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PowerPoint and Presenting News: April 12, 2016

Do you know which transition effect is most effective–more than even no transition effect at all? Yes, it is the Fade effect, and we explore this Fade effect this week.

PowerPoint 2016 for Windows users can learn more about types of shapes, and how you can resize shapes. PowerPoint 2013 users can learn about exporting slides as pictures from their presentation. Finally, do not miss the new discussions and templates of this week!

Read Indezine’s PowerPoint and Presenting News.

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Indezine Questions 02: 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. 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?
2. 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?

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.

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

Set Standard 4:3 Aspect Ratio as Default in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

We explored and complained about how PowerPoint 2016 has made widescreen (16:9) as the default aspect ratio for new presentations. Although you can change all these new presentations from Widescreen (16:9) to Standard (4:3) aspect ratio quite easily, it can be a pain to remember doing so each time you create a new presentation! Of course, if you are happy with 16:9 slides, then you need not read the rest of this tutorial — for everyone else, we’ll show how you can set your default aspect ratio to Standard (4:3).

Learn how to set the standard 4:3 aspect ratio as the default for new presentations in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Aspect Ratio, Microsoft Windows, Office 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Standard, Tutorials, Widescreen

Resizing Shapes in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

Once you insert shapes on a slide, you may realize that it’s not the perfect size — did you want it larger, or a wee bit smaller? However you want your shapes resized, it’s easy to make the size change in a jiffy, right inside PowerPoint 2016. Like most Microsoft Office programs, PowerPoint follows the concept of selection, then action — so the first thing you need to do for a shape that you want to be resized is to select it! Any shape that is selected shows several handles.

Learn how to resize shapes in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Microsoft Windows, Office 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Resize, Shapes, Tutorials

Types of Shapes in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

What does the word “shape” mean to you? Do you imagine a square, a circle, a heart, or even a smiley face? Yes, all those are shapes — as are the hundreds of other recognizable outlines or figures that we call shapes in our daily conversations. Shapes play a significant role within any slides you create for your PowerPoint presentation. In more ways that you may want to count, shapes are like the building blocks of almost anything you do on your PowerPoint slides — PowerPoint 2016 provides hundreds of shapes efficiently categorized into 9 types. You can do so much with these shapes — for example, you can combine shapes to create your own unique shapes, format shapes with fills, lines, and effects — and even group or layer them to create more amazing graphics. You can even create flowcharts with these shapes. This tutorial explores the various types of shapes available within PowerPoint.

Learn about different types of shapes in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Microsoft Windows, Office 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Shapes, Tutorials