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Live Preview in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

Editing any slide object works the same way, irrespective of whether you are editing a picture, a chart, some SmartArt, or even text. You select the object you want to edit and change some attributes. You then get to see your changes, and then you either undo your changes if you are not too happy with them or just accept them. You can then start working with another object! What if you could see/preview how an actual change will look on the slide object before you decide to accept or decline that change? PowerPoint 2016’s Live Preview allows you to do just that.

Learn how Live Preview works in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Interface, Live Preview, Microsoft Windows, Office 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Tutorials

Change Slide Layout in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

Each PowerPoint presentation contains several slides. Let’s compare each slide to a blank canvas or an empty sheet of paper! You can thereafter add content to the slides in much the same way as you use brushes to create strokes of paint, or a pen to write. For example, do you want some text? Then you must add a text box. Want a picture? Just insert a picture and place it anywhere on your slide! Wait, this is not really the proper way to work in PowerPoint!

Learn how to change Slide Layouts in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

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

Hyperlinks for Action Buttons in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows

Just inserting Action Buttons on your slide is not sufficient — you need to apply hyperlinks to them so that they have some function. You have already learnt how to insert Action Buttons. In this tutorial we’ll learn more detailed techniques on working with Action Buttons. Each Action Button has a default action associated — this typically is a hyperlink to some other slide in your presentation. You can change this link, or even add another link such as a link to your web site, another document, and more.

Explore options to add and edit hyperlinks for Action Buttons in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.

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

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.

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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