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Thoughts and impressions of happenings in the world of PowerPoint and presentations, continuously updated since 2003.
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We look at how you can add glossy highlights for shapes in PowerPoint, all inside the program without any external programs. We bring back Ellen Finkelstein’s interview about her book, 7 Steps to Great Images.
PowerPoint 2016 for Windows users will learn about how you can Reset Slides, Duplicate Slides, and Hide/Unhide Slides. PowerPoint 2016 for Mac users will learn how to Manage and Remove Connected Services, and Reset, Export, and Import Ribbon Customizations. 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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David Blatner is the President of CreativePro Network (CPN.co), and the author of 15 books and over 20 video titles, including Real World InDesign, InDesign Essential Training, and Spectrums: Our Mind-Boggling Universe From Infinitesimal to Infinity. He is the co-host of CreativePro Week, home of Click: The Presentation Design Conference. With over 30 years as a teacher, writer, and creator, Blatner strives to demystify, inspire, and connect.
In this conversation, David talks about Click: The Presentation Design Conference.
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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 2016 for Mac 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. However, PowerPoint 2016 on the Mac does not let you import or export customizations.
Learn how to reset, export, and import QAT customization in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.
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Tagged as: Mac, Office 2016, Office for Mac, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint for Mac, Tutorials
PowerPoint 2016 for Mac allows you to customize the Ribbon in a number of ways. You can add Ribbon tabs, add Groups, and populate these with 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 2016 for Mac.
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Tagged as: Customizations, Mac, Office 2016, Office for Mac, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint for Mac, Reset, Tutorials
We first feature Mike Parkinson, who talks about his new book, A Trainer’s Guide to PowerPoint. In a guest post, Philippa Leguen de Lacroix from Presented UK discusses Why Should You Be Using and Mastering PowerPoint’s Triggers? Gordon Adams of Toastmasters explains How to Make Your Presentation Fly.
Sway users can learn how to create a new Sway presentation. PowerPoint 2016 for Windows can explore how they can Change Slide Layouts, and get up to date with Keyboard Shortcuts. PowerPoint 2016 for Mac users can learn about Transparency for Shape Fills, and how they can Add Services, such as OneDrive. 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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