PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

PowerPoint and Presenting News: June 16, 2015

We have a special giveaway for some lucky winners this time — a copy of Techsmith’s Snagit. We then explore best practices for creating PowerPoint slide backgrounds in Adobe Photoshop. And then we bring you a review of Xara’s Web Designer 11 Premium product.

PowerPoint 2013 users can learn about Picture placeholders and Slide Masters. And PowerPoint 2010 users can learn about Picture Slide Layouts. Finally, don’t miss the new discussions and templates of this week!

Read Indezine’s PowerPoint and Presenting News.

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Learn PowerPoint for iPad: Choosing a Theme to Start

Whenever you create a new presentation using PowerPoint for the iPad, you will first have to choose a Theme that will determine the appearance of your slides. A Theme is essentially something that determines the colors, fonts, effects, backgrounds, and layouts available to you as defaults within the slides you create. Do notice that by default, all the Themes you see sport Widescreen aspect ratios (16:9). If you are creating a presentation that you will deliver elsewhere, then there’s nothing to worry about. However if you are planning to present this new presentation from the iPad, then you will want to make sure that the slides you create use a Standard (4:3) aspect ratio.

Learn how to get started with a Theme on PowerPoint for iPad.

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Learn PowerPoint for iPad: Running PowerPoint

When you launch PowerPoint on the iPad by tapping on its icon, you load up the interface. In this tutorial, we will provide you with a walk-through of this interface. Actions that take place as the result of tapping on the options available will be explained here – and will also be linked to more detailed tutorials elsewhere on this site.

Learn how to get started with PowerPoint for iPad.

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Learn PowerPoint 2010 for Windows: Using the Pen and Highlighter Tools in Slide Show View

Annotation can play a large role in how you interact with your audience while presenting – and PowerPoint provides you with useful Pen and Highlighter tools that can change your static slide into a whiteboard upon which you can doodle and write! In this tutorial, we will learn how these tools can be helpful.

Learn how to use the Pen and Highlighter tools within Slide Show View in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows.

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Learn PowerPoint 2013 for Windows: Duplicate Slide Masters

Duplicating a Slide Master is a little different than adding a new Slide Master from scratch. And it’s a smart option because you don’t have to make the same changes all over again — let’s explain this with a scenario. Imagine you have formatted your existing Slide Master by applying a Background Style, adding a logo, or even adding your own Picture placeholder layout. And now you want a new Slide Master that’s almost the same as your existing one — but you want a different Theme Colors set to be used. For such a small change, it is advisable that you duplicate your existing Slide Master and make the small changes instead of starting all over again with a new Slide Master.

Learn how to duplicate Slide Masters in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.

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