PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

Font Types and Sizes in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

Type text within your PowerPoint slide, and its font type and size are decided based on the Theme applied to your presentation. For example, if you use PowerPoint’s default Office Theme, then all your typed text will sport the Calibri typeface. You can quickly change the Theme Fonts set altogether for your presentation, and all text instances will switch to the default typefaces of the new Theme or Theme Fonts set. However, there may be times when you want to override these defaults and choose a typeface that is different, or even a different font size.

Explore how you can change font types and sizes in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2016
Tagged as: Fonts, Microsoft Windows, Office 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Text, Tutorials

Shutterstock Plug-in for PowerPoint on Mac: Conversation with Janet Giesen

Janet Giesen is Vice President of Business Development at Shutterstock. She runs integrated partnerships, co-marketing initiatives, and data deals for the company. Before joining Shutterstock, Janet managed affiliate and digital media partnerships for American Express OPEN. Janet holds an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business, a Professional Certification in Publishing from Columbia’s School of Journalism, and a BA from Boston College.

In this interview, Janet talks about the Shutterstock Plug-in for PowerPoint on Mac.

Geetesh: Janet, you recently made available to Mac users your popular Shutterstock plug-in for PowerPoint. Can you tell us more about what motivated you to do so?

Janet: After the initial rollout of our new add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint on Windows, users were thrilled with the functionality that lets you search, preview, and insert images from our collection directly into their slides. Soon after, we started receiving requests for the add-in to be made available for Mac, so we worked with Microsoft to make the Mac version a reality.

Now, millions of Mac and PC users who rely on this presentation tool to create sales decks, marketing presentations, and new business proposals can access the Shutterstock collection of over 90 million images to visually enhance their content and create impactful presentations that engage audiences.

Geetesh: Can you share some insights into how users are accessing Shutterstock content through the PowerPoint plug-ins?

Janet: We are continuously assessing user engagement and have found that customers who installed the plug-in are frequently coming back for more, and they are engaging with the curated collections inside the plugin for inspiration before searching for images with keywords.

The views and opinions expressed in this blog post or content are those of the authors or the interviewees and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any other agency, organization, employer, or company.

See Also: Shutterstock Plug-in for PowerPoint: Conversation with Janet Giesen

Filed Under: Interviews
Tagged as: Add-in, Interviews, Janet Giesen, Photos, Pictures, Shutterstock

FotoJet: Conversation with David Lin

David Lin is the CEO and founder of PearlMountain Technology Co., Ltd, a dedicated graphics and software development company founded in 2006.

Last year, they started their new app, FotoJet online, which is now recognized and loved by numerous users, and it was also recommended by the Google Chrome Store this year. FotoJet has over 200,000 registered users worldwide and is focused on collage making, graphics design, and photo editing.

In this interview, David talks about FotoJet.

Geetesh: David, can you tell us more about FotoJet—what motivated you to create this picture collage and editing site?

David: We have been graphics software developers since 2006. We have developed more graphic software programs for Mac and Windows in the past. And many of our Mac software often get recommended by Mac App Store. So, we thought it’s time to go ahead with online app development with FotoJet. And we believe we will do just as well as we did with Mac software. So here we are.

Geetesh: David, can you provide some ideas on how FotoJet can be used to create picture elements for PowerPoint presentations?

David: You can open FotoJet and select a design template under the Design mode. Then upload your own photos. Customize the design by fixing your images, adding text or clipart, etc. Finally, save and share.

You could use this output within your PowerPoint slides.

The views and opinions expressed in this blog post or content are those of the authors or the interviewees and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any other agency, organization, employer, or company.

Filed Under: Interviews
Tagged as: Interviews, Photos, Pictures, PowerPoint

Selecting Text in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

PowerPoint and indeed all Microsoft Office programs allow you to work with a particular object only if it is selected. For example, you select a shape to make changes to the shape. You similarly select a chart to edit the chart. And yes, you can select a text container object such as a text placeholder, a text box, or even a shape — and then make changes to its position, formatting, size, etc. However, this changes the entire object — and leaves the actual text content within that object largely unchanged. To make changes to the actual text, you first need to select the text separately and then make changes by using the options available within the Home tab of the Ribbon or the Mini Toolbar.

Explore various ways of selecting text on a slide in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2016
Tagged as: Microsoft Windows, Office 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Selection, Text, Tutorials

Presentation Summit Cruise: Conversation with Rick Altman

     Rick Altman is a California-based presentation consultant who has been helping organizations communicate better in public since before Microsoft developed PowerPoint. He has been hosting end-user conferences since 1989 and is the host of the annual Presentation Summit, now in its 14th season.

In this conversation, Rick discusses the new Presentation Summit Cruise, 2017 conference, to be held in April 2017 in the Caribbean.

Geetesh: Are you taking the Presentation Summit to sea? Tell us more about how this idea evolved.

Rick: Becky and I have been long-time cruisers; we’ve probably been on over a dozen. Every time we go, I say to her, “wouldn’t it be cool to mix the conference with a cruise?”

We have made so many great friends in the 14 seasons of hosting it—not only the people who attend but also the people we meet in the greater presentation community—and I think it would be wonderful to spend time with them in a more relaxed environment.

Geetesh: Between all the travel to different locations, will you get time to do seminars? Tell us more.

Rick: It won’t be like the conference, where we go a mile a minute from 8 – 5. We’ll do one hour of instruction/content each day and spend most of the time doing what cruisers do: relax, eat, and explore. This should be seen as a vacation opportunity first and a learning opportunity second.

The views and opinions expressed in this blog post or content are those of the authors or the interviewees and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any other agency, organization, employer, or company.

Filed Under: Events
Tagged as: Events, Interviews, Presentation Summit, Rick Altman