PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

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.

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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

Inserting Dummy Text in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

At some point in time, we all need dummy text to add quickly to our slides so that we can ascertain how a body of text looks or fits within an individual text box or placeholder. There is an undocumented feature in PowerPoint that enables you to add dummy text with just a few keystrokes!

Learn how to insert dummy text on a slide in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

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

Inserting a Text Box in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

In PowerPoint, there are some differences between text placeholders and text boxes. As far as formatting for text placeholders and text boxes is concerned, almost everything else does work in the same way. However, there is one more vital difference between a text placeholder and a text box.

Learn how to insert a text box in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

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