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Author: Geetesh Bajaj
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June 5, 2017
A senior sales executive is in the midst of closing the biggest deal in your company's history, and this is the last meeting. The CEO of your company is there, and several senior stakeholders from both businesses fill the other seats. And then it happens. Your sales person pulls up a slide showing your distribution capabilities in Asia. Or maybe it's the "newest" specs on your latest products. Either way, the information is old and no longer accurate. Your company consolidated operations to a single facility in India. Or maybe you're a full version ahead of that "new" product. Either way, your presentation management strategy has broken down.
Read more in this guest post by AlexAnndra Ontra.
June 5, 2017
If you want to insert a video clip into your PowerPoint slide, spare a thought for why you would insert video clips in the first place. Most of the video clips are just added to grab attention. Before you show you how you can add a video clip to your slide in PowerPoint 2016, let us explore a few good reasons to add video clips.
Learn how to insert a video or movie clip in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.
June 2, 2017
We finally explore the seventh timeline example in our series on different timelines that stand apart because they are unique. This timeline is from our friends at Presenter Media, a Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based organization. So what do we like about this timeline? We love the fact that the curve makes this timeline fit in more timeline stops in a smaller area. Plus, the current timeline stop shows up larger and gets more attention than the stops that denote earlier times.
June 2, 2017
At times, you may want to change your default version of PowerPoint. This decision can be important for you if you have multiple versions of PowerPoint installed on your system. Typically the last version installed is the default version, but there are other ways to change the defaults, and all of them do not work all the time! Let us explore some options if you want to set PowerPoint 2010 as your default version.
June 1, 2017
We already looked at the Trust Center in a previous tutorial. But who knew that there so many settings available within the Trust Center? In this tutorial, we will explore these settings within PowerPoint 2016.
Learn about Trust Center Settings in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.
May 31, 2017
PowerPoint lets you keep your computer secure by using Trust Center options. In the Trust Center, you can change settings that influence how macros run, see privacy statements, and also learn about the Microsoft Customer Experience Improvement Program.
Learn about the Trust Center in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.
May 30, 2017
In today's newsletter, we begin by looking at Silhuetas, a presentation that Portugal-based Miguel Monteiro shares with Indezine readers. And Jamie Garroch of YOUpresent shows how you can effectively manage PowerPoint guides in both templates and presentations with the new options available in his G-Tools add-in for PowerPoint. PowerPoint 2016 for Windows users can learn about inserting new charts and editing the data for charts. We also look at Translation options. PowerPoint 2013 users can explore Trust Center Settings whereas PowerPoint 2011 for Mac users can find out about setting PowerPoint 2011 as the default version. Finally, do not miss the press releases and templates of this week.
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May 30, 2017
Making a chart look different translates to so much involvement. That’s because each chart has almost 10 or more elements that contribute to its appearance. Of course, you can format all these 10 elements individually, and end up spending some quality time exploring nuances that end up with some amazing and distinctive results. But what if you want the same format applied to another chart? The same format will be difficult to apply to any other chart because you will have to remember all the attributes you applied in the first chart—not to speak about the time it will take to create a coordinated chart.
Learn how to apply predefined Chart Style to your charts in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.
May 29, 2017
Public speaking, presenting, whatever you want to call it can be terrifying but if you get your slides right not only will you feel way more confident delivering your presentation but your audience will be grateful too. Here’s our do’s and don’ts you should follow when creating your slides.
James Robinson from Buffalo 7 explains more.
May 29, 2017
Are you unable to locate PowerPoint 2016 on your Mac computer? Sometimes, such a question can be embarrassing! Or are there other versions of PowerPoint on your computer—maybe older versions? Yes, we know that this can happen, although it does sound a little strange. However, there are perfectly valid excuses for you to be unable to locate PowerPoint.
Do you have PowerPoint 2016 installed on your Mac? Here's how you can find out.
May 26, 2017
Do you quickly need to translate your slides from English to French or some words from English to Hindi? The best option available to you is to get a professional translator but did you know that PowerPoint includes rudimentary translation skills? This translation is not something that you could use without checking the results, but this is still a great start.
Learn about translation from one language to another in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.
May 25, 2017
When you insert a new chart in PowerPoint, you might notice that an instance of the Excel sheet containing some dummy data for your chart pops up within PowerPoint. You then change the data within that instance of the Excel sheet to auto-update the chart on your slide. However, this Excel instance that stores your data has no separate existence. There's no separate Excel sheet that contains your data. In fact, this Excel sheet is stored within your PowerPoint presentation itself.
Learn how to edit chart data in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.
May 24, 2017
Jamie Garroch, CEO of YOUpresent (formerly GMARK) founded the company to provide presentation professionals with presentation software, content, and training. He also uses PowerPoint as a programming environment to create authoring automation for his company’s productivity needs, custom add-ins for clients and off-the-shelf products for presentation designers. In this conversation, Jamie discusses the new Guides Manager option within his G-Tools add-in for PowerPoint.
May 24, 2017
When you need to describe the relation between two or more sets of values in your presentation, charts are probably your best option. First of all, you should decide upon the chart type you require based the data you are going to present. Then, follow these steps to insert a chart on your slide in PowerPoint 2016.
Learn how to insert charts in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.
May 23, 2017
We begin by exploring Research Tools in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows. We then also look at using the Thesaurus so that you can get access to better and different words. PowerPoint 2013 users can peep deep within PowerPoint's options to look at the Trust Center. And for PowerPoint 2011 for Mac users, we teach you how you can locate the program! This is immensely useful if you do not know if PowerPoint is indeed installed or if you have multiple versions available. Finally, do not miss the press releases and templates of this week.
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May 23, 2017
We already looked at the Trust Center in a previous tutorial. But who knew that there so many settings available within the Trust Center? In this tutorial, we will explore these settings within PowerPoint 2013.
Learn about Trust Center Settings in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.
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