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What is a PowerPoint Add-in?

Courtney

Dec 19, 2018

We've received a few inquiries from customers seeking to better understand what add-ins are and how our tools work. We thought it would be helpful to answer some common questions about "what" ...

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Looking for a Consulting PowerPoint Toolbar?

Courtney

Dec 19, 2018

We created PPT Productivity Toolbars to make our lives easier. As consultants we wanted time saving shortcuts to make it faster to create and to 'polish' slides. Ease of reuse was ...

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Did you know PowerPoint 365 has maps?

Courtney

Dec 12, 2018

We're busily working on some free galleries that we will make available on the website soon (e.g. Common slide layouts, Flags, Maps). We were pleasantly surprised to recently find 'maps' in ...

Feature Update

Updated website to manage all your license needs

Scott

Nov 16, 2018

This release includes our updated website with new and improved functionality. Whether you're a reseller, buying on behalf of your team, or individual license, you can now login and manage all ...

Feature Update

Remote activations enabled

Scott

Aug 4, 2018

Has your organization blocked internet access to internal applications? Our latest release of PPT Productivity add-ins for PowerPoint now allows remote activations. When you activate PPT ...

Feature Update

Sidebars refreshed, hi-res and screen magnification

Courtney

May 30, 2018

Version 2.4.42 was released on 30/5/2018. If you have an enterprise license there may be a delay in you receiving this update as your IT team may need to separately manage your update. Shape ...

Feature Update

Release Notes - Fixes

Scott

Dec 15, 2016

Version 2.4.13 released on 15 December 2016 Fixes: Settings config box fixed to ensure format correct on all screen sizesFix for Shapes toolbar erroring when setting widthSticky note formatting ...

Feature Update

Are these the Cool Macros?

Courtney

Dec 9, 2016

PPT Productivity first made its appearance as 'Cool Macros' to consultants at Boston Consulting Group back in 2010. We are occasionally contacted by former BCG consultants, who are trying to track ...

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Great article on creating an engaging PowerPoint Presentation

Courtney

Nov 30, 2016

The 'Psychotactics' website has been recommended to us by an associate and it's a very interesting read! This article in particular grabbed my attention - an excellent overview of the key ...

Feature Update

New Line Weight function

Scott

Dec 23, 2015

Version 2.4.1 released on 23 December 2015 New: - Added new functions to Decrease/Increase Line Weight to Shapes Toolbar Fixes - Slide numbers now appear in the subject line when emailing ...

Feature Update

Send to appendix, configurable Bullets, Bullets inside tables

Scott

Sep 5, 2015

Version 2.3.1 on 5 September 2015 New: - Send to Appendix function - now available on Shapes toolbar - New configuration for bullets - option for text font/color/bold/size to ...

Feature Update

New features and adjustable sidebars

Scott

Jul 26, 2015

Version 2.2.37 released on 26 July 2015 New: - Adjustable width of Shape Tools Taskpane - Can be set in the Settings - Change drop down for vertical Text alignment to one click rather than ...