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Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: PowerPoint
September 13, 2018
The Task Pane is a docked area within the PowerPoint 2016 for Mac interface that provides more options than dialog boxes. Also, unlike most dialog boxes which cover the Slide Area, you can view both the active slide(s) and the Task Pane at the same time. The Task Pane, therefore, provides a more streamlined experience. In fact, all the options within the Format dialog boxes from older versions of PowerPoint are now available within the new Format Task Panes in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.
Learn about the Task Pane in PowerPoint Online.
September 12, 2018
The Task Pane option is not as widely available in PowerPoint Online as you can find within desktop versions, but some features do have Task Panes. Since PowerPoint Online is an evolving web application, you may possibly see more Task Panes in the future.
Learn about the Task Pane in PowerPoint Online.
September 11, 2018
We first look at the topic of Corporate Branding and PowerPoint in an exclusive conversation with Frederik Dessau of SkabelonDesign. If someone wants a visual to express a bright idea, chances are they will use a picture of a light bulb! And probably there are thousands of people who decide to use that picture of a light bulb for the same reason – and that’s made it a visual cliché! We explore alternatives for visual clichés pertaining to the light bulb.
PowerPoint users of all versions can learn about Size Differences pertaining to Slide Dimensions in PowerPoint. PowerPoint 2016 for Windows will learn about Corrections and Color Options for Picture Backgrounds. PowerPoint Online users can find out about Inserting Pictures, Inserting Online Pictures, and Changing Pictures. 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 week.
Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.
September 11, 2018
Beyond picture enhancement options such as Picture Styles, there are some very significant yet basic picture editing options that you should consider. These include learning how you can Resize, Rotate, and Flip pictures. All of these options help you to enhance the look of your inserted pictures.
Learn how to resize, rotate, and flip pictures in PowerPoint Online.
September 10, 2018
Claudyne Wilders says, "In my Get to the Message Workshop, we experiment using Argentine Tango skills to become more connected and engaged with the audience." In this guest post, she explains more about how Argentine Tango skills can help you become a better presenter.
September 10, 2018
Similar to Shape Styles for shapes on your slide, PowerPoint also provides Picture Styles for your inserted pictures. With a single click, Picture Styles can transform a simple looking picture to something more distinct. Note that unlike Shape Styles, Picture Styles are not Theme specific. They just transform your picture to make it look stylish by applying a border, or a 3-D effect, or by changing the frame shape, etc. Follow these steps to apply Picture Style presets to selected pictures in PowerPoint Online.
Learn how to apply preset Picture Styles to your pictures in PowerPoint Online.
September 7, 2018
Have you ever wanted to use PowerPoint as a graphic program to create posters, web-banner ads, YouTube cover art, etc.? You will then have run into some limitations, especially when you tried to export a PowerPoint slide to a picture with exact size dimensions. In this tutorial, we will explore how a small improvement that Microsoft added in PowerPoint 2013 and newer versions is providing significant returns.
September 6, 2018
Frederik Dessau is a senior consultant at SkabelonDesign, a world leading agency within brand management and productivity in Microsoft Office. Frederik has been working professionally with PowerPoint (from template, to content) since 2005, implementing not only brands, but also sales processes and project management excellence. Frederik came to SkabelonDesign with a broad background from traditional communication, ad and design agencies. Today he is a leading resource in terms of corporate efficiency within Microsoft Office with a special force (and love) within the domains of PowerPoint. In this conversation, Frederik talks about corporate branding, in relation to PowerPoint.
September 6, 2018
Imagine you inserted a picture in PowerPoint Online, and then applied various picture editing options to enhance its appearance. For example, you may have added Picture Styles. Probably, you then added both Fade and Zoom animations, synced them to happen together, and also timed the animations to occur at a particular speed. You may find yourself often doing these same tasks: adding all sorts of picture edits and animating them.
Learn how to change one picture into another in PowerPoint Online.
September 5, 2018
Are you looking for copyright-free pictures that you can use in presentations you create in PowerPoint Online, the browser-based version of PowerPoint? You can use the Online Pictures option. This feature is very helpful, because you get access to a large amount of visual content, some of which also include Creative Commons pictures. And all this happens within PowerPoint Online, within your web browser.
Learn how to insert online pictures on a slide in PowerPoint Online.
September 4, 2018
It is true that both pictures and words are important, and they both play complementary roles. If you had to choose just one of them; then seeing is a much more important part of presenting. Presentations, by their very nature, are meant to be seen since they evoke actions such as project, display, or broadcast; and all of these actions represent visual media. Text and speaking are important too, but you can be more effectively heard and remembered if your content includes both text and pictures.
Learn how to insert pictures in PowerPoint Online.
September 4, 2018
We first look at Paper Plane graphics. These are silhouette-style, and represent aims, ambitions, goals and targets–and you can use these paper plane graphics in your slides to denote any such achievement.
PowerPoint 2016 for Windows users can learn about Transparency for Shape Outlines, Artistic Effects for Picture Backgrounds, and Changing Default Shape Attributes. PowerPoint for Mac users can learn how to Select, Deselect, View, and Hide Shapes Using the Selection Pane. PowerPoint Online users can explore Inserting Shapes. 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 week.
Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.
September 3, 2018
If someone wants a visual to express a bright idea, chances are they will use a picture of a light bulb! And probably there are thousands of people who decide to use that picture of a light bulb for the same reason – and that’s made it a visual cliché! Can you imagine that a search for the term “bright idea” on Google Images got us almost nothing but light bulbs? OK – now one has to wonder — does a bright idea concept even visualize as something other than a light bulb? On the other hand, does a light bulb represent anything other than a bright idea?
Explore alternatives for visual clichés pertaining to the light bulb.
September 3, 2018
Although it's not too common to have bright and vivid picture backgrounds for your slides, it is not unheard of. You will often see slides that are saturated with bright, sparkling colors that make anything placed on the slide almost impossible to stand apart. So, do you really want your slide background "to not be in the background?" If not, then the techniques explained on this page will help.
Explore picture corrections and color options for slide backgrounds in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.
August 31, 2018
When you insert a new shape on a slide in PowerPoint 2016 (or in any previous version), by default it is filled with a solid color and an outline (or something else depending on the Theme your presentation is based on). For example in a new blank presentation that we created, the shape is by default filled with a blue solid fill and has a thin dark blue outline. Whenever we insert another new shape on a slide, it will possess these same default shape attributes (fill, outline, and effect).
Change default shape attributes in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.
August 30, 2018
Default slide background options are limited to solid or gradient fills, and yes, you can even apply a picture as a slide background. However, picture backgrounds do pose some issues, especially since a busy picture may hamper the visibility of other slide objects such as text or charts. Fortunately, PowerPoint provides options to reduce the intensity of a picture background so that any foreground elements such as text can stand apart.
Explore artistic effects for picture backgrounds in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.
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