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PowerPoint Quick Access Toolbar: How to Set It Up and Work Faster

Learn how to customize the PowerPoint Quick Access Toolbar, choose the right commands, move it below the ribbon and transfer your setup to another computer.

PowerPoint productivity: eight workflows to build better slides faster

PowerPoint Productivity: 8 Workflows to Build Better Slides Faster

Eight practical PowerPoint workflows for alignment, images, connectors, slide libraries, timelines, Gantt charts and repeatable presentation work.

How to Align Shapes and Objects in PowerPoint

Let's start with something important to understand: aligning and distributing are not the same thing! It seems trivial, I know, but it's one of the…

3 design principles for PowerPoint presentations to ALWAYS follow

Many people think that a good presentation depends only on the quality of the speech, but the truth is different: the design of the slides…

4 Illustrated Examples of Executive Summaries in PowerPoint

Every Presentation Must Begin with a Clear and Impactful Summary That Communicates Value and Generates Interest in Seconds

How to Keep a Window Always on Top in Windows

While working on Windows, you've likely encountered situations where some windows are in the foreground and others in the background. Sometimes, a window we want…

Before-and-after example of messy and neatly aligned PowerPoint connectors

PowerPoint Connectors: The Complete Guide to Clean, Editable Diagrams

Connectors are smart lines that automatically link shapes and ideas, adapting to changes and streamlining the creation of diagrams and visual flows...

How to choose the best fonts for your PowerPoint presentations

Understanding serif and sans-serif fonts, along with effective visual hierarchy, shapes the clarity and impact of every slide

Tips and Logic for Choosing the Right Colors for Your Presentations

A practical and mindful approach to selecting functional colors and avoiding common mistakes that compromise the clarity and effectiveness of your presentation

How to write an effective call to action for a presentation

Concluding a presentation without a strong call to action can leave your audience undecided: find out how to build one that converts interest into action.…

How to Insert a YouTube Video in PowerPoint

If you are wondering how to insert a video on PowerPoint, it means that you have already realized the importance of using multimedia content in…

How to create professional PPT presentations

Creating professional PPT presentations is essential to communicate your ideas in an effective way and thus succeed in business. So, leave motion effects alone and…

PowerPoint slide sizes: how to change them and manage them better

Working with the correct PowerPoint slide size is like laying the foundation before building a home. Before you start creating any graphics on your slides,…

Design slides +300% faster with MLC PowerPoint Add-in

Did you know you can add additional functionality to PowerPoint using a MLC PowerPoint Add-in? Let me illustrate why this is important and how it…

Comparison of three PowerPoint add-in workflows for slide design, timelines and charts

Best PowerPoint Add-ins for Business Presentations

When considering PowerPoint add-ins, there is really one core issue to resolve. Creating an effective presentation is critical to the success of your ideas, but…