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Feature Update

July 2022 New Features: Stretch and fill, align shapes over

Courtney

Aug 3, 2022

Version 3.1.0.9382 released July 29th, 2022 to new free trial users and progressively rolled out during August 2022 to existing users. Note that if you have an enterprise or large team license ...

Feature Update

May 2022 New Features: Color bold text, Harvey balls for tables,

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 ...

Hints and Tips

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, ...

Hints and Tips

How to add a PowerPoint Watermark 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 moved to Private Equity and find you're churning out just as many slides as when you were in consulting, but ...

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 ...

Hints and Tips

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 ...

Hints and Tips

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 ...

Hints and Tips

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 ...

Hints and Tips

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 ...

Hints and Tips

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. ...