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PowerPoint design is a field of design that’s different than the design of brochures, web sites, and even Word documents. It affords opportunities that these other media do not, and it also does not provide some options you may be used to, especially if you are a print designer. So, what if PowerPoint itself showcased these presentations-specific design opportunities or design possibilities for you? You could then choose to adopt a possibility with one click, or ignore—it’s your decision. Wouldn’t that be awesome? PowerPoint Designer is exactly this option.
Learn how you can use PowerPoint Designer in PowerPoint 365 for Windows.
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If you have a bunch of commands that you use frequently, you may want to keep them more accessible within PowerPoint 365 for Windows by customizing your Quick Access Toolbar. You populate the QAT with commands you use often. Over a period, these customizations may become a valuable asset you want to save or share.
Learn how to reset, export, and import QAT customization in PowerPoint 365 for Windows.
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If you have a bunch of commands that you use frequently, you may want to keep them more accessible within PowerPoint 2019 for Windows by customizing your Quick Access Toolbar. You populate the QAT with commands you use often. Over a period, these customizations may become a valuable asset you want to save or share.
Learn how to reset, export, and import QAT customization in PowerPoint 2019 for Windows.
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PowerPoint 2019
Tagged as: Customizations, Microsoft Windows, Office 2019, PowerPoint 2019, Ribbon, Tutorials
A few weeks ago, we talked about Dave Paradi’s Annoying PowerPoint survey, and this week, we bring you, Dave, again, who talks about the survey findings, and also this survey started many years ago. We also have a video interview with Dave. We next bring back Dr. Carmen Taran’s post on counter-intuitive research findings, based on a research study on what makes PowerPoint presentations memorable. We also bring the 4th and the last part of Kevin Lerner’s series on Presentation Procrastinators.
PowerPoint 2019 for Windows users can learn how to Reset, Export, and Import Ribbon Customizations. PowerPoint 365 for Windows and Mac users can learn about Adding Commands to Custom Groups. Plus, make sure you do not miss the quotes, press releases, and templates featured in the last week.
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PowerPoint 365 for Mac allows you to customize the Ribbon in a number of ways. You can add new Ribbon tabs, add Groups within the Ribbon tabs, and populate these Groups with useful commands. And if you think you made a mess and were better off with the defaults, then you can always get back to square one by choosing to reset changes made to one tab of the Ribbon, or even all tabs.
Learn how to reset, export, and import Ribbon customizations in PowerPoint 365 for Mac.
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Tagged as: Customizations, Mac, Office 365, Office for Mac, PowerPoint 365, PowerPoint for Mac, Ribbon, Tutorials
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