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Learn PowerPoint 2013 for Windows: Quick Access Toolbar

Soon after a power user installs a new application, he or she wants to customize their menus and toolbars so that their most often used features are accessible with fewer clicks — or even custom keyboard shortcuts. And even if you are not a power user, you should explore this very useful option that we explain in this tutorial — this will make your tasks easier, and quicker. While PowerPoint’s recent versions, including the new PowerPoint 2013 on Windows have almost no menus and toolbars, they do have a single toolbar called the Quick Access Toolbar.

Learn about the Quick Access Toolbar in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.

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Tagged as: PowerPoint 2013, Tutorials

Learn PowerPoint 2011 for Mac: Axis Titles

Axis Title is the text used to label the axis of a chart. All chart types other than Pie and Doughnut have axes — and although Radar charts have an axis, there is no provision to add axis title for them. In all other chart types such as Column, Line, etc., axis titles don’t show up by default. You have to make them visible first, and then edit them as required — that’s exactly what you are going to learn in this tutorial.

Learn how to add and edit axis titles in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac.

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Tagged as: Charting, Office for Mac, PowerPoint 2011, Tutorials

Indezine News: January 15, 2013

In this issue, we start with exploring the different types of axes that you see in PowerPoint’s charts. Then Jamie Garroch explains how you can color your maps using dynamic colors right inside PowerPoint — learn more about vMaps’ Auto Color feature. If you plan to upgrade to PowerPoint 2013, do read our tutorials explaining this new version’s interface options. PowerPoint 2011 for Mac users can learn about advanced charting concepts — and PowerPoint 2010 users continue working with Slide Layouts.

Read all this and more in Indezine News.

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Inserting New Placeholders Within Slide Layouts in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows

Before we get into how you can add a placeholder within individual slide layouts, let us first explore what a placeholder is. A placeholder is a boilerplate container that you can use to fill in with some sort of content. When you launch PowerPoint, you will see those distinctive boxes that invite you to add some content — haven’t you noticed the “Click to add title” suggestions? All these boxes are placeholders — when selected, these boxes have a dotted border around them.

Learn how to add new placeholders within Slide Layouts in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Masters, PowerPoint 2010, Templates, Tutorials

Learn PowerPoint 2011 for Mac: Where are Chart Templates Saved?

When you save CRTX chart templates, PowerPoint saves them into a default folder location. As long as you are using these templates only on the computer where they are saved, there is no need to worry about this default location. However, if you need to share these CRTX chart templates with other users — or, if you received a CRTX chart template from someone else, then you need to make sure that these CRTX files are saved in the designated folder where PowerPoint expects them to be placed.

Learn about the default location to save chart templates in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac

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Tagged as: Charting, Office for Mac, PowerPoint 2011, Tutorials