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Insert a new shape into a PowerPoint slide, and you’ll see that it may be filled with a solid color and has an outline by default (this may differ depending on the Theme applied to your presentation). You can remove the fill of the shape as well as the line. In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to remove the line attribute, also known as the outline from a shape so that it only includes a fill without any line.
Remove the outline from any shape in PowerPoint 365 for Mac.
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We first bring you an interview with Kara Jones of PresenterMedia, who talks about their SlideClips Video Maker option, that’s part of their subscription. Gordon Adams of Toastmasters International shares different ways to make your presentation fly. For instance, if you want your presentation to carry extra authority, it can be helpful to open it with a quotation from a respected figure.
As part of our interviews related to the upcoming Presentation Summit, this week we feature Ric Bretschneider, a speaker at this year’s virtual conference. Also, make sure you do not miss the quotes, press releases, and templates featured last week.
Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.
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Kara Jones is a complete nerd training and getting others excited about presenting. Her passions include genealogy and keeping up with her two-year-old son. She has been working in business for fifteen years, acquired ger MBA last year and is using that newfound knowledge to launch PresenterMedia to new heights.
In this conversation, Kara talks about PresenterMedia’s online SlideClips Video Maker.
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In this issue, Vinette Hoffman-Jackson of Toastmasters International explores how you can end your online presentation or in-person speech with impact. Kurt Dupont of PresentationPoint then explores how the DataPoint add-in for PowerPoint can help you easily create dynamic text boxes that change the content at set intervals. Vivek Singh of Jazz Factory discusses his new book, Presentation Masala.
We also feature personalities from the upcoming Presentation Summit 2020 virtual conference. This time, we interview Mike Hanlon. For PowerPoint 365 users on both Windows and Mac, and also for PowerPoint 2019 for Mac, we explore the tabs in Backstage view that show your recent files and folders. Also, make sure you do not miss the quotes, press releases, and templates featured last week.
Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.
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Ric Bretschneider is a technologist, troublemaker, and problem solver. Professionally, he helps people raise the quality of their business communications, mainly presenting. At Microsoft, Ric spent 17 years working on PowerPoint, designing and molding the program that became a juggernaut in business communication.
Shortly after leaving Microsoft, Ric was awarded PowerPoint MVP status, a recognition held by only a dozen or so people in the US. In his spare time, Ric runs the San Jose California branch of the Pecha Kucha presentation event, writes, blogs and podcasts. He’s also a huge geek; his obsessions are hidden away on his site.
In this conversation, Ric talks about his sessions at the upcoming Presentation Summit 2020, being held virtually this year from August 10 to 13, 2020.
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