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Hints and Tips

How to 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 ...

Hints and Tips

How to use an image as background of a 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 ...

Hints and Tips

Paste data into PowerPoint with 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 ...

Hints and Tips

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 ...

Hints and Tips

How to protect / lock a PowerPoint presentation?

Lee-Ann

Sep 28, 2020

Unless you protect your PowerPoint document, anyone with access to the file can open, copy and edit the contents. Here's how you can protect/ lock your PowerPoint presentations. This post is part ...

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How can I remove personal information from PowerPoint documents?

Lee-Ann

Sep 25, 2020

When you create or even edit a presentation, PowerPoint automatically adds selected personal data of the user to the file. If you plan to share your presentation externally (particularly via a ...

Feature Update

Missing the McKinsey PowerPoint Shortcuts?

Lee-Ann

Sep 22, 2020

Are you a McKinsey Alumni who misses the McKinsey PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts? PPT Productivity now has a preconfigured set of Shortcut keys to match the McKinsey Shortcuts. PPT Productivity has ...

Hints and Tips

How can I share a PowerPoint presentation with custom fonts?

Lee-Ann

Sep 17, 2020

Can I share a PowerPoint Presentation containing customized fonts with others who do not have the font installed on their computer? This post is part of our hints and tips for standard ...

Feature Update

Can I lock a shape or object in PowerPoint? Yes!

Lee-Ann

Sep 12, 2020

With PPT Productivity you can now lock shapes, images or other objects in PowerPoint! Standard PowerPoint does not offer this feature. How to lock objects in PowerPoint? With PPT ...

Feature Update

Can I unlock a locked shape in PowerPoint? Yes!

Lee-Ann

Sep 11, 2020

Can I unlock shapes that have been locked in PowerPoint? Shapes that have been locked in your PowerPoint presentation can be unlocked easily if you are using PPT Productivity Power Tools. Simply ...

Hints and Tips

How to reduce file size of PowerPoint Presentations?

Lee-Ann

Sep 4, 2020

You’ve spent hours creating an awesome presentation, including lots of well thought-out images and graphics. But when you try and share your file via email, you realize it’s too large to be ...