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Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: PowerPoint
April 24, 2018
Have you wondered where all the feedback that you provide to Microsoft about PowerPoint goes? Does anyone see it? What happens after the feedback is sent? It seems quite a bit happens, and you need to read this interesting story to learn more. We also look at the topic of overcoming clichés in pictures. How many times have you seen the same globe visual used within a slide or even a picture of shaking hands? Or a picture of a phone operator, or even some people smiling while working in an office? Let's explore how you can tackle these clichés. We also look at the topic of non-existent keyboard shortcuts for PowerPoint views, and how keyboard sequences are the next best option to resolve this problem.
PowerPoint 2016 for Windows users can learn about creating PowerPoint handouts in Word, the Info tab of Backstage view, and removing animations. PowerPoint 2016 for Mac users can explore custom backgrounds for Slide Masters and Layouts. PowerPoint 2013 for Windows users can learn about exporting Word Handouts in PowerPoint. And if that wasn’t enough for this week, make sure you do not miss the quotes, press releases, and templates released in the last seven days.
Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.
April 24, 2018
While working in PowerPoint and other Office applications, you will see the concept of “Office Background”, which essentially indicated the small image strip visible on the top right area of the program interface. You'll see the PowerPoint 2016 interface with Office Background applied. It does look like PowerPoint just got tattooed!
Learn how to change the Office Background in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.
April 23, 2018
For most people, creating presentations is not their day job. They sell things. They manage people. They drive projects. They make stuff happen. So it’s understandable that when it becomes necessary to actually create a presentation, the process is rarely motivated by an understanding of the science of how our brains actually assimilate information (who has time for that).
Read more in this post by Jim Endicott.
April 23, 2018
You can export your presentation slides created within PowerPoint into a video clip in either WMV or MP4 formats. This is probably the easiest way to create quick videos from your slides and is best suited for converting photo slides to video clips. You can also use this technique to create video clips from PowerPoint that can be uploaded to YouTube or other video sharing sites.
Learn how to export a presentation to a video clip in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.
April 20, 2018
A reader asked if there were any shortcut keys in PowerPoint that could let her go from Normal view to Slide Sorter view? The answer is both no and yes, no because there's no real shortcut to do that and yes because there is such an easy workaround. What you need to do is quickly press the Alt + V keyboard shortcut to bring the View tab of the Ribbon in focus, and then press the D key immediately thereafter. So you would use the Alt + V > D sequence to get to Slide Sorter view. Fortunately, you can quickly access all PowerPoint views with similar keyboard sequences.
April 20, 2018
You may create the best presentation in the world, but what happens after the presentation has been delivered? Don't you want to provide the information you presented in a document that you can distribute to attendees, or even send them a recap via email? Handouts are meant for such occasions, and PowerPoint lets you create some amazing handouts from your slides, that can also contain extra notes that were not visible on the slides. In this tutorial, we will explore an amazing option that creates handouts for PowerPoint presentations in Microsoft Word.
Learn how to export handouts to Word from PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.
April 19, 2018
Do you see the dashboard-like screen in the display shown in the picture? There’s a story behind that display! Feedback from end users is always important for any product. However, what do you do when the product in question is PowerPoint? Yes, the same PowerPoint presentation program that millions of people have been using for more than 25 years. Predictably, feedback just needs to raise itself to a whole new level.
Shawn Villaron from Microsoft shares a story.
April 19, 2018
Content and appearance are the two major components of presentation slides. Among them, the former is always more significant than the latter. But that does not mean you should neglect the latter. A simple looking presentation with a clean background is always a great idea since that doesn't overpower your message. Yet, there are plenty of opportunities to go beyond a plain background and use a less restrained background instead. Your choice for a slide background should complement the content of your presentation. For example, you'll want a flashier background for slides created for kindergarten students, or if you were creating a PowerPoint greeting card. On the other hand, you may want a washed out, faded, or even a subtle patterned picture for a typical business presentation.
April 18, 2018
How many times have you seen the same globe visual used within a slide or even a picture of shaking hands? Or a picture of a phone operator, or even some people smiling while working in an office? These are clichés, but clichés on their own are not bad as a starting point to evolve further. Don’t stop there though, and don’t decide that you have reached a conclusion with that predictable visual thought. In fact, there is not one but four ways to discover more original thoughts that go beyond clichés!
Learn about clichés in using common pictures, and how you can overcome them.
April 18, 2018
Removing an animation in PowerPoint is a simple select-and-delete task, but even before you remove any animation, do ascertain why you want to remove it. Here are some obvious questions to consider before removing animations: Do you want to remove both the animation and the slide object that is animated? Or do you want to just remove the animation, and let the slide object be? Or maybe, you don't want to remove the animation or the slide object. You just want to change the animation? Now that you have established what you want to do, removing an animation is very easy.
Learn to remove animations from slide objects in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.
April 17, 2018
We feature Doug Thomas, who created training content for the Office Training Center, including the Office 15-Minute Webinars and Doug from Office video series. In this feature, Doug explores the right approach to using PowerPoint more effectively. We also bring you the exclusive Pslides offer for lifetime access to over 10,000 PowerPoint presentation templates for just $150. We then explore reasons why you may want to hide slide titles and learn two ways to hide them. This is a much better option than deleting slide titles!
PowerPoint 2016 for Windows users can learn about editing points in Motion Path animations, position previews, and packaging a presentation to a CD or a folder. The latter tutorial is also available for PowerPoint 2013 for Windows users. PowerPoint 2016 for Mac users can explore changing Background Styles for Slide Layouts. Plus, we also have a tutorial on Slide Layouts within Slide Master view. And if that wasn’t enough for this week, make sure you do not miss the quotes, press releases, and templates released in the last seven days.
Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.
April 17, 2018
In PowerPoint 2016, all information that you need about your currently active presentation is available in a single easily accessible location. This location is the Info pane of Backstage View. Using the options available within this pane, you can access information about permissions set for the active presentation, prepare your content for sharing, and also possibly recover older versions of unsaved files. In addition, the Info pane also provides access to many more properties.
Learn about the various options available in the Info Pane within Backstage view in PowerPoint 2016.
April 16, 2018
You may create the best presentation in the world, but what happens after the presentation has been delivered? Don't you want to provide the information you presented in a document that you can distribute to attendees, or even send them a recap via email? Handouts are meant for such occasions, and PowerPoint lets you create some amazing handouts from your slides, that can also contain extra notes that were not visible on the slides. In this tutorial, we will explore an amazing option that creates handouts for PowerPoint presentations in Microsoft Word.
Learn how to export handouts to Word from PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.
April 13, 2018
Have you ended up with a presentation that has linked files, embedded media clips, and so much more? And now you have been asked to copy the entire presentation and all linked files to a CD? Burn a CD in these times? How ancient is that? Let's rephrase that question: have you ever been asked to copy all the content for a presentation to a folder, a network location, or a USB drive?
Learn how to package a presentation to a CD or a folder in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.
April 12, 2018
Doug Thomas once reviewed movies and rent you–or your parents–VHS tapes. After working a few months at Microsoft, he had an idea to get other people to create videos about Office. That idea turned into a new job of creating videos and training content for the Office Training Center, including the Office 15-Minute Webinars and Doug from Office video series. However, none of his videos are on VHS. In this conversation, Doug explores the right approach to using PowerPoint more effectively.
April 12, 2018
When you change the Background Style of the Slide Master, the Background Style for all dependent Slide Layouts will also change. However, it is not necessary for all your Slide Layouts to possess the same Background Style as the Slide Master. Each Slide Layout can overrule the Slide Master and have its own independent Background Style, as you will learn in the rest of this tutorial.
Learn how to apply Background Styles to individual Slide Layouts in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.
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