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5 Slide Design Tips to Take Home from a Successful IPO Presentation Project

By Boris Hristov, 356labs

Every presentation that you present is critical! One reason for this is because every time you present, you are standing with your name and reputation behind this presentation. Moreover, you may not be aware of the potential benefits or losses that this presentation could bring to you. In our case, we’ve created a presentation that managed to raise 82 million leva (40+ million euros) for the Gradus IPO. Well, if this is not critical…

Our team had the privilege to be invited to work on this project. We decided to share with you some of the tricks which we used while creating the presentation. But just before we start, we should probably inform you how big this IPO was. Let’s just say it’s the biggest one in Bulgaria for the last 10 years and the second biggest in the whole history. It was only surpassed by the FiBank IPO which raised around 107 million leva (50+ million euro) back in 2007.

Now back to the lessons!

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Filed Under: Guest Posts
Tagged as: 356labs, Boris Hristov, Bulgaria, Design, Guest Post, Presentation Skills

PowerPoint and Presenting News: June 4, 2019

We begin with another feature on alternatives to visual clichés. This time we explore alternatives to pictures of stacks of coins. Kurt Dupont of PresentationPoint shows you how to create a Dynamic Countdown in PowerPoint.

PowerPoint for Mac users can learn how to insert a Check Mark or Tick Mark in their slides. PowerPoint 2016 for Windows users can explore Keyboard Shortcuts, Keyboard Sequences, and learn how to Enable Developer Tab of the Ribbon. PowerPoint 2016 for Mac users can explore how to Embed Fonts. 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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Tagged as: Ezine, Indezine, News, PowerPoint

think-cell 10: Now works on Office for Mac

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?

Thank you, Markus.

The views and opinions expressed in this blog are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any other agency, organization, employer, or company.

Filed Under: Add-ins
Tagged as: Add-in, Markus Hannebauer, PowerPoint, Think-cell

Insert a Check Mark or Tick Mark in PowerPoint for Mac

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.

Filed Under: PowerPoint All Versions
Tagged as: Mac, Office 2016, Office for Mac, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint for Mac, Tutorials

PowerPoint and Presenting News: May 28, 2019

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.

Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.

Filed Under: Ezine
Tagged as: Ezine, Indezine, News, PowerPoint