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Hints and Tips

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 ...

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How to align shapes in PowerPoint easily?

Lee-Ann

Nov 10, 2020

Properly aligned shapes and objects are key to making your presentation look professional. PPT Productivity’s founders started their careers in Management Consulting. Alignment and ...

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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 (as well as a lot of new features, like a PowerPoint Slide Library, Customizable ...

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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 way. ...

Feature Update

Missing the Accenture QPT for PowerPoint?

Courtney

Oct 19, 2020

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

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How to paste data to PowerPoint 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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Harvey Balls PowerPoint - Easily add Harvey Balls

Lee-Ann

Oct 1, 2020

How to create Harvey balls in PowerPoint? You don't need to spend time creating Harvey Balls, because PPT Productivity add-in's Harvey Ball icon feature lets you can add Harvey balls to PowerPoint ...

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How to protect / lock a PowerPoint presentation?

Lee-Ann

Sep 28, 2020

Unless you protect your PowerPoint document, anyone with access to the .pptx file can open, copy and edit the contents. Here's a guide to how you can protect/ lock your PowerPoint presentations. ...

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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 ...