Did you know that your presentation software (PowerPoint on Windows and Keynote on Mac) makes a great storytelling platform?
Keynote “sketchbook”
This example was created with Keynote on an iPad, but it could just as easily been created with PowerPoint or any of the other presentation apps. All you have to do is combine photos and ephemera with text. Your presentation app includes several design options to jazz things up. In this example I am using a sage green background and several different fonts to add a bit of “style” to the look of each slide.
I’m not sure how PowerPoint handles this, but with Keynote you can export your sketchbook presentation as a PDF file that can then be posted on your blog or shared with others.
Have you heard of Flipboard? It’s an online magazine full of news, genealogy, politics, travel, food, gardening and much more. Even better . . . it doesn’t cost a thing. You can view it online at https://flipboard.com or you can use the free Flipboard app (iOS and Android).
Storytellers Studio has been publishing to Flipboard for several years and is filled with ideas to share your family stories.
The Family History Guide continues to provide useful information to help us with our research efforts. They have now added a Countries Knowledgebase section where you will find tips, guidelines, definitions, and more for your family history research in countries worldwide. Visit the Countries Knowledgebase section where you will find a list of countries in alphabetical order. Click a topic to open its contents.
Final Notes
Each new post published at SAGS Support is automatically emailed to member subscribers and/or delivered to their newsreader. Research Notes is published every Monday morning and other articles are posted during the week. Subscribers have the option to control how often these updates are delivered. Look down at the bottom of this message and you will find a Manage Subscriptions link in the fine print as you see in this example. Click it and you will be taken to the WordPress.com Subscription Management page. Use the Delivery Frequency column to change your delivery options from “Immediate” to either “Daily” or “Weekly”.
Sample of the “fine print” at the bottom of each post.
Also down at the bottom of each delivered post is a Comment button. If you would like to comment on something discussed in a post or ask a question, just click the Comment button and you will be taken online to the comment section of the post where you can share your thoughts and read what others have shared.
To learn more, download a copy of the SAGS Support Guide.
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