PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

Rotate Shapes in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac

When you insert any shape into your PowerPoint slide, more often than not you will want to make some changes to the default shape that you end up with. Mainly, you may want to resize and rotate the shape. This is something we do a lot in our everyday life, like rearranging our work desks, or even changing the position of our favorite chair so that we feel more comfortable. Similarly, all objects on your slide need to be arranged in a way that feels appropriate, rotation is one way of making this change happen. In PowerPoint 2016 for Mac, rotation can be applied in more than one way.

Learn how to rotate shapes approximately and accurately in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.

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

Put Your Image in a Star in PowerPoint

Many times, you may want to add an image within a star shaped container, or any other container shape, such as a diamond, a teardrop, or even a triangle. This is quite easy to achieve, and involves two basic PowerPoint techniques. The first technique is to add a shape, and the second is to fill the shape with an image. Here’s how you do it in almost any version of PowerPoint, since PowerPoint 2007 until the recent versions.

Easily place your image within a star or another shape in PowerPoint.

Filed Under: PowerPoint All Versions
Tagged as: Fills, Pictures, PowerPoint, Shapes, Tutorials

PowerPoint and Presenting News: November 20, 2018

We first explore a simple countdown you can download and use in PowerPoint. We then explore what a Unicode font is. If you are confused about what Unicode is, what Unicode fonts are, and where do single-byte and double-byte fonts fit in, then here’s a simple explanation about Unicode and Unicode fonts. We also feature Paul Balogh who talks about the new Hypersay Pro accounts, and more. For those of you who are not aware, Hypersay is a product that improves PowerPoint by making it a conversation.

PowerPoint users of all versions can learn about adding glossy highlights for shapes, and creating your own countdown timer slides. PowerPoint 2016 for Windows users can learn how to Insert Symbols. PowerPoint 2016 for Mac users can explore Selecting Text, and Inserting a New Slide. 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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Merge Shapes with Pictures in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac

PowerPoint takes the Merge Shapes command to a whole new level. Many of you know that you can merge shapes with other shapes and text, but did you know that you can also merge shapes with pictures? At first, you may wonder what’s so awesome about merging shapes with pictures? But play a bit and you’ll realize that this option opens up huge possibilities. We will start simple in this tutorial and explore how you can create cookie cutter shapes with this option.

Learn how to merge shapes with pictures in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.

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Tagged as: Combine, Mac, Merge Shapes, Office 2016, Office for Mac, Pictures, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint for Mac, Shapes, Tutorials

Nine of the Best Props to Add Impact to Your Presentation

By Vinette Hoffman-Jackson

When you use a prop in a presentation, the primary objective is always to add value, clarity, or emphasis to a point or an idea in a speech. If used correctly a prop provides the bridge between the abstract and the real world. For example, in his TEDx talk on ‘The Art of Saying No,’ Kenny Nguyen does this very effectively.

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Tagged as: Guest Post, Opinion, Presentation Skills, Props, Toastmasters