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The folks at think-cell just announced that their add-in will now work within Microsoft Office for Mac as well. This is probably the biggest new feature that goes along with the release of think-cell 10.
think-cell has been one of the most popular add-ins that has worked within both PowerPoint and Excel versions on Windows. For those of you who are new to think-cell, it is a PowerPoint and Excel add-in that uses AI to help you create amazing charts.
Mac compatibility is not the only new feature in think-cell 10. In this video, you can explore many amazing features that have been requested by think-cell users.
You can read this release for more detailed information related to the release of think-cell 10.
I asked Markus Hannebauer of think-cell a question related to this release: Markus, do the Windows and Mac versions of think-cell work identically, and can teams that work on both platforms exchange their slides that contain think-cell content?
Absolutely. think-cell 10 features the same functionality, no matter whether you are using it on Windows or macOS. Apart from the platform-specific UI widgets, even the user interface is exactly the same. And since think-cell is 100% compatible with the Microsoft Office file formats, exchanging presentations with think-cell content between Windows and macOS users is a no-brainer.
Thank you, Markus.
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Tagged as: Add-in, Markus Hannebauer, PowerPoint, Think-cell
Do you want to insert a check mark, which is also called a tick mark, in your slides? Very often, this symbol indicates a task is done, and you may want to add it as part of your regular text in text placeholders and boxes, shapes, tables, and even charts. Fortunately, it is very easy to complete this task in most versions of PowerPoint for Mac. There may be slight differences, depending upon whether you are using a newer or older version of PowerPoint, but even then, the process is very similar. Using one of these options, you will be able to add a check mark or tick mark in PowerPoint.
Learn how you can insert a check mark or tick mark in PowerPoint for Mac.
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Tagged as: Mac, Office 2016, Office for Mac, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint for Mac, Tutorials
Presentation management takes presentations from one-and-done, single files and turns them into enterprise assets deployed intelligently throughout your organization. We introduce the discipline of Presentation Management, in our overall series on this topic. Someone recently asked me, “how do you manage an executive who has to give a presentation [for a conference or meeting] but isn’t meeting the deadlines or giving you the critical information to create their PowerPoint graphics?” To answer this question, Kevin Lerner begins a new series on Presentation Procrastinators. Last month, we told you about the Presentation Summit-Powtoon Contest. We now share two videos submitted by participants. Jean Haney talks about Insert PDF for PowerPoint, a program that lets you insert components within PDFs as separate graphics on your slides.
PowerPoint for Windows users can learn about the many ways to Insert a Check Mark or Tick Mark. PowerPoint 2016 for Windows can explore how to Repair Office and PowerPoint, use the Tell Me feature, and Identify 32-Bit or 64-Bit in PowerPoint and Office. PowerPoint 2016 for Mac users can learn how to Add Headers and Footers to Slides. And if that wasn’t enough for this week, make sure you do not miss the quotes, press releases, and templates released in the last week.
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Tagged as: Ezine, Indezine, News, PowerPoint
Have you ever been in a situation where your presentation looked so awesome with some amazing typography, but when you opened the same presentation on another computer, the text looked positively terrible! This behavior may happen if the font you used is not available on the other computer. The best solution to this problem is to use safe fonts that are available on most computers, or you may also explore the option to embed fonts in your PowerPoint presentation.
Learn how to embed fonts in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.
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PowerPoint 2016
Tagged as: Mac, Office 2016, Office for Mac, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint 2019, PowerPoint 365, PowerPoint for Mac, Tutorials
Jean Haney is the co-founder and president of Visual Integrity, long-standing specialists in PDF and vector graphics technologies. With more than 35 years of software industry experience and a fascination with good page design and typography, Jean enjoys distilling topics down to their essence and providing her audience with a few, “I didn’t know you could do that with PDF!” moments.
In this conversation, Jean talks about Insert PDF for PowerPoint.
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Tagged as: Add-in, Insert PDF for PowerPoint, Interviews, PDF, PowerPoint
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