PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

Add Dropbox to PowerPoint for the Web

When you launch PowerPoint for the Web, it opens Presentation Gallery that provides you with a list of recently opened PowerPoint documents, and Themes and Templates to start a new presentation. You can also click the Open from OneDrive option to navigate your OneDrive folders so as to locate a PowerPoint file to open within PowerPoint for the Web. Other than OneDrive, PowerPoint for the Web also supports Dropbox as a cloud alternative. In this tutorial, we will explore adding Dropbox to PowerPoint for the Web’s Place locations.

Explore how to add Dropbox as a Place in PowerPoint for the Web.

Filed Under: PowerPoint for the Web
Tagged as: Dropbox, PowerPoint for the Web, Tutorials

DesignEvo: Conversation with Henry Wong

Henry Wong, the chief development officer of PearlMountain Limited, is a dedicated graphics and software development engineer with more than 7 years experience in senior software engineering skills. He enjoys the collaborative and communicative aspects of working in this position. Henry continuously researches and tries to find simple ways to develop easy-to-use graphical applications that can help others unleash their creativity.

In this conversation, Henry discusses DesignEvo, an online app that lets you create logos.

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Tagged as: DesignEvo, Graphics, Henry Wong, Interviews, Logo

Notes Pane in PowerPoint for the Web

PowerPoint for the Web’s tri-paned interface has three regions: the Slides Pane, the Slide Area, and the Notes Pane. The Notes Pane is placed right below the Slide Area, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 1. The Notes Pane provides space to add speaker’s notes that can be so helpful to the presenter while presenting. You can also write any sort of information about the presentation or individual slide.

Learn about the Notes Pane in PowerPoint for the Web.

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Tagged as: Notes Pane, PowerPoint for the Web, Tutorials

Creating Multilingual Presentations: Conversation with Jude Barak

As an expert with broad experience in data collection and presentation, Jude Barak understands to what extent companies need data as a backup support. Collection and analysis of data and preparation for proper display are critical processes to the success of young and well-established companies alike. Based in Israel, Jude speaks 4 languages, which provides her with a broad perception on the importance of multilingual awareness. Jude is the owner of ExcelLeader.

In this conversation, Jude discusses creating multilingual presentations.

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Tagged as: Interviews, Jude Barak, Language, Multilingual, PowerPoint

PowerPoint and Presenting News: October 10, 2017

In this issue, we feature the first post in our Possibilities series, which will explore both rare and frequent visited PowerPoint and presenting scenarios. In this first post, we look at the differences between static and dynamic presentations. We also feature Richard Goring from BrightCarbon, a presentations and eLearning agency. Richard discusses his upcoming webinar as part of the Outstanding Presentations Workshop 2017 series.

Continuing the series from last week, we explore creating PowerPoint outlines in Word 2008 for Mac and TextEdit. We then look at opening presentations from within PowerPoint Online on OneDrive. PowerPoint 2016 for Windows users can learn about the interface, while PowerPoint 2016 for Mac users can explore differences between text placeholders and text boxes, and learn about importing outlines. Finally, do not miss the quotes, press releases, and templates of this week.

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

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Tagged as: Ezine, Indezine, News, PowerPoint