Almost any PowerPoint presentation would benefit from clever animation. And, lucky for us, the Internet has an endless supply of animated templates that you can download for free (or for a nominal fee ...

Microsoft’s PowerPoint is extremely popular in schools, universities, and the corporate world, but it has never been as popular with home users. Not surprising since it’s all about creating ...

You can't make pictures or charts move when you click them on paper, but you can in a PowerPoint slideshow. Inject life into any PowerPoint presentation by adding an animation effect to an object on a ...

Adding animations to a PowerPoint presentation can increase the impact of your words and images. The human brain pays more attention to moving objects, so animation effects automatically piqué the ...

The four tabs for Themes, Tables, Charts and SmartArt have all gone, and their many different sets of tools have been merged into two new tabs. Like Word and Excel, PowerPoint now includes the new ...

Animations are one of PowerPoint’s most effective features. They aren’t just to make photos fly around (although that can be fun). Everything from personnel procedures to industrial processes to ...

Whether it’s the office standard or you’ve simply used it forever, Microsoft’s PowerPoint ( ; $400 as part of Office 2008) is a terrific tool for presenting your thoughts and ideas to colleagues.

We’ve all been there—staring at a blank PowerPoint slide, feeling the pressure to create something that’s not just functional but also visually captivating and professional. Whether it’s for a big ...

From Screen Recording to Morph Transition, PowerPoint’s latest tools can transform your presentations. And there are ways via which you can harness the power of these tools to make your presentation ...

Stop hiding behind your slides: Lead the room, don’t read to it Here are five tips to ensure that you, not your slides, are doing the talking. Slides don't inspire. You do. How To Design An ...

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Let’s be honest: Everyone has used (and likely abused) PowerPoint before. Microsoft’s presentation program is more than 20 years old, and although Redmond works very hard at keeping one of its primary ...