PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

Format SmartArt Graphics Text Attributes in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows

All the SmartArt layouts have text placeholders, which are basically text boxes. You can click and start typing within these placeholders to add text. In the previous tutorial, we showed you how to insert a SmartArt graphic within PowerPoint (or convert some bulleted text to SmartArt), and how the SmartArt Text Pane works. There are several ways to format the SmartArt graphic text; follow these steps to learn more.

Learn how to format text attributes of SmartArt graphics in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Diagrams, Graphics, Microsoft Windows, Office 2013, PowerPoint 2013, SmartArt, Tutorials

Export a Presentation to a Video Clip in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows

Do you know that you can export all your presentation slides into a WMV video clip using nothing other than PowerPoint 2010? This is probably the easiest way to create quick videos from your slides, and is best suited for converting photo slides to video clips. You can also use this technique to create video clips from PowerPoint that can be uploaded to YouTube or other video sharing sites.

Learn how to export a presentation as a video clip in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Microsoft Windows, Office 2010, PowerPoint 2010, Tutorials, Video, WMV

Convert SmartArt Graphic into Shapes in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows

SmartArt is a great new feature that Microsoft added in PowerPoint — yet many users want to convert their SmartArt graphic to bulleted text, or even to individually editable shapes that can be manipulated further. Yes, you can convert SmartArt to individual shapes, but do remember that this is a one-way process, and you lose any editability for the SmartArt graphic from that point of time. However, converting to shapes does mean that you have complete control over moving, resizing, deleting, or formatting individual shapes. Follow these steps to convert a SmartArt graphic into shapes in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.

Learn how to convert a SmartArt graphic to shapes in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Diagrams, Graphics, Office 2013, PowerPoint 2013, SmartArt, Tutorials

Move Shapes within a SmartArt Graphic in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows

SmartArt graphics are easily inserted infographics that typically place common PowerPoint shapes in relation to each other to create a strong message. You can, of course, change those individual shapes within SmartArt, as in changing a square to a circle or anything else — but what many users don’t realize is that you can do much more. You can actually move some shapes around within the SmartArt graphic if you want — this sort of creative freedom lets you adapt existing SmartArt layouts to your liking to create something new. In this tutorial, we’ll explore how to move shapes within any SmartArt graphic in PowerPoint 2013.

Learn how to move individual shapes contained within SmartArt graphics in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Diagrams, Graphics, Microsoft Windows, Office 2013, PowerPoint 2013, SmartArt, Tutorials

PowerPoint and Presenting News: October 4, 2016

Being interviewed is a pleasant change from doing the interview, especially when this was done by none other than TJ Walker. So if you want to know more about Indezine, and the way I work, you can hear TJ’s special podcast that we feature this week. We also have Sunni Brown, the famous doodler in world talking about her upcoming keynote session at the Presentation Summit later this month. Do read what she says, even if you won’t attend the conference! We have a guest column featuring Arnout Drenthel from the Netherlands, who explores 6 Reasons Why Your PowerPoint Presentations (Still) Look Boring.

In the Tutorials section, PowerPoint 2010 users can find out more about the New, Print, Save, Help, and Program options within Backstage view. Finally, do not miss the new press releases and templates of this week.

Read Indezine’s PowerPoint and Presenting News.

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