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PowerPoint: Tutorials, Articles, and Conversations with Presentation Experts
Insert Video Clips in PowerPoint 2019 for Mac
July 7, 2021
Do you want to insert video clips within your PowerPoint slides? Videos can be useful to express your message, and PowerPoint lets you easily insert video clips. There are some prerequisites though that you must have in place before you use video clips in PowerPoint and also, you must be sure that you are using video clips for the right reasons.
Learn how you can insert a video clip on a slide in PowerPoint 2019 for Mac.
PowerPoint and Presenting News: July 6, 2021
July 6, 2021
We begin with answers to a question from a reader about why animations are not playing in his PowerPoint presentation. We then bring you our review of the new iSpring Suite Max, also known as iSpring Suite 10. We bring back our series on Office themes and templates, which are being updated. This week we explore the evolution of themes and also look at locations where these are located on your Windows and Mac systems. PowerPoint 2016 for Mac users can learn how to insert video clips. We also bring you quotes, press releases, and templates from the last few days.
Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.
Install Another Language in Windows 10
July 5, 2021
There are many reasons why you may need to install another language in Microsoft Windows. You may need to use a font in another language or you may have a larger need. Whatever the reasons may be, it’s easy to add another language. We are using Windows 10, but the process should work similarly in other versions of Windows.
Where are Office Themes and Templates Located?
July 2, 2021
Haven’t you seen the Themes that PowerPoint shows you when you want to create a new presentation? These Themes show up in the Presentation Gallery and also within the Themes drop down galleries within PowerPoint. Where are those Themes located? Many times, you want to know why this information is not as easily accessible as it should have been. Luckily, we will try and solve this problem.
Explore default locations of built-in Office Themes on your computer.
The Evolution of Office Themes
June 30, 2021
Evolution is an interesting concept because it's the change that's natural, logical, and involved. And although Themes (Office Themes) did not exist in their present form before Office 2007 for Windows, they did evolve from the humble PowerPoint template, which continues to co-exist and thrive. As we explore deeper into how Themes work, you'll find that PowerPoint uses these Themes in amazing ways, and shares them with Word and Excel. That's the reason they are called Office Themes rather than PowerPoint Themes.
Learn about Office Themes, and how they work, specifically in PowerPoint.
PowerPoint and Presenting News: June 29, 2021
June 29, 2021
We first feature Dave Paradi, who explores differences in PowerPoint usage in Microsoft Teams and Zoom in this exclusive conversation. In another feature, Ga Lok Chung of Toastmasters International explains how you can make a high impact in meetings with the help of seven tips. We also feature Deborah Ashby, who talks about her new PowerPoint 365 training program from GoSkills. We also bring you quotes, press releases, and templates from the last few days.
Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.
Insert Video Clips in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac
June 29, 2021
Do you want to insert video clips within your PowerPoint slides? Videos can be useful to express your message, and PowerPoint lets you easily insert video clips. There are some prerequisites though that you must have in place before you use video clips in PowerPoint and also, you must be sure that you are using video clips for the right reasons.
Learn how you can insert a video clip on a slide in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.
iSpring Suite Max: The Indezine Review
June 28, 2021
In this post, we are reviewing iSpring Suite Max, which is the current release of iSpring Solutions’ eLearning suite of applications. We have already reviewed iSpring Suite 9.7 in the past. This time as well, my contact at iSpring Solutions Inc. was Maria Varankina. Thank you for coordinating, Maria. We also featured Slava Uskov of iSpring in an exclusive interview about new features in iSpring Suite Max. You can launch iSpring Max in one of two ways.
Enable or Disable PowerPoint Animations in Slide Show View
June 28, 2021
One of our subscribers just reached out to say, “The slides in my PowerPoint are not showing the animations I have set. I double-checked and all animations have been set properly. So why don’t the animations play?” Call it a coincidence, but we recently also heard another question, “I have detailed animations set up on my PowerPoint slides, but can I disable the animations without deleting them altogether?” The resolution to both these problems may be the same.
Learn how you can enable or disable animations in all versions of PowerPoint.
How You Can Make a High Impact in Meetings
June 25, 2021
Do you wish you could make grand contributions, that inspire others, during your meetings? Do you ever come out of a meeting wishing you’d said something but didn’t because you weren’t sure how? Did you say something, but it didn’t come out right, it didn’t make the right impression or people didn’t take it seriously? Whilst the scene from Big is pure Hollywood with an outsider doing something disruptive and uncomfortable that changes things for the better; you too can make a high impact with the help of these seven tips.
Ga Lok Chung of Toastmasters International explains more.
Differences in PowerPoint Usage in Microsoft Teams and Zoom: Conversation with Dave Paradi
June 23, 2021
Dave Paradi has authored ten books on effective PowerPoint presentations and his ideas have appeared in publications around the world. Dave is one of fewer than ten people in North America recognized by Microsoft with the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for his contributions to the PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams communities. His articles and videos on virtual presenting have been viewed over 1.1 million times and liked over 10,000 times on YouTube. He has delivered more than 450 customized training sessions around the world in the last 22 years. In this conversation, Dave discusses findings of his survey about the use of PowerPoint with Microsoft Teams and Zoom.
PowerPoint and Presenting News: June 22, 2021
June 22, 2021
We first look at how you can easily create curved shapes and then apply the Morph transition effect to create super-smooth animated slides. Rick Altman, the host of the annual Presentation Summit talks about how you can take part in the sweepstakes to win transportation to the conference paid for. The Presentation Summit 2021 is being held both virtually and on location in Clearwater Beach, FL, United States this year from September 26 to 29, 2021. Gavin McMahon of fasswordward talks to Ronan Dunne and discusses leadership storytelling.
We also bring you quotes, press releases, and templates from the last few days.
Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.
GoSkills PowerPoint 365 Training: Conversation with Deborah Ashby
June 21, 2021
Deborah Ashby is a TAP accredited, MOS certified IT Trainer specializing in the design, development, and facilitation of Microsoft training courses both online and in the classroom. Since the mid 1990s, she has been involved in the IT industry starting her career on an IT Helpdesk for an airline. This sparked a passion for travel and in 1997, she left the U.K. and moved to Melbourne, Australia where she furthered her career as an Operations Analyst and programmer before moving into IT Training. In her free time Deborah loves to learn about history and travel to unconventional places, most recently to Chernobyl, Jordan, and Myanmar. She loves photography and her photos have appeared in The Evening Standard newspaper. She’s also an avid swimmer, part time runner, full time vegan and animal lover. In this conversation, Deborah discusses her new GoSkills training course on PowerPoint 365.
Leadership Storytelling: Conversation with Ronan Dunne
June 17, 2021
Ronan Dunne is a great storyteller. A proud Irishman, Ronan leads Verizon’s global consumer business based in the US. Always generous in sharing his wisdom, Ronan had a conversation with Gavin McMahon about his experience, focusing on the connection between leadership and storytelling.
Presentation Summit 2021 Sweepstakes: Conversation with Rick Altman
June 17, 2021
Rick Altman has been hired by hundreds of companies, listened to by tens of thousands of professionals, and read by millions of people, all of whom seek better results with their presentation content and delivery. He is the host of the Presentation Summit, now in its 19th season as the most prominent learning event for the presentation community. In this conversation, Rick talks about the sweepstakes announced for the upcoming Presentation Summit 2021, being held both virtually and on location in Clearwater Beach, FL, United States this year from September 26 to 29, 2021.
7 Things PowerPoint Can Do Better Than Alternative Software
June 16, 2021
Microsoft PowerPoint has been the go-to expert tool for digital presentations for over three decades. It has been used and preferred by students, sales executives, senior directors, and everyone else for their day-to-day needs. Although the software has been the industry pioneer, today, several other tools can offer you similar functionalities. Yet, for millions of users across the world, Microsoft PowerPoint continues to be the most popular digital tool to communicate their ideas efficiently.