PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

Theme Fonts in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac

In PowerPoint, any Theme applied brings to the table several unique facts such as Theme Fonts, Theme Colors, and Theme Effects. And also, Slide Layouts, Backgrounds, etc. When you apply another Theme to your PowerPoint presentation, the changes reflect in all slides in the presentation. Yes, the change is complete, and thus the resulting slides all look consistent. In this tutorial, our focus is primarily on Theme Fonts. We’ll explore how Theme Fonts work in your presentation.

Explore Theme Fonts in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.

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Create Custom Shaped Picture Placeholders in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac

Do you want your pictures to be contained within shapes that look like frames? Or maybe you want to use silhouette-style placeholders for your pictures? Yes, this process is a little involved, but we’ll hold your hand if you promise to follow all our steps in sequence!

Learn how to create custom shaped Picture placeholders in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.

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Add Places in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac

While you can open and save files from any file location you access on your computer or network, you can also add more places from where you can open and save files. You see options to add a place, also known as Online Locations in both the Open and Save As dialog boxes.

Learn to add places to open and save files in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.

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PowerPoint and Presenting News: May 22, 2018

We first look at PowerPoint makeovers, and why each makeover is different. We look at a strategy that will help you approach your makeovers better. We have a special series on Themes and templates for Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint. We first explore the evolution of Themes and then explore where you can look for built-in Themes. We then look at where your custom Office Themes are saved in various Office versions on both Windows and Mac.

PowerPoint 2016 for Windows users can learn about using RGB colors and adding Places to open and save files. PowerPoint 2016 for Mac users can explore resizing text boxes and formatting Picture placeholders in layouts. PowerPoint 2013 users will learn to add Places to open and save files. 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 seven days.

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

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Working with Picture Slide Layouts in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac

Slide Layouts are a very useful feature because they let you use a preset arrangement of placeholders repeatedly, resulting in consistent looking slides. And yes, you can also create your own custom Slide Layouts. While very few users create their own custom Slide Layouts, even fewer will create a custom Slide Layout for pictures! That’s regrettable since Picture Slide Layouts can make your slides look so unique. In this tutorial, we will show you how easy it is to create your own Picture Slide Layout in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.

Learn how to work with Picture Slide Layouts in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.

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