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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.

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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.

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File Types That Can be Opened in PowerPoint 365 for Mac

We already learned about the file types that PowerPoint 365 for Mac can save to. But when you go and look at the file types that PowerPoint 365 for Mac can open, you’ll find that there’s no drop-down list in the Open dialog box. All files within any navigated folder are shown, and the only way you understand that a particular file type can be opened is because those files are not grayed out. Have you ever wondered what all those file types that are not grayed out are? Should you even be concerned about them at all? These are the file types that PowerPoint 365 for Mac can open.

Learn about various file types that can open and work in PowerPoint 365 for Mac.

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Tagged as: File Types, Interface, Mac, Office 365, Office for Mac, PowerPoint 365, PowerPoint for Mac, Tutorials

File Types That Can be Opened in PowerPoint 365 for Windows

Programs such as PowerPoint are a very significant part of our workflows not just because of their vast abilities, but also because they can understand content from so many file formats. These include file types that PowerPoint can save and open. We already explored file types that PowerPoint 365 for Windows can save to, but when you go and look at the file types that PowerPoint 365 for Windows can open, you’ll find that the list of file types is not exactly the same. There are several omissions and additions compared to that list. When you access the Open dialog box in PowerPoint 365 for Windows, you can choose the file type you want to open.

Learn about various file types that can open and work in PowerPoint 365 for Windows.

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Tagged as: File Types, Interface, Microsoft Windows, Office 365, PowerPoint 365, Tutorials