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Resizing Shapes in PowerPoint for the Web

You typically insert shapes on a slide, by clicking or click-dragging, but even then, you may realize that the shape you placed is not the perfect size. Do you want it larger, or a wee bit smaller? Either way, it’s easy to make the size change in a jiffy, right inside PowerPoint.

Learn how to resize shapes in PowerPoint for the Web.

Filed Under: PowerPoint for the Web
Tagged as: Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, Office, Office for the Web, OneDrive, PowerPoint, PowerPoint for the Web, Shapes, Tutorials

In the Line of Fire, 3rd Edition: Conversation with Jerry Weissman

    Jerry Weissman is the founder and president of Suasive, Inc., formerly Power Presentations, Ltd. Jerry founded Suasive in 1988 and quickly established himself as the coach for Silicon Valley CEOs delivering critical presentations for their IPO roadshows. He taught them to tell their company stories through the eyes of their investors, and in so doing, significantly increased the valuations of their companies. He amassed an elite client list and soon widened his focus to helping public and privately held companies develop and deliver all types of business presentations.

Today his methodology has helped thousands of companies on every continent deliver mission-critical presentations with clarity, confidence, and maximum persuasion. Jerry is the author of five books on presentations, among them the recently released trilogy: Presenting to Win, The Power Presenter, In the Line of Fire, and regularly blogs for Forbes.

In this conversation, Jerry talks about the recently released 3rd edition of his book, In the Line of Fire.

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Tagged as: Books, Interviews, Jerry Weissman

Resizing Shapes in PowerPoint 365 for Mac

You typically insert shapes on a slide, by clicking or click-dragging, but even then, you may realize that the shape you placed is not the perfect size. Do you want it larger, or a wee bit smaller? Either way, it’s easy to make the size change in a jiffy, right inside PowerPoint.

Learn how to resize shapes in PowerPoint 365 for Mac.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 365
Tagged as: Mac, Microsoft 365, Office 365, Office for Mac, PowerPoint 365, PowerPoint for Mac, Shapes, Tutorials

PowerPoint and Presenting News: December 13, 2022

We first feature a gaming template for PowerPoint, which is for a memory game from Kacharuk Marukpitak. Kacharuk talks about why he created this template and also why this is free. Diana Robertson of Toastmasters International shares four actionable ways to ramp up your confidence while Paul Carroll explains what to include within a great farewell speech.

We then bring you a tutorial on ways to insert shapes in PowerPoint 365 for Mac users. We also bring you quotes, press releases, and templates from the last few days.

Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.

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Tagged as: Ezine, Indezine, News, PowerPoint

Resizing Shapes in PowerPoint 365 for Windows

You typically insert shapes on a slide, by clicking or click-dragging, but even then, you may realize that the shape you placed is not the perfect size. Do you want it larger, or a wee bit smaller? Either way, it’s easy to make the size change in a jiffy, right inside PowerPoint.

Learn how to resize shapes in PowerPoint 365 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 365
Tagged as: Microsoft 365, Microsoft Windows, Office 365, PowerPoint 365, Resize, Shapes, Tutorials