PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

Enable the Missing Developer Tab in the Ribbon in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac

Unlike in previous versions of PowerPoint on Mac such as PowerPoint 2011 for Mac, the new PowerPoint 2016 on Mac has no option to enable the Developer tab on the Ribbon. So, what about all the options within that tab? And why did Microsoft take it away? Let us learn more.

Learn about the Developer tab of the Ribbon in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2016
Tagged as: Interface, Mac, Office 2016, Office for Mac, PowerPoint 2016, Tutorials

Inserting a New Slide in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

Like many other tasks, you do in PowerPoint, inserting a new slide can be done in multiple ways. You just need to find a way that works best for you — the following steps show you how you can do this simple task in PowerPoint 2016.

Learn how you can insert a new slide in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Insert, Interface, Microsoft Windows, Office 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Tutorials

Slideflight: Conversation with Georg Kremer

Georg Kremer is the CEO of the Slideflight GmbH in Munich and is in charge of the sales strategy of the company. Before participating in the creation of the Slideflight GmbH, he collected diverse experiences from national and global leadership positions in sales and marketing, at companies such as Sage, Fujitsu, Global Knowledge, and Hewlett-Packard, among others. In addition, Mr. Kremer has acquired a broad understanding of corporate cultures through various management positions in small and medium-sized enterprises.

In this conversation, Georg talks about Slideflight.

Geetesh: Tell us more about Slideflight, how it evolved, and whom is it intended for?

Georg: Disseminating your message effectively and being able to digest the information properly: these objectives present a two-sided challenge in the field of presentations. A need for a digital solution that replaced handouts, email mailing lists, and taking pictures of slides was required. This is how Slideflight was born, to be an innovative, sustainable, and simple alternative. Slideflight allows the presenter to share his PowerPoint slides with the audience using the additional Ribbon tab in PowerPoint. The presentation can thereafter be followed live via a smartphone, tablet, or computer by inserting the six-digit ID provided by the presenter into the Slideflight app or web page. Moreover, for future use, the presentation can be saved as a PDF, and notes can also be added. The presenter chooses which slides he wants to share with the public and decides if he wants to make the slides available for download after the event. Slideflight targets big events such as conventions, conferences, or university lectures as well as smaller congregations such as web conferences, teleconferences, business meetings, pitch conferences, or training. Thus, it provides a simple and practical solution for both the presenter and the public.

The company was born as a spin-off released by the venture capital firm Senovo, a company funding young B2B technology start-ups. Following the further development of the software, I founded the start-up in November 2015 along with Philip Franta. It was just a matter of days before Slideflight started participating in important congresses around Germany, such as the didacta (the world´s biggest education fair) and negotiating diverse business partnerships.

Picture Courtesy: Slideflight

Georg: The vision of Slideflight is to make the process of presentation sharing as simple as possible. Contrary to other existing tools, we focus ourselves on the live sharing aspects of presentations. We even developed a second tool named Beamium, to also simplify the PDF document sharing. In this manner, not only the document exchange experience, but also the actual real-time following of the presentation is addressed. We have not only perfected, but also simplified this aspect as far as possible. Furthermore, various other tools are tricky and complicated to use, whereas with Slideflight you don’t even need basic instructions. With just a couple of clicks, you are ready to enjoy our solution. Slideflight works everywhere, and there is no need to follow the presentations on site. It can be followed all around the world as long as there is an internet connection. In this manner, information and education can become globally disseminated without any complicated procedures. A straightforward and memorable information exchange, that is what Slideflight is all about.

Picture Courtesy: Slideflight

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Filed Under: Interviews
Tagged as: Add-in, Interviews, PowerPoint, Slideflight

PowerPoint and Presenting News: February 16, 2016

PowerPoint can be used for so much more than just slides. Did you know that you can create a thumbnail for your YouTube videos with nothing other than PowerPoint? We provide you with a formatted template. Renowned author Carmine Gallo has written his new book, The Storyteller’s Secret. We get you an exclusive interview with him. We then show you how you can share your Dubsmash videos.

PowerPoint 2016 for Windows users can learn about comparing slides manually and reusing existing slides. PowerPoint 2016 for Mac users can explore the Ribbon and Tabs. Sway and PowerPoint for iPad users can learn about sharing their presentations. 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

Reuse Slides Through Drag and Drop in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

We explored previously how reusing your existing slides can be a great help, since it saves so much of your time. While bringing up the Reuse Slides Task Pane enables you to add selected slides to the active presentation, there is another easier and more intuitive way to reuse your slides. You can drag selected slides from the source presentation and drop them within the newer presentation. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to reuse slides through this drag and drop process within PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

Learn how to reuse slides through drag and drop in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Interface, Microsoft Windows, Office 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Reuse Slides, Tutorials