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Presentation Summit 2019 and 2020: Conversation with Rick Altman

       Rick Altman has been hired by hundreds of companies, listened to by tens of thousands of professionals, and read by millions of people, all of whom seek better results with their presentation content and delivery. He covers the whole of the industry, from message crafting, through presentation design, slide creation, software technique, and delivery. He is the host of the Presentation Summit, now in its 18th season as the most prominent learning event for the presentation community.

In this conversation, Rick talks about the Presentation Summit, being held in Seattle, WA this year from August 9 to 12, 2020.

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Tagged as: Events, Interviews, Presentation Summit, Rick Altman, Seattle

File Menu and Backstage View in PowerPoint 365 for Windows

If you explore how people use PowerPoint, you will discover that people are successful in finding options that are intuitive and easy-to-discover. They fail when options are hidden in drop-down menus or dialog boxes. Fortunately, Backstage view is from the former category of options. Let us explore existing features within Backstage view in PowerPoint 365 for Windows.

Explore Backstage view in PowerPoint 365 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Backstage, Interface, Microsoft Windows, Office 365, PowerPoint 365, Tutorials

File Menu and Backstage View in PowerPoint 365 for Mac

Backstage view is not akin to other PowerPoint views such as Slide Sorter view or Normal view that relate to working with slides. In fact, Backstage view is not a view in those terms, because you can be using Normal view (to work with slides) and Backstage view (to work with options) at the same time. Consider Backstage view as an over-sized menu that gives you access to many options.

Explore Backstage view in PowerPoint 365 for Mac.

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Tagged as: Backstage, Interface, Mac, Office 365, Office for Mac, PowerPoint 365, PowerPoint for Mac, Tutorials

File Menu and Backstage View in PowerPoint 2019 for Windows

If you explore how people use PowerPoint, you will discover that people are successful in finding options that are intuitive and easy-to-discover. They fail when options are hidden in drop-down menus or dialog boxes. Fortunately, Backstage view is from the former category of options. Let us explore existing features within Backstage view in PowerPoint 2019 for Windows.

Explore Backstage view in PowerPoint 2019 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2019
Tagged as: Backstage, Interface, Microsoft Windows, Office 2019, PowerPoint 2019, Tutorials

PowerPoint and Presenting News: February 25, 2020

We first feature Philippa Leguen de Lacroix from Presented, a presentation-design agency. She explains how you can effectively use the Zoom transition option in PowerPoint. We then explore how DataPoint, a PowerPoint add-in that lets you do some amazing things by connecting your slides with database sources. In this feature, Kurt Dupont looks at how you can work with dynamic text and speech. We also feature well-known author, Jerry Weissman who explores Barack Obama’s unique style of message repetition.

We then look at how you can add photos and layouts to Title slides with PowerPoint Designer in PowerPoint 365 for Windows. We also look at File Formats in PowerPoint 365 for Mac and Windows, and also in PowerPoint 2019 for Windows. We also find out which file types can be opened in PowerPoint 2019 for Windows. Also, 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.

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