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Microsoft Powerpoint supports notes with each slide, yet the default slideshow view on most Powerpoint installations is a standard slideshow only, which hides the notes from the presenter.The Mac versions seem to be the notable exception in that more of them d...

The “… decompressor are needed to see this picture” problem often comes up for us when Mac created PowerPoint files are brought onto our PC based presentation setup.A “quick and dirty” solution if you find yourself in this situation is to get the presentation ...

One easy way to insert a flash animation into Powerpoint is to install Shyam’s Toolbox. It contains an easy to use Flash Movie Wizard, and lets you insert flash with a couple of simple mouse clicks.Shyam’s Toolbox download link and instructions:http://skp.mvps...

Microsoft PowerPoint sets a large amount of default preferences which may not be in the best long term interest of user.To access these settings, open PowerPoint and go to “Tools” > “Options…”. Mac Office users can go to “PowerPoint” > “Preferences”.“Al...

ProblemPictures added to PowerPoint are added in a non-optimized form. Consequently, large images added to PowerPoint result in a large file size.SolutionIn Microsoft Office XP/2002/2003, use the “compress pictures” feature. Mac Office does NOT have this fea...

To create a poster in PowerPoint, design one “slide” with its page size set to the size of your poster. Any color scheme that offers good contrast between foreground and background is acceptable, although you may find that white or light colored backgrounds wi...

Older versions of PowerPoint cannot rotate imported scans. If you are using an older PowerPoint version, you’ll need to use image manipulation software to correct any pictures that are not properly oriented, before attempting to bring them into your presentat...

By default, PowerPoint will automatically adjust the font size of your body text on each slide depending on the amount of text. This can create inconsistent font sizes for each slide if one slide’s body text only has a few lines of text and another slide’...

Prezi: The Zooming Presentation EditorAn Assessment of the Online Presentation ToolJack Bishop, Ph.D.Instructional TechnologistUCLA Office of Instructional DevelopmentWhether using presentation software or online tools, the basic concept of a presentation is t...

To customize the default save location in Microsoft Office. This may be particularly useful in later versions of Microsoft Office as the default location is often changes from a user’s local Documents folder (inside My Computer) to Onedrive (Microsoft OneDrive...