PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

PowerPoint and Presenting News: October 2, 2018

We first explore some simple animation effects that work in all versions of PowerPoint. We then interview Mike Power of Neuxpower, who tells more about the new NXPowerLite Desktop 8 for Mac. Learn how you can get a cheaper or free copy of Microsoft PowerPoint.

PowerPoint 2016 for Mac users can learn how to Duplicate Shapes by Dragging, and how to Flip Shapes. PowerPoint Online users can learn about Resetting Pictures, Duplicating Slides, and Changing Presentation Aspect Ratio from Widescreen to Standard (and Vice Versa). 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

Convert Text to Shape by Intersecting in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac

PowerPoint has several features that may amaze you, but there’s nothing quite like what we will explore on this page: an option to convert regular text into a shape. First of all, this is an undocumented feature. And then, this is such an utterly useful option. For example, you can now easily create logos in PowerPoint without using any other application. Or use a fancy font and then share that presentation with others in the knowledge that recipients can see the font exactly as intended, even if it’s not installed on their computers.

Convert PowerPoint text into an editable shape using the Intersect command in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.

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Tagged as: Intersect, Mac, Merge Shapes, Office 2016, Office for Mac, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint for Mac, Shapes, Text, Tutorials

Change Presentation Aspect Ratio from Widescreen to Standard (and Vice Versa) in PowerPoint for the Web

PowerPoint for the Web defaults to widescreen slides in all new presentations. However, you can change your presentation’s aspect ratio from Widescreen (16:9) to Standard (4:3), and also do the reverse. PowerPoint Online has some features up its sleeve that make these changes of aspect ratios easier to understand, and some quirks too! This tutorial will help you understand both scenarios better.

Learn how to change a presentation’s aspect ratio from Widescreen to Standard (and vice versa) in PowerPoint for the Web.

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Tagged as: Aspect Ratio, PowerPoint for the Web, Standard, Tutorials, Widescreen

Flip Shapes in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac

The shape on your slide looks perfect. It’s got the right color and it works well with your slide content. Yet there’s something that could be better? There are times when most slide designers think exactly the same thoughts! And the easiest task you can do to your shape is to flip it. There are other options, and some of these options depend upon the shape in question.

Learn to flip shapes in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.

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Tagged as: Flip, Mac, Office 2016, Office for Mac, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint for Mac, Tutorials

Neuxpower NXPowerLite Desktop 8 for Mac: Conversation with Mike Power

  Mike Power owns and runs Neuxpower, the company behind the popular compression software NXPowerLite and now also the free online version WeCompress. A big fan of helping people feel more awesome by making software that just gets the job done without making a fuss! He aspires one day to create software that will actually give people superpowers.

In this conversation, Mike talks about the new NXPowerLite Desktop 8 product for Mac.

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Tagged as: Add-in, Compression, Interviews, Mike Power, Neuxpower, NXPowerlite