PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

Exporting PNGs and other Graphic File Formats (JPG, GIF, TIFF, BMP) in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac

PowerPoint allows you to save your slides to many graphic file formats, which can later be used in other applications as required. One of the most popular graphic formats that you can export your slides to is PNG. This tutorial will show you how you can export slides to PNG, but using the same process, you can also export to other graphic file formats such as JPG, GIF, TIFF, BMP etc. Follow these steps to export some or all of your slides to a picture file format such as PNG in PowerPoint 2011.

Learn how to export PNGs and other graphic file formats (JPG, GIF, TIFF, BMP) in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2011
Tagged as: Export, Mac, Office 2011, Pictures, PNG, PowerPoint 2011, Tutorials

PowerPoint and Presenting News: April 19, 2016

We start with another story on how POPcomms, a UK based design agency used the Morph transition to add interactivity to slides! TJ Walker answers more questions–this time he responds to: What’s the best thing to do after a mistake — maybe even a pronunciation mistake that you are immediately aware of? Should we correct ourselves, or move ahead? Spoken words and visual images do go hand in hand, and the sum of both in a presentation scenario is often larger than their individual scores. Do you have any thoughts about how presenters can best combine words and images? Also, Steve Rindsberg talks about his Language Selector add-in for PowerPoint, a must if you use more than one language while creating your slides.

PowerPoint 2016 for Windows users can learn more about aspect ratios, Smarter guides, duplicating Slide Masters, and applying Themes. Finally, do not miss the new discussions and templates of this week!

Read Indezine’s PowerPoint and Presenting News.

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Tagged as: Ezine, Indezine, News, PowerPoint

Indezine Questions 03: Conversation with TJ Walker

This video came about when a few questions were sent to TJ Walker, who responded with answers via a video podcast.

Here are the questions answered by TJ:

1. How much practice is good enough for delivering a presentation or speech? Alternatively, to put the same question in different words, is there something called practicing too much?
2. Can you recommend any books, websites and other resources that will help me become a better presenter?
3. Being acutely conscious of yourself is something that represents most speakers. Is it good? Alternatively, if it is not, how does one stop being aware of ourselves?

TJ Walker is the founder of Media Training Worldwide and has been conducting media training workshops and seminars since 1984. Walker has trained Presidents of countries, Prime Ministers, Nobel Peace Prize winners, Super Bowl winners, U.S. Senators, Miss Universes and Members of Parliament. His book, Secret to Foolproof Presentations was a USA Today #1 Bestseller, as well as a Wall Street Journal, and Business Week Bestseller.

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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: Thoughts
Tagged as: Podcast, PowerPoint, Presentation Skills, TJ Walker

Working with Picture Slide Layouts in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

Slide Layouts are a very useful feature because they let you use a preset arrangement of placeholders repeatedly, resulting in consistent looking slides. And yes, you can also create your own custom Slide Layouts. While very few users create their own custom Slide Layouts, even fewer will create a custom Slide Layout for pictures! That’s regrettable since Picture Slide Layouts can make your slides look so unique. In this tutorial, we will show you how easy it is to create your own Picture Slide Layout in PowerPoint 2016.

Learn how to work with Picture Slide Layouts in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2016
Tagged as: Microsoft Windows, Office 2016, Pictures, PowerPoint 2016, Slide Layouts, Tutorials

Applying Themes in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel 2016 for Windows

Essentially Themes are like a style sheet for your Office documents — they define how your text appears, where it appears, and also the layouts of your slides. Themes also influence how charts look within Excel and PowerPoint — and also how your tables appear in all Office programs. You can also change the Theme for an Office document, sheet, or slide and watch how this simple task can change the overall appearance of your content.

Learn how to apply Themes in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel 2016 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2016
Tagged as: Microsoft Windows, Office 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Templates, Themes, Tutorials