Oct 28, 2014 | Articles, How-To, Marketing and Advertising, MessagePoint
In a previous article I explained the reasons why you should use a PowerPoint presentation as a basis for the screensaver. There are 3 ways to accomplish that.  All three have pros and cons. 1. Export slides as images Open the presentation in PowerPoint and choose...
Oct 23, 2014 | DataPoint, DataPoint Real-time Screens, How-To
The year is almost ending and maybe you want to display a countdown till January 1st. Or you need a countdown for the opening of your new shop? This article will show you how you can run a data driven countdown in PowerPoint. For a countdown you have to set a target...
Oct 21, 2014 | Articles, MessagePoint
In the old days a screen saver was meant to avoid burn-in on a CRT or plasma screen but nowadays screen savers are primarily used for entertainment, security or to display information. At home you are using the screen saver to display a series of pictures of your wife...
Oct 14, 2014 | DataPoint, DataPoint Real-time Screens, How-To
First of all, why would you like to display database information in a presentation? Look around you! You are surrounded by data enabled presentations. Take a train station as an example. The LED screens and VGA computer screens that you see in a train station, are...
Oct 9, 2014 | DataPoint, Financial, How-To
Different currencies are used worldwide for business and travel. When you do business with another country you might have to deal with a different currency that you are used to use in your own country. To estimate a value you need to know the current exchange rate...
