PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

PowerPoint Animated Greeting Cards from BrightCarbon: Conversation with Scott Wakefield

Scott Wakefield has been with BrightCarbon since its inception as an 8-man organization at the end of 2011 and has been very pleased to see it blossom into the 38-person team that it is today, with a presence on both sides of the Atlantic.

As the oldest member of BrightCarbon by some measure, Scott has many years of experience gained over a lengthy career in a variety of sales and marketing roles. Today, he still leads the charge in securing new business and new clients for the company. Scott lives in rural Leicestershire and has been married to his wife, Karen, for 35 years. He has two grown-up daughters – Lauren and Harriet.

In this conversation, Scott talks about the BrightCarbon tradition of providing every year, animated greeting cards created in PowerPoint.

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Tagged as: BrightCarbon, Christmas, Interviews, New Year, PowerPoint, Scott Wakefield

Touch/Mouse Mode in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

In PowerPoint 2016, within the Customize Quick Access Toolbar drop-down menu, you will find the Touch/Mouse Mode option. This essentially is a toggle button that alternates between touch and mouse modes. Touch mode is the default mode when using PowerPoint on a touch device such as the Microsoft Surface or other tablets, and lets you use the program even without a mouse. And Mouse mode is the default mode for PowerPoint 2016 when working on a non-touch enabled desktop or laptop. The larger question though is why you can toggle to the Touch mode in a non-touch device. If you are using PowerPoint on a desktop, why you need the Touch mode?

Explore the Touch/Mouse mode in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

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Tagged as: PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint Touch, Tutorials

Snagit 2018: Conversation with Chris Larson

  Chris Larson is the Technical Product Manager of Techsmith Snagit. He works with the amazing development team dedicated to Snagit in Techsmith’s Okemos, Michigan headquarters. Chris is a graduate of Michigan State University and has been with Techsmith for 11 years. He started his career in User Experience Design and now brings that background to this product leadership role. He relaxes outside of work with audiobooks, bbq, gym time, LEGO, astronomy, video games, just being outside, and hanging out with his family.

In this conversation, Chris talks about the new Snagit 2018.

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Tagged as: Chris Larson, Interviews, Snagit, Techsmith

Views in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac

View your same slides in different PowerPoint views, and you will see them from another angle. This approach makes sense because viewing slides in Slide Show view gives an entirely different perspective than editing them in Normal view. Further, it’s easier to reorder and work with multiple slides in Slide Sorter view and make changes to individual slides in Normal view. All put together, PowerPoint 2016 for Mac provides you with nine different views. Seven of these views can be accessed from the View tab of the Ribbon.

Learn about various views that allow you to edit and show slides in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.

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

PowerPoint and Presenting News: December 5, 2017

Sara McGuire talks about how you can design a presentation that plays to your strengths. You just have to find what works best for you! For VBA-challenged presenters, here’s a trick that you can benefit from without writing a single line of code! Learn how you can change all instances of one shape type to another in PowerPoint. PowerPoint makes it easy to use bright, vibrant colors in a presentation, which can either be good or very, very bad. Laura Foley explains how you can avoid the four biggest PowerPoint color mistakes. And we also show you how to use macros and scripts in PowerPoint.

PowerPoint 2016 for Windows users can learn about the Format Task Pane, changing the interface color, customize the Quick Access Toolbar, and Add or Rename Ribbon tabs. PowerPoint 2016 for Mac users can learn about the Slides Pane. Finally, do not miss the quotes, press releases, and templates for this week.

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

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Tagged as: Ezine, Indezine, News, PowerPoint