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Lauren Janas is a Senior Program Manager on the PowerPoint team, where she has been working to infuse research about the psychology of effective presenting into the experience of using PowerPoint itself to help people give better presentations. She was the original PM for the Morph transition, which allows users to add advanced motion effects to their slides in a single click, as well as the recent improvements to give users more control over which objects Morph.
In this conversation, Lauren talks about the Morph transition.
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Tagged as: Lauren Janas, Microsoft, Morph, PowerPoint
All your PowerPoint files which are uploaded, created, or saved on OneDrive can be edited anytime, right within the PowerPoint Online web app that runs within your browser. But that’s not the only way you can edit these PowerPoint files. Yes, OneDrive also provides you the option to edit it within the PowerPoint desktop application on your Mac. In this tutorial we’ll explore how to open a file in your PowerPoint desktop applications from within OneDrive. You will need to have the latest versions of PowerPoint installed on your Mac operating system.
Learn how you can open a PowerPoint file from OneDrive in PowerPoint for Mac.
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PowerPoint All Versions
Tagged as: Mac, Office 2016, Office for Mac, OneDrive, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint 2019, PowerPoint 365, PowerPoint for Mac, PowerPoint for the Web, Tutorials
We first look at how you can add humor to your presentation. Jean Stewart from Toastmasters explores some great ideas. We also look at how you can go beyond visual clichés when you are looking for light bulb pictures to add on your PowerPoint slides. We next feature Payam Bahrampoor, an instructional designer who talks about improving the quality of life of people he encounters.
PowerPoint 2016 for Windows can learn how to Add Headers and Footers to Notes and Handout Pages, and about Working With Slide Numbers. We also explore Getting Started with Sections and Adding and Renaming Sections. PowerPoint 2016 for Mac users can explore Formatting Font Attributes (Styles). 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.
Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.
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Ezine
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By Jean Stewart, Toastmasters International
When you give a presentation, you want people to learn from it and take action. One way to get an audience’s attention and keep them listening is to use humor. With the introduction of humor, people will learn more and enjoy listening to you.
If you are concerned that you aren’t naturally funny – don’t worry. Luckily there are lots of ways you can add some humor without doing a comedy course first. Here are some tips to help you gain the benefits of using more humor when you present.
Image: Pixabay
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Guest Posts
Tagged as: Guest Post, Humor, Presentation Skills, Toastmasters
The font typeface, styles, and even the size for text in your presentation are dictated by the active Theme or Theme Fonts set. You can certainly override these defaults, and select another font typeface and also change the font size. Beyond changing the typeface and size, you can also make a certain word or phrase stand apart by formatting it bold, italic, underlined, etc.
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PowerPoint 2016
Tagged as: Fonts, Mac, Office 2016, Office for Mac, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint 2019, PowerPoint 365, PowerPoint for Mac, Tutorials
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