PowerPoint Steven A. Jones Biomedical Engineering Louisiana Tech University Created for Louisiana Tech’s NSF-Funded Research Experiences in Micro/Nano Engineering Program

Useful Features Master Slide Animation Appear Move 3. Macros

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Example Animation The following slides show how animation can be used to demonstrate the function of a protein (von Willebrand factor).

Von Willebrand Factor (vWf) Sticky Not sticky Attaches to Collagen

vWf: a Natural Nanomachine Flow

vWf: a Natural Nanomachine Without flow, the first platelet passes by the protein. Flow With flow, the protein opens and the second platelet is captured.

Animation Methods The previous animation used the following: Entrance: Appear Exit: Disappear Start: On Click With Previous After Previous

Example: Oxbow Lake How did this “oxbow lake” form?

Another Example Oxbow Lake

Other Entrance Effects

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Important Lesson While these effects tend to be cool. Usually it is best to keep this sort of thing to a minimum. Prevent epileptic seizures Prevent sea-sickness Do not let your audience become distracted by special effects.

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Useful Macros Variable Letter Greek Letter Normal Letter Circle Exponent With Equation Editor Unmodified Text a=R(w/n)1/2 Modified Text a=R(w/n)1/2