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Want to know how to create a custom template in PowerPoint?

Lee-Ann

Jan 18, 2021

All PowerPoint presentations are based on a PowerPoint Template. There are a wide variety of existing templates to choose from – Microsoft makes a range available within PowerPoint, your ...

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How can I create a custom color palette for a PowerPoint theme?

Lee-Ann

Jan 13, 2021

Using a consistent color palette throughout your presentation makes it look more polished. Although many organizations already have a defined set of colors to use in presentations, the following is a ...

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How can I record voice-over narration on PowerPoint

Lee-Ann

Jan 4, 2021

Adding a voiceover to your PowerPoint presentations is a useful way to enable to you present your content like you would in person, but without the need to present it live. This could be when you ...

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Can I create a Slide Library in PowerPoint?

Lee-Ann

Dec 14, 2020

Looking for a great way to reuse your favorite PowerPoint slides and objects? Perhaps you’re looking for a SharePoint Slide Library replacement? PPT Productivity has a Slide Library ...

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What is the difference between PowerPoint Templates, Themes, and

Lee-Ann

Dec 3, 2020

Confused about the difference between PowerPoint Templates, Themes and Layouts? You’re not alone! When writing the feature overview for our new Templates feature, we found Microsoft’s ...

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Can I create and save Table Templates in PowerPoint?

Lee-Ann

Nov 19, 2020

Standard PowerPoint doesn’t let users save table templates but using PPT Productivity add-in for PowerPoint, users can easily save table templates to the PPT Productivity Shape and Slide Library ...

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How can I easily align shapes in PowerPoint?

Lee-Ann

Nov 10, 2020

Can I align to first selected object in PowerPoint? PPT Productivity makes aligning shapes in PowerPoint fast and easy and provides more alignment options and shortcuts – including the option to ...

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How can I save PowerPoint commands to the Quick Access Toolbar?

Lee-Ann

Oct 28, 2020

One of our aims at PPT Productivity is to give you one-click access to your most frequently used PowerPoint features. However you might find there are some functions in standard PowerPoint you use a ...

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How can I use an image as the background of my PowerPoint slide?

Lee-Ann

Oct 22, 2020

Using an image as the background of your slide can add impact to your message. It’s possible to do this by adding the image to the slide and using ‘send to back’, but there is a better ...

Feature Update

Missing the Accenture QPT for PowerPoint?

Courtney

Oct 19, 2020

Are you an Accenture Alumni, missing the QPT PowerPoint (Quick Presentation Toolbar)? Perhaps you’re now running a team and need to boost the polish of your team's PowerPoint deliverables? PPT ...

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Paste data into PowerPoint and apply destination table format

Lee-Ann

Oct 16, 2020

How can I Paste data into PowerPoint and automatically apply the destination table format? PPT Productivity enables you to paste data from excel (or other sources) and retain the table formatting ...

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Create Harvey Balls in PowerPoint Easily!

Lee-Ann

Oct 1, 2020

Looking for a way to easily create Harvey Balls in PowerPoint without needing to embed a custom font? PPT Productivity gives you the ability to add Harvey balls to your slides in seconds! What ...