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Don’t Hold Your Breath

Free PowerPoint Animation showing someone holding their breath until their head explodes

6 tips to reduce the size of your PowerPoint file

6 tips to reduce the size of your PowerPoint file

Very Simple PowerPoint Explosion Animation

PowerPoint Explosion

Change the color of a hyperlink in PowerPoint

How to change the color of a hyperlink in PowerPoint

Convert a PowerPoint Slideshow to an editable PowerPoint deck

Have you ever received a Slideshow and then wanted/needed to edit it?  
To edit a Slideshow *.pps file, you will need to turn it back into a *.ppt file.    In your email, select “Save Attachment”:

Before you click Save,

Change the “.pps” to “.ppt”
Click Save

** When you open the file, it will open as an editable […]

Send a PowerPoint Slideshow, not a PowerPoint file

Send a file as a slide show, not an editable PowerPoint presentation.

Compress PowerPoint files up to 98%

Compress PowerPoint presentations by up to 98%

Animating a Chart in PowerPoint - Sales Forecast

Step by step instructions to animate a chart in PowerPoint

Look out MBA wannabes - PowerPoint is the new entrance criteria

It’s just another reason to embrace PowerPoint as a business tool.  If used correctly, PowerPoint is a great way to organize and communicate your message.  “Correctly” isn’t something you can learn in a book or by reading a blog.  Producing a good PowerPoint deck starts with a very precise message.  A PowerPoint gets an A+ […]

Save Money, Save Paper - Go Green

Microsoft PowerPoint and Word, both offer print features that save paper.
In PowerPoint, you can print up to 9 slides per page.  On the Print menu, select:

Print what: Handouts
Slides per page: select from the drop down menu

In Word,you can print up to 16 pages per sheet of paper.  On the Print menu, select:

Pages per sheet: select […]