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May 25, 2026
We’ve all been in the audiences of far too many presentations that unleash all the bells and the whistles of slideshow animation with a frenetic, pyrotechnic display that challenges a Fourth of July celebration or a night at Disneyland. That such excess happens is no surprise. The many options in the pull-down menus and ribbons of animation are as fascinating as are all the many joystick and button combinations on the keyboard or controller of a computer game. Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Transition has 48 effects grouped into three categories, with variable speed options for each. They cry out, “Try me!”
You get 8 shape types plus lines as part of this Organic Shapes collection. Each of these 8 shape types have 10 variants. So you end up with 80 hand-drawn shape options! Again each of these 80 shapes have 12 brush stroke styles! Plus you get the lines and arrows in 12 brush stroke styles too. Combine all variations to end up with more than 3000 possibilities.
December 5, 2025
Boris Hristov is the Founder of presentation agency 356labs and a PowerPoint MVP. He has presented in 25+ countries and has been rated as the top speaker numerous times. Boris has years of experience as a trainer, mentor and consultant and works with many companies to help them craft and deliver truly effective presentations. In this conversation, Boris discusses the upcoming Present to Succeed 2026 online conference, being held in-person and online in London on May 21st, 2026, and in Sofia on June 12th, 2026.
Inserting a New Slide with Copilot in PowerPoint 365 for Windows
May 21, 2026
Gridlines are non-printing horizontal and vertical reference lines that appear across the slide workspace to help position and align objects more accurately. These lines form a visual grid that makes it easier to arrange shapes, images, charts, text boxes, and other slide elements consistently.
Learn about working with gridlines in PowerPoint 365 for Windows.
May 18, 2026
When working with multiple slide objects in PowerPoint, it is important to maintain proper alignment and positioning to ensure a clean and professional slide layout. Although PowerPoint provides precise coordinate-based positioning options, most design tasks only require a general visual reference for object placement. In such cases, the Rulers feature provides a convenient way to estimate positioning and alignment directly on the slide.
Learn about using rulers in PowerPoint 365 for Windows.
May 13, 2026
Laszlo Diewald has been working as a consultant for more than 10 years now. He started his career as an employee right after his study at the Technical University of Munich. Shortly after, he decided to become self-employed as a freelance consultant. In 2017, he founded his own consultancy, with a focus on large scale projects in the financial sector. In parallel, he started working on presentaid, which was finally launched in April 2022. In this conversation, Laszlo talks about presentaid’s new Gantt chart feature.
May 12, 2026
This issue explores how strategy, visibility, and confident delivery work together in modern presentations. We begin with a conversation with David Tang on balanced scorecards and strategy maps, where complex goals become visual roadmaps that help organizations align priorities and measure success more effectively. We then shift to Nancy Ancowitz’s insights in Zoom to Success, highlighting how presenters can build stronger presence and connection in virtual environments. Finally, we revisit PowerPoint’s Presenter View, a feature that helps speakers stay organized, focused, and in control while delivering to their audience. Together, these stories remind us that successful presentations combine strategic thinking, audience awareness, and thoughtful execution.
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