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Drawing a simple straight, point to point line in PowerPoint 2013 is a piece of cake. Now, in this tutorial we’ll move on further to show you how you can draw a curved line. With curved lines, you can create both open and closed shapes. Follow these steps to draw a curved edged triangle using the Curve shape tool.
Learn how to draw a curved line in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.
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We all use tables in our slides all the time to present numeric data in an organized way so that the audience can easily comprehend or compare values and understand trends. Sometimes tables may even work as containers for quotations or even messages. It’s quite easy to insert a new table — yet there’s more than one way to do this simple task. Which option you choose to insert a table in PowerPoint 2013 depends upon whether your slide contains a Content placeholder or not.
Learn how to insert a table in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.
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Text can make so much difference to your shapes — add some text to a rectangle and it becomes an info-graphic! There can be any number of other reasons to insert text within a shape — and inserting or editing text within a shape using PowerPoint 2013 on a touch device such as Microsoft Surface is as easy as doing the same on the desktop version of PowerPoint 2013. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how you can insert and edit the text within a shape while using PowerPoint 2013 on a touch device such as the Surface.
Learn how to add and select text within shapes in PowerPoint 2013 on a touch device.
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PowerPoint is primarily considered a slide program within which you can bring in text, graphics, multimedia, animation, etc. to deliver your message or story. Working with PowerPoint, you will discover an amazing repertoire of tools that you can use to create awesome slides. Beyond being a tool to create slides, PowerPoint is also a great drawing program with tools and options that rival top end graphic programs. This introductory tutorial shows you how to draw a simple line on the slide.
Learn how to draw a line in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.
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If any two programs were meant to work together in the Microsoft Office suite, they have to be Excel and PowerPoint. Almost everyone who works with Excel has to use PowerPoint to present data and charts to an audience, or even create their business reports in PowerPoint. On the other hand, all PowerPoint charts are essentially created by Excel, even if many of you may not be aware of this fact.
Learn about the best practices for working together with Excel and PowerPoint.
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