Note:
- The animation is auto-disabled in embed player mode
- View this presentation with animation – link
- I’ve chosen Shelby’s theme because it resembles Randy Paush’s Last Lecture slide layout
Here’s what I think about Google Docs’ own “PowerPoint” feature – review is solely based on its user-friendliness and simplicity, not an one-on-one comparison with Microsoft PowerPoint 2007:
Pros:
- Distribute my slides easily to my other Gmail contacts
- Invite others to my slide show and conversation (it’s useful for short meetings or any impromptu discussions – link)
- Use it as my backup slide presentation creator when my Microsoft PowerPoint crash (you can export your Google Docs’ presentation files to your computer) or I’m using other people’s computer who haven’t installed Microsoft Office yet
- Create slides when there’s no computer around by using cellphone (I haven’t really tried this out yet)
- This way of creating slides is more suitable to create One-line PowerPoint Presentations
Cons:
- No “shadow” text feature – I’ve found it difficult to display texts on some colored slide layouts
- Inserting shapes (by using the “Drawing” feature) isn’t that user-friendly enough – I cannot scribble directly on the slide
- Poor animation feature – lack of animation schemes and order/timing features
Try out Google Docs to create simple presentations here.
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