PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

Text Placeholders vs. Text Boxes in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

PowerPoint has three types of text container: text placeholders, text boxes, and shapes. We explain Shapes in our comprehensive section on Shape tutorials. Let us now look at the other two text container types. Aren’t text placeholders and text boxes the same? Are they different? Moreover, why should we bother even if they are different? All these are valid questions, and the answers to them form one of the most important foundations in learning to create more structured presentations.

Learn about the differences between text placeholders and text boxes in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

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

Default Behaviors for Action Buttons in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows

Once you place Action Buttons on your slide in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows, you can make them do all sorts of actions when clicked. What sets Action Buttons apart from other shape types in PowerPoint is the iconography they contain. For most users, an icon such as a leftwards arrow indicates moving to the previous slide and a rightwards arrow does indicate progressing to the next slide. Another advantage of these icon-equipped Action Buttons is that they are language independent and can work very well in multi-language and international presentations.

Explore different types of Action buttons and their default behaviors in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2013
Tagged as: Action Buttons, Hyperlinking, Microsoft Office, Office 2013, PowerPoint 2013, Shapes, Tutorials

PowerPoint World Maps in Circles – 01

This collection of world maps is all circled! Each continent is a collection of circles that overlap each other or stay adjacent. Circle-style maps make your slides look different and simpler. You get six styles of fills in both Standard and Widescreen aspect ratios. All colors used are Theme aware, and each land area is a separate group – easily accessed via the Selection Pane in PowerPoint.

Download and use these maps in your slides.

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Tagged as: Design, Downloads, Graphics, Maps, PowerPoint, World Map

Customize Styles in Microsoft Sway

We explored Design Styles in Sway. There are several Design Styles that you can apply. Even better, you are not restricted to the Styles available because Sway allows you to customize any existing Style so that you can make the end results more personalized.

Learn how you can customize Design Styles in Microsoft Sway.

Filed Under: Sway
Tagged as: Customizations, Design, Online Presentations, Sway, Tutorials

PowerPoint and Presenting News: January 26, 2016

Do you want to hear presenting questions from everyday people, and also someone who can answer them? Then you will love TJ Walker’s special Indezine podcast.

We then show you how you can add a Design Style in Sway. PowerPoint 2013 users can then explore hyperlinking text, transparent hyperlinks, automatic text hyperlinks, and also editing hyperlinks. Finally, you will not want to miss the new discussions and templates of this week!

Read Indezine’s PowerPoint and Presenting News.

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Tagged as: Ezine, PowerPoint