The Best PowerPoint Presentation Approaches
Paul Hudson/ Flickr PowerPoint presentations are an excellent way to communicate ideas and reports. However, when used inappropriately, it can do more harm than good. In 2010, at the height of the “war on terror” campaign against al Qaeda, Gen. Stanley McChrystal remarked that PowerPoints are stupid after seeing a slide detailing the complex American […]
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.
How To Edit the Candle Stock Chart PowerPoint Template
The candlestick was introduced in Japan during 17th century and it was widely used for technical analysis to trade rice. The US version was initiated by Charles Dow around 1900, although many of the guiding principles were very similar. Candlestick is a chart that displays the high, low, opening and closing prices for a security. This kind […]
How To Change the Check Spelling Language In PowerPoint 2013 and PowerPoint 2011 (Mac)
Introduction At SlideModel.com we are commited to give the best support for our users in every step of the presentation experience. We receive questions of different nature and we provide targeted information to help our users succeed in their presentation goals. In this post we will explain how to configure the proofing language (the language […]
How To Edit the Timeline Template in PowerPoint
Timelines are a very powerful tool while making presentations for project management and planning. In a timeline it is common to find labels of events and milestones with dates on points where these events would have happened along the time. If you are using our creative timeline template designs for PowerPoint you may want to consider editing the timeline content in order […]
How To Change Author Name in PowerPoint 2013
There are many reasons why you may consider to change or remove your name from a PowerPoint presentation or Microsoft Office document (also applies to Word and Excel). Privacy is one of the most claimed reasons. Author name, subject, keywords, presentation title, creation date, etc. help to identify the document’s topic or content and it is […]
Working with PowerPoint Shapes to Make Editable Slides
PowerPoint shapes are very powerful while creating PowerPoint presentations and templates. By working with PowerPoint shapes you have the opportunity to use objects that are very easy to edit. In this article we will explain how to create a very basic shape from a picture and make it editable so we can easily change the shape properties like color, shadows, 3D styles, etc. A […]
Using Find & Replace in PowerPoint 2013
Using Find & Replace in PowerPoint you can easily replace any occurrence of text. Either the find tool or Find & Replace feature in PowerPoint can be very helpful for any presenter and presentation designer. It can be used to replace content on each slide but also to replace titles, content in footer or header […]
How To Use Edit Points Functionality in PowerPoint Shapes
Introduction to Paths Every PowerPoint Shape is created with the use of points and lines. Those points are connected with the lines and afterwards the line’s “curvature” is edited in order to give the shape the desired aspect. This kind of digital drawing is called “path drawing” and consists of the definition of starting and […]