Tame your large PowerPoint decks
Are you terrorized by your monster PowerPoint deck? If you have a file with more than 30 slides, there are tools you can use to tame the beast. Two ways to make your decks easier to manage:
Category: PowerPoint
Ugly PowerPoint
The answers to two questions offer tips on making sure your slides don’t become eyesores.
Bring Excel data into PowerPoint with ease
Q. My tables never look right when I paste them into PowerPoint. How should I paste Excel data into PowerPoint?
Backgrounds in PowerPoint
Q. Is it better to use a dark or a light background in PowerPoint?
1-Minute Strategies: Feb ’13
Improve your next job hunt with a mentor … Opt for the best streaming music service at your desk … Flirt your way to the top?
Make any picture into a bullet point
Q: How can I create my own custom bullet points?
1-Minute Strategies: January ’13
Improve your productivity with a few apps … Track word, character counts and other document statistics … Let LinkedIn groups lead to your next job.
New features in Office 2013
Microsoft Office 2013 has arrived with some new features that could make your job easier.
Get that Excel chart onto a slide
Q: What is the best way to paste an Excel chart into PowerPoint 2010?
PowerPoint bells and whistles: noise or not?
I recently heard a train-the-trainer presenter refer to all animations and transitions as unnecessary fluff and distractions. While I agree that animation beyond basic slide transitions can be distracting, I do think there is a place for well-placed advanced features in your PowerPoint. Here are my basic guidelines: