August 24, 2009

PART 1 Tutorial - Creating a Custom Intro Screen in PowerPoint

Posted by C3 SoftWorks | August 24, 2009 | Category: |

Let's face it, we don't have time to learn it all so we're trying to make your game creation life simple. In this step-by-step tutorial, we're going to show you how to create a custom Intro Logo for your game shows.




Note: This tutorial will walk you through creating a custom intro screen in PowerPoint. Alternatively, if you have a graphic program like Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Flash, you are welcome to download a free template here.

Step 1

Open PowerPoint and create a new presentation. Right-click the first slide and select Format Background. Choose from the options to edit the background format to your liking and click Close.













NOTE: We set the background solid fill to dark blue and inserted our company logo:



Step 2

Select File/Save As and save your slide as a jpg, gif or png.







NOTE: BRAVO! will accept the following file types: JPG, GIF, PNG, SWF.

Step 3

Finally, load your custom Intro Screen into the Graphics section in your BRAVO! game. Click Ok and Preview your game to view the new custom Intro screen:


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Watch out for Part 2 where we will be covering more interesting custom game creation techniques.