Tutorials
How to Play a PowerPoint Slideshow on TV
PowerPoint presentations are often presented via projectors, where an individual can copy files to a computer which is connected to the projector in the hall. However, sometimes the projector is replaced with a large monitor or TV. There are many ways by which you can connect your computer or mobile device to a TV for […]
How To Make Curved Arrows in PowerPoint
Curved arrows are perfect for making PowerPoint diagrams and to point towards objects and images in presentation slides. There are a number of methods by which you can make curved arrows in PowerPoint by following just a few easy steps.
How To Set Time Duration To Switch Slides in PowerPoint
Usually, presenters use mouse clicks, keys from a keyboard or a remote to switch slides in PowerPoint. However, if you have your presentation well-timed or have to account for every second in a presentation due to time constraints, you might want to make sure that your slides are well-timed. To do this, you can add […]
How To Show Guides & Ruler in PowerPoint 2016
PowerPoint 2016 was recently introduced in the market as a Preview release available for Mac users. The UI is pretty close to the flat version featured in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows and most of the features available in the Windows version seems are now available for Mac users as well. In this article, we will show you how […]
How To Save a PowerPoint Slide As a Picture
PowerPoint slides sometimes need to be saved in the form of images. This might be the case when you may be looking to extract content like maps, charts, diagrams, photos, etc. By converting PowerPoint slides to image format, you can also use them across other projects such as a blog post, research paper, official document […]
How To Highlight Important Text in PowerPoint
If you need to make special emphasis on important words or highlight text in PowerPoint then using this technique we will describe below you can create stunning slide designs that help to make focus on the most important concepts while presenting your slides. There are several ways to highlight text in PowerPoint 2013, 2010 or 2007, during the […]
Generate Tag Clouds for PowerPoint Presentations
This article explains how to generate simple tag clouds that you can use in your own presentations. Accordingly to Wikipedia, a tag cloud is a visual representation for text data, typically used to depict keyword metadata on websites, or to visualize free form text […] this format is useful for quickly perceiving the most prominent terms and […]
Using the Office Clipboard in PowerPoint 2013
By using Office Clipboard you can collect, copy and paste multiple items. It can help you to boost your productivity will preparing documents in Microsoft Office or presentations. To open the Clipboard in PowerPoint go to Home menu in the PowerPoint Ribbon and look for the Clipboard section. Then, click the small square icon with […]
How To Create a Waterfall Chart in PowerPoint and Excel
What Is a Waterfall Chart? Waterfall Charts are a special representation of Stacked Bar Charts that resembles a waterfall due to its decreasing/increasing values moving from left to right. This kind of charts is usually used to describe cash flows fluctuations. The first bar describes the initial value of the flow (starting point). The next […]
How To Add Custom Sticky Notes to PowerPoint Presentations
A sticky note is a small piece of paper with adherable strip of glue that you can use to attach notes to documents or any other surface such as a computer screen, a desk, a calendar, or even the fridge. Normally sticky notes can easily be removed and attached to any other surface and it was originally invented by 3M […]
How To Copy Content Formatting in PowerPoint 2013 With Format Painter
Sometimes one can find it impossible to keep content formatting uniform for presentation slides. Manually adjusting the font color, size and desired font type can be frustrating and time consuming, especially when your added content is imported from other documents. An easy way of keeping your text uniform and in the appropriate format is by […]
How To Arrange Objects in PowerPoint 2013
There are a lot of nifty tricks that are hidden within PowerPoint menus and require your imagination to unlock the path of making extraordinary presentations. Arranging objects for instance, can be more useful that you might think, especially when arranged on top of each other to create custom diagrams and slide layouts.