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Hints and Tips

Can I customize the PowerPoint Ribbon?

Lee-Ann

Oct 7, 2021

Do you want to customize a tab on the Ribbon in PowerPoint? Perhaps you want to add a feature to a PowerPoint tab that you use frequently. Yes you can customize the Ribbon and it’s pretty easy. ...

Feature Update

PowerPoint Issue Trees and Frameworks - Downloadable Templates

Courtney

Aug 5, 2021

PPT Productivity add-in for PowerPoint makes it easy to save and reuse slides with the Slide Library feature. The Slide Library lets you save and reuse slides from your personal library or for a ...

Hints and Tips

Can I share my custom PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts?

Lee-Ann

Jul 19, 2021

PowerPoint shortcut keys can be used to turbo charge your productivity. That's why we created extra PowerPoint Shortcut keys for PPT Productivity users! PPT Productivity lets you create custom ...

Feature Update

PPT Productivity Format Toolbar update

Courtney

Jun 21, 2021

Format Toolbar: 19 new buttons + full configurability PPT Productivity's Format Toolbar has had a complete overhaul! You now have more control over the layout of the Format Toolbar and where it is ...

New PowerPoint Features

How to add chevrons in PowerPoint?

Courtney

Jun 7, 2021

The new Chevrons feature is included in the updated Format Toolbar release. This update has been made available to new Free Trial users and will shortly be rolled out to existing Power Tools and Free ...

Hints and Tips

PPT Productivity's Downloadable PowerPoint templates for Slide

Courtney

May 5, 2021

PPT Productivity's Slide Library feature makes it easy to save and reuse your favorite slides and shapes for easy reuse. The Slide Library toolbar displays to the right of your PowerPoint screen and ...

Feature Update

Can I skip page numbers on Hidden slides in PowerPoint? Yes!

Lee-Ann

May 3, 2021

If you have hidden slides in PowerPoint, you may want to skip or remove slide numbers on hidden slides when presenting the slide show. Skipping numbering in PowerPoint on hidden slides excludes the ...

Hints and Tips

How can I hide slide numbers on the Title Slide?

Lee-Ann

Apr 26, 2021

Want to hide the page or slide number on the Title slide but have it visible on the rest of the slides in your PowerPoint presentation? If your PowerPoint presentation has slide numbers applied to ...

Feature Update Hints and Tips

Can I change PowerPoint starting slide number?

Lee-Ann

Apr 23, 2021

Do you want to start your PowerPoint Slide number / page numbers at zero or another number? By default, PowerPoint starts your presentation slide numbering at one. But setting your slide number to ...

Hints and Tips

Troubleshooting PowerPoint Slide Numbering: Common Slide

Lee-Ann

Apr 16, 2021

PowerPoint slide number not showing? This help guide steps through troubleshooting options to fix situations when slide numbers not showing in PowerPoint. This includes situations where slide numbers ...

Feature Update

Can I insert slide totals with slide numbers in PowerPoint? Yes!

Courtney

Apr 7, 2021

PPT Productivity recently released our Manage Slide Numbering feature for PowerPoint. Standard PowerPoint does not have a feature to dynamically display the total number of slides (aka a slide count ...

Hints and Tips

How to add a PowerPoint Table of Contents slide?

Lee-Ann

Mar 23, 2021

Adding a table of contents in PowerPoint is easy with the PPT Productivity PowerPoint add in. The Table of Contents Slide lists your slide titles, to summarize the content of your presentation. ...