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Feature Update

May 2022 New Features: Color bold text, status indicators &

Courtney

May 31, 2022

Version 3.1.0.8262 released May 23rd, 2022 to new free trial users and progressively during May - early June 2022 for existing users. Note that if you have an enterprise or large team license ...

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Can I use PPT Productivity on a Mac?

Courtney

Mar 15, 2022

PPT Productivity is working on a version of PPT Productivity that will be compatible with PowerPoint for Mac. But we have great news - you can already use the PC version of PPT Productivity on a Mac, ...

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How to Add a Watermark in PowerPoint and Lock it in place

Lee-Ann

Mar 15, 2022

This hints and tips post explains what a PowerPoint watermark is and a step by step guide for adding a Watermark in PowerPoint as well as how to lock a watermark to PowerPoint slides. Why add ...

Feature Update

Looking for a PowerPoint Timeline Template?

Lee-Ann

Feb 24, 2022

Timelines are a great way to represent visually a sequence of events, such as project milestones or events in PowerPoint presentations. But creating a timeline slide for your presentation is time ...

Feature Update

Missing the Bain Toolbox for PowerPoint?

Courtney

Feb 17, 2022

Are you a Bain Alumni, missing the features of the Bain Toolbox for PowerPoint? Maybe you’re now running a team and need to boost the polish of your team's slides? Moved to Private Equity and find ...

Feature Update

How do I create a PowerPoint Agenda / Table of Contents?

Lee-Ann

Feb 11, 2022

PPT Productivity add-in for PowerPoint makes creating and updating PowerPoint Agenda and Table of Contents slides easy! How can I create an Agenda in PowerPoint? There are several ways to create ...

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Can I use Windows 365 to run PPT Productivity on a Mac?

Courtney

Jan 16, 2022

Microsoft have recently released Windows 365, which is a new virtual machine in the cloud solution. Windows 365 literally lets you run a virtual PC in the cloud - which means you can run the ...

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Getting started with PPT Productivity add-in for PowerPoint

Courtney

Dec 20, 2021

Welcome to PPT Productivity! This page provides a step by step guide for getting started with PPT Productivity with a Quick Start feature demonstration video, links and information about our ...

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How To Do a Voiceover on PowerPoint?

Courtney

Dec 12, 2021

This Hints and Tips post provides a step-by-step guide on how to do a voiceover in PowerPoint. Did you know that PowerPoint has a voiceover or narration feature? PowerPoint's Record feature allows ...

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Missing the BCG PowerPoint Tools?

Courtney

Nov 30, 2021

Are you a BCG Alumni, missing the features of the BCG PowerPoint toolbar? Perhaps you transitioned to industry to run a strategy team and need to boost the polish of your team's slides? Or you moved ...

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How to Delete a Text Box in PowerPoint?

Lee-Ann

Nov 16, 2021

How to delete a text box in PowerPoint is one of the most commonly googled PowerPoint questions! Deleting text boxes in PowerPoint is mostly straightforward, but there are a few tricky scenarios. ...

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How To Embed A Video in PowerPoint?

Courtney

Nov 7, 2021

Need help working out how to add a video to your PowerPoint slide? Microsoft lets you add video to PowerPoint from your device, or you can embed online videos to PowerPoint from platforms including ...