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Courtney - Head of Growth

Head of Growth Courtney has been working in PowerPoint for 23 years – initially as a consultant at Accenture, then as a freelance strategy consultant and most recently as the Head of Growth for PPT Productivity. Courtney nominates PPT Productivity's Sticky Notes feature as her favourite.

How to Change Slide Size in PowerPoint (16:9, 4:3)
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How to Change Slide Size in PowerPoint (16:9, 4:3)
Courtney Courtney March 25, 2021

Trying to change slide size in PowerPoint presentations? PowerPoint lets you choose between a couple of standard slide sizes, plus a custom size option. In this hints and tips blog post we guide you ...

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PowerPoint Toolbars - using the Quick Access Toolbar?
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PowerPoint Toolbars - using the Quick Access Toolbar?
Courtney Courtney May 6, 2020

If you're using the Quick access toolbar (QAT) you might be wondering "Can PPT Productivity Tools boost my productivity?" The short answer: Yes! If you're not familiar with the PowerPoint QAT - it's a ...

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Alternative to Slideproof PowerPoint add-in?
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Alternative to Slideproof PowerPoint add-in?
Courtney Courtney January 17, 2020

Are you looking for an alternative to Slideproof? Following Veodin Slideproof's acquisition/ integration by Templafy, we've had customers contacting us with license enquiries. PPT Productivity ...

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What is a PowerPoint Add-in?
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What is a PowerPoint Add-in?
Courtney Courtney December 19, 2018

Have you heard about PowerPoint add ins, aka PowerPoint Plugins, but not sure what they are? Interested to find out if there are ways to augment PowerPoint and get additional time-saving features? ...

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Consulting PowerPoint Toolbar: The Complete Guide
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Consulting PowerPoint Toolbar: The Complete Guide
Courtney Courtney December 19, 2018

We created PPT Productivity Toolbars to make our lives easier. As consultants, we wanted time saving PowerPoint shortcuts to make it faster to create and to 'polish' slides. Ease of reuse was ...

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Maps for PowerPoint: Free World & Country Maps
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Maps for PowerPoint: Free World & Country Maps
Courtney Courtney December 12, 2018

Did you know PowerPoint 365 has maps? PowerPoint World Maps are included in PowerPoint 365 - and the maps are linked to Excel for easy customization and data overlays. We've written this blog post ...

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Are these the Cool Macros?
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Are these the Cool Macros?
Courtney Courtney December 9, 2016

PPT Productivity first made its appearance as 'Cool Macros' to consultants at Boston Consulting Group back in 2010. We are occasionally contacted by former BCG consultants, who are trying to track ...

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Great article on creating an engaging PowerPoint Presentation
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Great article on creating an engaging PowerPoint Presentation
Courtney Courtney November 30, 2016

The 'Psychotactics' website has been recommended to us by an associate and it's a very interesting read! This article in particular grabbed my attention - an excellent overview of the key ...

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