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How to change slide size in PowerPoint?

Courtney

Mar 25, 2021

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

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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. Standard PowerPoint does not allow you to automatically create a table of contents for your slides, ...

Feature Update

Text Box Tables (aka Marvin Table) for PowerPoint

Lee-Ann

Mar 18, 2021

Many of our McKinsey alumni customers used Text Box Tables (aka Marvin Tables) in PowerPoint slides at McKinsey. Box tables in PowerPoint are made up of a series of text boxes, rather than standard ...

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How do I get more icons in PowerPoint?

Lee-Ann

Feb 23, 2021

This hints and tips post gives you an overview of what icons are, why icons in PowerPoint are popular and where you can find additional icons for PowerPoint presentations. Icons are becoming ...

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How to add speaker notes in PowerPoint

Lee-Ann

Feb 16, 2021

Trying to work out how to add notes to PowerPoint? Speaker notes can be added for each slide in your presentation. Adding notes in PowerPoint allows you to add talking points or other notes to refer ...

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How to change theme fonts in PowerPoint?

Lee-Ann

Jan 22, 2021

This Hints and Tips post provides a brief overview of PowerPoint templates and the steps for how to set or change the Theme Font in your PowerPoint presentation. As noted in previous posts, ...

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How to create a PowerPoint template?

Lee-Ann

Jan 18, 2021

This hints and tips post provides a brief overview of what PowerPoint templates are and then a step by step guide of how to create a PowerPoint Template in Office 365. PowerPoint template design made ...

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How to create custom color palette for a PowerPoint theme?

Lee-Ann

Jan 13, 2021

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

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How to record voice-over narration in PowerPoint?

Lee-Ann

Jan 4, 2021

Adding a voiceover to your PowerPoint presentation 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 add-in has a Slide Library for ...

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Difference between PowerPoint Templates, Themes, and Layouts?

Lee-Ann

Dec 3, 2020

Wondering what is the difference between a PowerPoint theme and a PowerPoint template? Or what is the difference between templates and layouts in PowerPoint? You’re not alone! When writing ...

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How to create / save table templates in PowerPoint?

Lee-Ann

Nov 19, 2020

How does PowerPoint support table templates? Standard PowerPoint lets you add Tables directly to your presentation from a set of built-in table styles. But users cannot customize the table styles ...