Convert Student Papers with Markup from Word to PDF
Perform a "Search and Replace" for Non-Text Elements in Word 2007
Set Up a Looping Slide Show in PowerPoint 2007

Convert Student Papers with Markup from Word to PDF

Reviewing student papers using Track Changes or the commenting features in Word? Consider converting the marked-up Word document to a PDF. This way, students can't simply click "Accept Changes" and resubmit the paper without learning to apply better writing techniques.

Perform a "Search and Replace" for Non-Text Elements in Word 2007

You can use Microsoft Word to find and replace non-text elements, including formatting, paragraph marks, page breaks, tabs, and more. To perform a "search and replace" for these items:

1. On the "Home" tab, in the "Editing" group, click "Replace." You can also press "Ctrl + H."
2. If you don't see the "Special" button, click "More."
3. In the "Find what" box, do one of the following:

a. Click "Special," and then click the item you want.
b. Type the code for the non-text item directly into the "Find what" box.

4. In the "Replace with" box, enter what you want to use as a replacement.
5. Click "Replace" or "Replace All."

Set Up a Looping Slide Show in PowerPoint 2007

If you have a PowerPoint slide show that you would like to display on a continuous, automatic loop, follow these steps:

Open the slide show in PowerPoint 2007.
On the "Slide Show" tab, in the "Set Up" group, click "Set Up Slide Show."
Under "Show type," click "Browsed at a kiosk (full screen)" and then click "OK."

In order for your presentation to advance beyond the first slide, you also need to set up automatic timings, navigation hyperlinks, or action buttons. To set up automatic timings, follow the instructions below. To set up navigation hyperlinks or action buttons, refer to http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/powerpoint-help/create-a-self-running-presentation-HA001234200.aspx#BM5.

Set Up Automatic Timings

You can set the exact amount of time that each slide remains onscreen. For example, you can have the title slide appear for 10 seconds, the second slide for two minutes, the third for 45 seconds, and so on. You may find it easiest to work with the "Slides" pane in "Normal View" so you can see thumbnails of each slide in your presentation. To use the "Slides" pane to set timings:

Select the slide in the "Slides" pane that you want to apply timing to.
Click on the "Animations" tab in the ribbon.
Under "Advance slide" at the extreme right, select the "Automatically After" check box, and then enter the number of seconds you want the slide to appear on the screen.

To set the same timing for all of the slides in your slide show:

Click in the "Slides" pane and press "Ctrl+A" to select all of the slides in the presentation.
Click on the "Animations" tab in the ribbon.
Under "Advance slide," ensure that the "Automatically After" check box is selected.
Enter the number of seconds you want each slide to appear using the format mm:ss (i.e., to have each slide appear for four seconds, enter 00:04).
To view the timings in "Slide Show" mode, click the "View" tab in the ribbon and select "Slide Show" in the "Presentation Views" group, or press the "F5" key. To exit the slide show, press the "Esc" key.