Comments on: PowerPoint Tips – The Secret of the B key http://www.inter-activ.co.uk/powerpoint-tips/powerpoint-tips-the-secret-of-the-b-key/ ideas & techniques for for improving your speaking, presenting and influencing skills Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:34:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gavin Meikle, Trainer, Speaker & Coach http://www.inter-activ.co.uk/powerpoint-tips/powerpoint-tips-the-secret-of-the-b-key/#comment-10 Gavin Meikle, Trainer, Speaker & Coach Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:57:00 +0000 http://www.inter-activ.co.uk/blog/?p=33#comment-10 Thanks Werner. I really appreciate the clarification and the feedback. Please feel free to add any other comments as and when. I really want this blog to be two way communication. Thanks Werner. I really appreciate the clarification and the feedback. Please feel free to add any other comments as and when. I really want this blog to be two way communication.

]]> By: Werner Kuper http://www.inter-activ.co.uk/powerpoint-tips/powerpoint-tips-the-secret-of-the-b-key/#comment-9 Werner Kuper Thu, 24 May 2007 09:12:00 +0000 http://www.inter-activ.co.uk/blog/?p=33#comment-9 And for the international audience, the exact keys for getting the black or white screen depend on your language settings...<br/><br/>The easy thing to remember is that B stands for Black and W for White in this nice PowerPoint feature. If you have a different language version of PowerPoint, you will have to replace them with the right words in that language. In Dutch these happen to be 'zwart' for black and 'wit' for white, so the right keys to use would be Z and W. Have a look at the excellent help file under 'keyboard shortcuts' and you will find them for your version. There you will read as well that you can also use the period and comma keys for the same effect (first one for black, latter one for white). But I agree that the mnemonics for Black and White are much easier to remember!<br/><br/>By the way, I've use the white screen in situations where otherwise there would not be enough light to do the next thing, e.g. you are presenting in the room with (some of) the lights turned down. A dark screen... well just makes it too dark in the room. And for the international audience, the exact keys for getting the black or white screen depend on your language settings…

The easy thing to remember is that B stands for Black and W for White in this nice PowerPoint feature. If you have a different language version of PowerPoint, you will have to replace them with the right words in that language. In Dutch these happen to be ‘zwart’ for black and ‘wit’ for white, so the right keys to use would be Z and W. Have a look at the excellent help file under ‘keyboard shortcuts’ and you will find them for your version. There you will read as well that you can also use the period and comma keys for the same effect (first one for black, latter one for white). But I agree that the mnemonics for Black and White are much easier to remember!

By the way, I’ve use the white screen in situations where otherwise there would not be enough light to do the next thing, e.g. you are presenting in the room with (some of) the lights turned down. A dark screen… well just makes it too dark in the room.

]]> By: Gavin Meikle, Trainer, Speaker & Coach http://www.inter-activ.co.uk/powerpoint-tips/powerpoint-tips-the-secret-of-the-b-key/#comment-8 Gavin Meikle, Trainer, Speaker & Coach Wed, 23 May 2007 16:36:00 +0000 http://www.inter-activ.co.uk/blog/?p=33#comment-8 Hi Bibby<br/>best wishes from the UK and thanks for your encouraging feedback. Please do come back or better yet, subscribe by email to get the latest posts every day.<br/><br/>Please pass it on to your colleagues and contacts too.<br/><br/>Gavin Hi Bibby
best wishes from the UK and thanks for your encouraging feedback. Please do come back or better yet, subscribe by email to get the latest posts every day.

Please pass it on to your colleagues and contacts too.

Gavin

]]> By: Biby Cletus http://www.inter-activ.co.uk/powerpoint-tips/powerpoint-tips-the-secret-of-the-b-key/#comment-7 Biby Cletus Wed, 23 May 2007 06:13:00 +0000 http://www.inter-activ.co.uk/blog/?p=33#comment-7 Cool blog, i just randomly surfed in, but it sure was worth my time, will be back<br/><br/>Deep Regards from the other side of the Moon<br/><br/><a HREF="http://keralaarticles.blogspot.com " REL="nofollow">Biby Cletus</a> Cool blog, i just randomly surfed in, but it sure was worth my time, will be back

Deep Regards from the other side of the Moon

Biby Cletus

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