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PowerPoint and Presenting News: November 27, 2018

We first look at a very useful tip on how you can convert existing text boxes to Title or Content placeholders in all versions of PowerPoint. Since this is a little involved process, we include a detailed video tutorial, as well as options to accomplish this task even faster with PowerPoint add-ins. We bring you a guest post from Vinette Hoffman-Jackson, who explores Nine of the Best Props to Add Impact to Your Presentation. We also look at the concept of Single and Double-Byte Fonts in PowerPoint.

PowerPoint users of all versions can learn to Put an Image in a Star and also how to quickly add em dashes easily. PowerPoint 2016 for Windows can explore Text Alignment in PowerPoint, and PowerPoint 2016 for Mac users will learn how to Merge Shapes with Pictures, and also how to Rotate Shapes. 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

Manipulating Shapes by Dragging Yellow Handles in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac

There are many different types of shapes PowerPoint provides, and you can format these shapes by resizing, rotating, flipping, etc. Other than these basic formatting tasks, you must explore the yellow square handles. When you select most shapes in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac, you can see eight resizing handles and a single rotation handle.

Learn about special yellow handles that allow you to manipulate shapes in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.

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

5 Steps to Creating a Killer Pitch Deck When Raising Funds

By John Auckland, TribeFirst

There are lots of different opinions on what makes a good deck, much of it misguided and rooted in opinion rather than data. There are also a number of bad industry habits that are endemic and often harmful to the investment process. This article takes my experience of successfully funding around 50 companies and combines this knowledge with research completed by DocSend to find the perfect formula for an engaging, compelling, and ultimately easy-to-digest deck.

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Tagged as: Guest Post, John Auckland, Pitch Decks, Presentations

Insert Symbol in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows

Do you want to add an infinity symbol on your slide? Or do you want to add one of the mathematical symbols? Or even the Yen or Rupee symbols? PowerPoint provides several ways to add such symbols, but the most straightforward option is to use the Symbol dialog box. Let us now explore how you can add symbols within your text containers in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.

Add symbols within your text in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Character, Insert, Microsoft Windows, Office 2013, PowerPoint 2013, Symbol, Tutorials

Add an Em Dash in PowerPoint for Windows

You may want to quickly add an em dash within your text container—be it a placeholder, text box, shape, or even a table. It’s very easy to add an em dash, and there is more than one way to achieve this task, although there may be some differences, and all ways may not work in the version of PowerPoint you are using. But certainly, using one of these options, you will be able to add an em dash in PowerPoint.

Learn how you can insert an em dash in PowerPoint for Windows.

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Tagged as: Character, Em Dash, PowerPoint, Symbol, Tutorials