that?”