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Product/Version: PowerPoint
September 23, 2019
PowerPoint 2019's work area below the Ribbon continues to be tri-paned. These three panes comprise the Slides Pane, the Slide Area, and the Notes Pane. The Slides Pane is the thin strip on the left side of the PowerPoint 2019 interface that contains thumbnails of all your slides.
Learn about the Slides Pane in PowerPoint 2019 for Windows.
September 20, 2019
We all realize that nothing is really free in today’s world, yet we all look for free stuff all the time. Well, maybe we were partially wrong when we said “nothing is free,” because you can get a free, or at least a cheaper copy of PowerPoint and Microsoft Office. When we say Microsoft Office for free or cheap, we do not refer to bootlegged copies, but genuine, original software. Here are some options for you to get a cheaper or free copy of PowerPoint.
Learn how you can get a cheaper or free copy of Microsoft Microsoft.
September 20, 2019
Slide designers love making quick edits to their slide objects! Impressive slides, though, are created painstakingly—and this can be a slow process. Yes, both these observations seem to contradict each other! Yet, you can take your time playing around with different fill options to make slides look awesome, and then quickly make umpteen changes to modify the appearance of text. So you spend more time doing some tasks and save time doing others. PowerPoint 365 for Windows does provide most editing options to make these alterations within the Ribbon tabs, and you can also populate your Quick Access Toolbar with frequently used commands. Yet, all these tasks involve moving your cursor to the Ribbon, located above the Slide Area and back continuously. While this movement may not result in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, it helps to know that PowerPoint 365 also includes the Mini Toolbar, a floating toolbar that spawns right next to the cursor, and it is also available instantly with a right-click!
Learn about the Mini Toolbar in PowerPoint 365 for Windows.
September 19, 2019
The Mini Toolbar is one of those important features that are not available yet on PowerPoint 365 for Mac. If you want to ask Microsoft to add this feature to PowerPoint 365 for Mac, you can visit the PowerPoint UserVoice site, and vote for this suggestion. Someone has already put up this suggestion, so do vote for this feature. Suggestions with more votes are implemented sooner than others.
Learn about the Mini Toolbar in PowerPoint 365 for Mac.
September 18, 2019
Slide designers love making quick edits to their slide objects! Impressive slides, though, are created painstakingly—and this can be a slow process. Yes, both these observations seem to contradict each other! Yet, you can take your time playing around with different fill options to make slides look awesome, and then quickly make umpteen changes to modify the appearance of text. It helps to know that PowerPoint 2019 also includes the Mini Toolbar, a floating toolbar that spawns right next to the cursor, and it is also available instantly with a right-click!
Learn about the Mini Toolbar in PowerPoint 2019 for Windows.
September 17, 2019
PowerPoint works with the concept of selection, and then action. And the action typically is to edit whatever you may have selected! For such editing, the Format Task pane in PowerPoint 365 for Mac can be indispensable. The Format Task pane aligns neatly within the interface in PowerPoint 365 for Mac, and you can now immediately see how your choices affect selected slide objects. The Format Task pane is often tabbed. This means that you can jump quickly between different elements of your slide object! In many ways thus, the Format Task pane is the single source where different style formatting options are consolidated in one place.
Learn about the Format Task Panes in PowerPoint 365 for Mac.
September 17, 2019
We first feature Emmanuel Gueritte of DialogLoop, who talks about their product, which "is an audience engagement and networking solution made to transform presentation into conversation." We also feature speakers and sponsors from the upcoming Presentation Summit in San Antonio next month. This time, we bring you Kurt Dupont, John Korchok, and Jamie Garroch.
PowerPoint 2019 for Windows users can explore the Task Pane, and learn about the Format Task Panes. We also bring you Task Pane tutorials for PowerPoint 365 users, both on Windows and Mac. Plus, make sure you do not miss the quotes, press releases, and templates featured in the last week.
Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.
September 16, 2019
PowerPoint works with the concept of selection, and then action. And the action typically is to edit whatever you may have selected! For such editing, the Format Task pane in PowerPoint 365 for Windows can be indispensable. The Format Task pane aligns neatly with the right or left side of the PowerPoint interface, and you can now immediately see how your choices affect the selected slide objects. The Format Task pane is often tabbed. This means that you can jump quickly between different elements of your slide object! In many ways thus, the Format Task pane is the single source where different style formatting options are consolidated in one place.
Learn about the Format Task Panes in PowerPoint 365 for Windows.
September 16, 2019
Office 365 is a well-known brand for Microsoft now. But you may have also heard about their other different, but still similar product offerings such as Microsoft Office 2019, or other versions for the desktop, for both Windows and Mac. Are desktop versions the same as Office 365? Well, there is no straight yes or no answer! But it does matter because many people can’t understand where the distinctions are. Let’s first find out what’s confusing with all this terminology.
Explore the differences and similarities between Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Office Perpetual.
September 13, 2019
Emmanuel Gueritte is Marketing Director of DialogLoop, a Canadian Company. He spent 20 years creating product marketing value in international corporations like Apple, Toshiba, Motorola and Smart Technologies. He is a technology strategist, an experienced product evangelist, and a public speaker. In this conversation, Emmanuel discusses DialogLoop.
September 13, 2019
PowerPoint works with the concept of selection, and then action. And the action typically is to edit whatever you may have selected! For such editing, the Format Task pane in PowerPoint 2019 for Windows can be indispensable. The Format Task pane aligns neatly with the right or left side of the PowerPoint interface, and you can now immediately see how your choices affect the selected slide objects. The Format Task pane is often tabbed. This means that you can jump quickly between different elements of your slide object! In many ways thus, the Format Task pane is the single source where different style formatting options are consolidated in one place.
Learn about the Format Task Panes in PowerPoint 2019 for Windows.
September 11, 2019
Jamie Garroch is a Technical Consultant at BrightCarbon, the specialist presentation and eLearning agency. He develops PowerPoint automation solutions and add-ins that enable presentation authors to work smarter. He also trains people to present more effectively using visuals and animated scenes that explain and reinforce key messages, which is supported by free resources and tips at their site. In this conversation, Jamie talks about the Presentation Summit, being held in San Antonio, TX this year from October 6 to 9, 2019.
September 11, 2019
The Task Pane is a docked area within the PowerPoint 365 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.
Learn about the Task Pane in PowerPoint 365 for Windows..
September 10, 2019
We first talk to Dave Paradi, who has been running the well-known Annoying PowerPoint Survey for years now. His 2019 Annoying PowerPoint Survey is now up, and you can share your views about the state of presentations. Dave has promised to share results. We also feature vendors and speakers from next month's Presentation Summit conference being held in San Antonio, TX. This week we bring you James Ontra of Shufflrr and Lori Chollar of TLC Creative Services.
PowerPoint users on both Windows and Mac can learn about the many ways to insert a check mark or tick mark in your slides. We also bring you Slide Area tutorials for users of PowerPoint 2019 for Windows, PowerPoint 365 for Windows, and PowerPoint 365 for Mac. Plus, make sure you do not miss the quotes, press releases, and templates featured in the last week.
Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.
September 10, 2019
John Korchok has been creating reliable branded Office templates and web sites for more than 20 years. He is certified as a Microsoft Office Specialist Master, is an award-winning technical writer and is skilled in programming VBA, JavaScript for PDF and web, HTML, CSS, and PHP. John is a moderator for Microsoft Answers and a volunteer at Stack Overflow, providing answers for Word and PowerPoint for Windows and macOS. He currently works for Brandwares in metropolitan New York. In this conversation, John talks about the Presentation Summit, being held in San Antonio, TX this year from October 6 to 9, 2019.
September 10, 2019
The Task Pane is a docked area within the PowerPoint 365 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.
Learn about the Task Pane in PowerPoint 365 for Mac.
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