Free PowerPoint Template: Tabs Interaction

At a recent workshop I showed the difference between creating interactive elearning in PowerPoint and Storyline. For the workshop I created a few different templates. One of them was a tabs interaction. Following is the free PowerPoint template and the corresponding Storyline version. You can use them as you wish.

Free Interactive Tabs Template

• Click here to view the template in action.
• Click here to download the free template.

Free PowerPoint Template

• Click here to view the template in action: side tabs or top tabs.
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Production Tips

I usually get questions on how to edit the free templates and make them interactive. Here are a few tips:

• Leverage the master slides. Try to put as much persistent content on the slide master as you can. Sometimes you don’t know what’s persistent until you’re done. That’s OK. At that point, it’s worth adding it to the master slide and then deleting it from the slides. You’ll be glad you did it when you need to edit the slides later.
• Learn to work with hyperlinks in PowerPoint because interactions in PowerPoint mostly work the same way: they are hyperlinks to other slides. Also, hyperlinks work on master slides. Storyline’s a lot easier because you can create triggers to slide layers and add more interactive features.
• Start by downloading some of the many free templates and deconstructing them. That’s an easy way to learn.

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