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We are happy to announce a second bunch of Countdown Timer slides. After the success of our first Countdown Timer series, here’s another set that contains longer countdowns (10 minutes each). This entire kit contains 5 different styles of Countdown Timers. Each slide has animated objects that already contrast with the slide background. Just copy and paste the slides in your presentation – and the slide objects will inherit the color schemes of the presentation you paste into!
Get these countdown timers now!
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In this issue, we first look at Public Domain pictures, and how they are different that pictures you can use as part of the Creative Commons license.
PowerPoint 2013 users can learn this about tables: erasing table borders and toggling their visibility. You will also learn about a few exotic shapes, such as drawing with cookie cutters, and creating CD/DVDs and shopping bags!
And finally, do not miss the new discussions and templates of this week!
Read Indezine’s PowerPoint and Presenting News.
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Look closely at the interface within PowerPoint 2013, particularly the Customize Quick Access Toolbar drop-down menu, and you’ll find the Touch/Mouse Mode command. This essentially is a toggle button that alternates between touch and mouse modes. Touch mode is the default mode when using PowerPoint on a touch device such as the Microsoft Surface or other tablets, and lets you use the program even without a mouse. And Mouse mode is the default mode for PowerPoint 2013 when working on a non-touch enabled desktop or laptop. The larger question though is why you can toggle to the Touch mode in a non-touch device. If you are using PowerPoint on a desktop, why you need the Touch mode?
Explore the Touch/Mouse modes in PowerPoint 2013.
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Table borders in PowerPoint sport the default color from the Theme applied to the presentation. However, you can override and change this color as required. Not only you can set the table border color for the new tables before they are drawn, but also you can change the color of existing table borders. Follow these steps to learn more.
Learn how to set color for table borders in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.
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Dr. Carmen Simon‘s presentations and workshops help business professionals to use communication and presentation skills to increase revenue, train or motivate others and overall, stand out from too much sameness in the industry. A published author, Dr. Simon is frequently invited as a keynote speaker at various conferences.
In this conversation, Carmen discusses how you can create more memorable slides.
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