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How many file formats (types) can PowerPoint 365 for Mac save to? If you count every single format from the necessary to the irrelevant (and forget the missing ones), then the number is 11 for PowerPoint 365 for Mac.
Explore various file types in the Save As dialog box 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
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Marcus Porcius Cato (234 BC – 149 BC), a senator in the glory days of the Roman Empire, was of the firm belief that his country should attack rival Carthage (Tunisia today). So persistent was Cato, that he concluded every speech in the senate—regardless of the subject—with the phrase, “Ceterum censeo, Carthaginem esse delendam,” meaning, “Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.” Cato’s perseverance paid off: Rome finally launched the Third Punic War and did indeed destroy Carthage.
Message repetition is also one of the fundamental techniques of:
However, today’s politicians—for whom messaging is a matter of public life or death—find it difficult to stay on message for one very simple reason: their diverse constituencies have conflicting agendas. As a result, politicians characteristically try to be all things to all people and end up satisfying none.
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Tagged as: Barack Obama, Guest Post, Jerry Weissman, Message, Public Speaking, Speech
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What if you added a new title slide, and typed in your title—and then get suggestions for a layout with a picture already added that uses your title content as keywords? PowerPoint Designer provides this option already. In this tutorial, let’s become more aware of this amazing feature that’s built using Microsoft Office’s intelligent services.
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Tagged as: Design Ideas, Microsoft Windows, Office 365, Pictures, PowerPoint 365, PowerPoint Designer, Tutorials
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Brian Daly worked as an American Investment Banker for 30 years in New York, Paris, and London (1983—2013).
He has re-invented himself as an entrepreneur with the assistance of the founders of Hypersay where he always learns something new every day.
In this conversation, Brian talks about the new Live Subtitles feature in Hypersay.
Geetesh: Brian, please tell us more about Hypersay and the new Live Subtitles feature.
Brian: Hypersay provides software that converts PowerPoint, Google Slides and PDFs into interactive ‘Live Presentations’. Within Hypersay, the presenter adds polls, quizzes, videos, etc. to make the slide presentation interactive. The audience accesses the Live Presentation through a QR code.
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Tagged as: Brian Daly, Hypersay, Interviews, Subtitles, Translation
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PowerPoint Designer is an amazing feature, but there may be times when it may not work in the way you want it to. Sometimes, there may be explanations provided within the interface itself—and sometimes, there may be no explanations! In this page, we will look at several such scenarios and also explore what you can do to resolve problems.
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Tagged as: Design Ideas, Microsoft Windows, Office 365, PowerPoint 365, PowerPoint Designer, Troubleshooting, Tutorials
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