PowerPoint Tips

All the latest PowerPoint Tips articles

We've curated a list of articles designed to cater to various aspects of your PowerPoint experience. Whether you're seeking expert insights on maximizing the potential of PPT Productivity, looking to revolutionise your consulting presentations with this consultant's best friend, or eager to stay up-to-date with all the latest feature updates from PPT Productivity, you're in the right place.

Getting Started

Tutorial - How to Share Customized PowerPoint Settings

Lee-Ann Lee-Ann

May 16, 2023

With PPT Productivity PowerPoint add-in you can set up customized settings and share them with team members of your entire organization. Sharing custom settings enables your whole team to have greater ...

PowerPoint How To

How to Strikethrough Text in PowerPoint

Courtney

May 5, 2023

Strikethrough text is a useful feature in PowerPoint to cross out or create a line through text. Applying a strikethrough to text can be an effective way to indicate that specific text has been ...

PowerPoint How To

How to create a Canva presentation and edit in PowerPoint

Courtney

April 28, 2023

So maybe you've heard about Canva and want to check out the templates, but feel overwhelmed at the prospect of learning how to use a new tool? Wondering can you convert Canva to PowerPoint? Great news ...

PowerPoint How To

How to create PowerPoint Chart Templates

Lee-Ann Lee-Ann

April 28, 2023

PowerPoint, with its array of features and tools, has become the go-to platform for creating visually appealing and engaging presentations. One of its powerful features is the ability to create and ...

PowerPoint How To

How to do Academic Reference MLA and APA Citations in PowerPoint

Courtney

April 15, 2023

PowerPoint presentations are a common way of sharing information and ideas in academic settings. When you use information from other sources in academic slides, you need to cite them appropriately to ...

Consulting Toolkit

How to Write Great PowerPoint Slides 5 great tips

Lee-Ann Lee-Ann

April 4, 2023

PowerPoint is a powerful tool for creating and delivering presentations, but it can also be challenging to use effectively. Many people struggle with designing slides that are clear, engaging, and ...

PowerPoint How To

How to use Microsoft Dictate in PowerPoint?

Lee-Ann Lee-Ann

April 3, 2023

Did you know that you can now write PowerPoint slides with your voice? Microsoft Office Dictation feature for PowerPoint lets you use speech-to-text to create content in Office, providing you have a ...

Consulting Toolkit

How to create effective consulting slides using Minto Principles

Lee-Ann Lee-Ann

March 29, 2023

If you are a consultant (or aspire to be one!), you know how important it is to create clear and persuasive slides that communicate your ideas and recommendations to your clients. But how do you ...

Consulting Toolkit

How to Write Great PowerPoint Slides - Hints and Tips

Lee-Ann Lee-Ann

March 25, 2023

PowerPoint is a powerful tool for creating and delivering presentations. But how can you make sure your slides are clear, engaging, and effective? Our PPT Productivity team all previously worked in ...

PowerPoint How To

How to Fix Multiple Slide Masters in PowerPoint?

Lee-Ann Lee-Ann

March 23, 2023

In general, there is no need to have multiple Slide Masters in a PowerPoint presentation. Design teams will sometimes create PowerPoint Templates with multiple masters, but it's not best practice. ...

New Features

Need a Beautifying/ Proofing tool for PowerPoint?

Lee-Ann Lee-Ann

February 28, 2023

PPT Productivity's new Beautifying/ Proofing tools were released in October 2024, as part of PPT Productivity's Power Tools for PowerPoint product. The beautifying/ proofing features make it easier to ...

PowerPoint How To

Top 10 PowerPoint addins to boost your Productivity

Lee-Ann Lee-Ann

February 16, 2023

What is a PowerPoint addin? PowerPoint add-ins, or Plug ins, are small applications that you can install and use within PowerPoint to enhance its functionality and features. PPT Productivity is a ...