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 revolutionize 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.

New Features

January 2023 Update: Agenda Wizard, Format Painters + More

Scott

Jan 24, 2023

PPT Productivity is rolling out a new version progressively during January and February 2023 to free trial and paid users of Power Tools. This update of PPT Productivity Power Tools includes a ...

PowerPoint How To

How to insert Company Logos in PowerPoint Slides

Courtney

Jan 16, 2023

Company logos are the visual representation of a brand, encapsulating its identity and creating recognition among audiences. Whether you want to insert your company logo to a PowerPoint slide, or the ...

Getting Started

PPT Productivity Basic Tools Tutorial

Lee-Ann Lee-Ann

Jan 15, 2023

This tutorial runs for approximately 15 minutes and steps you through the PPT Productivity Basic Tools Ribbon. If you're searching for your company's specific training page, please contact our team ...

PowerPoint How To

How to insert a Picture placeholder in PowerPoint?

Lee-Ann Lee-Ann

Nov 10, 2022

Standard PowerPoint Master Layouts come with built in image/ picture placeholders. If you want to create a PowerPoint slide with the standard layouts, simply open the standard default PowerPoint ...

New Features

How to copy and paste formatting in PowerPoint

Courtney

Oct 21, 2022

Almost everyone knows about Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V to copy and paste in PowerPoint. But did you know that you can also copy and paste formatting in PowerPoint, to quickly polish your presentations. ...

PowerPoint How To

How to add a footnote in PowerPoint

Lee-Ann Lee-Ann

Oct 12, 2022

Footnotes are notes or annotations placed at the bottom of a slide or document, used to reference parts of the main text (generally using superscript numbers or symbols). Footnotes can be used to ...

Consulting Toolkit

Top 10 PowerPoint Hacks / Shortcuts used by strategy consultants

Lee-Ann Lee-Ann

Sep 13, 2022

The team at PPT Productivity came from strategy consulting firms. As management consultants, we're always looking for the quickest possible way to achieve the best results in PowerPoint, which is why ...

PowerPoint How To

How to use PowerPoint Gridlines and Guides?

Lee-Ann Lee-Ann

Sep 7, 2022

To create professional looking slides in PowerPoint, it's important to get your proportions and alignment correct. Poorly aligned and laid out slides can distract your audience and detract from the ...

Consulting Toolkit

Looking for Deloitte Productivity PowerPoint tools?

Courtney

Aug 31, 2022

Are you looking for the Deloitte Productivity Toolbar for PowerPoint? PPT Productivity is working with one of the Deloitte businesses, so Deloitte users of PPT Productivity will see their PPT ...

PowerPoint How To

How to insert PDF into PowerPoint - 3 different ways

Courtney

Aug 26, 2022

Wondering can I insert a pdf into PowerPoint? There are three ways you can insert a PDF into your PowerPoint presentation - you can use the PowerPoint insert object feature, you can screenshot the ...

New Features

July 2022 Update: Stretch & fill, align shapes on tables + more

Scott

Aug 3, 2022

Version 3.1.0.9382 released July 29th, 2022 to new free trial users and progressively rolled out during August 2022 to existing users. Note that if you have an enterprise or large team license ...

New Features

May 2022 Update: Color bold text, Harvey balls tables, Slide

Scott

May 31, 2022

Version 3.1.0.8262 released May 23rd, 2022 to new free trial users and progressively during May - early June 2022 for existing users. Note that if you have an enterprise or large team license ...