What You Do Not Know – PowerPoint Add-ins
3rd party add-ins that expand the functionality of PowerPoint are the #1 option for being a faster, better slide editor. Listen to the full conversation at The Presentation Podcast, episode 192.
What You Do Not Know – Use a Slide Remote
Control PowerPoint with a remote, not the keyboard. Listen to the full conversation at The Presentation Podcast, episode 192.
What You Do Not Know – Desktop Background Image
This is another computer setting that can make a difference in running a presentation. Set the desktop background to the meeting theme graphic so you can exit from slide show, have the audience see a meeting related image, and then seamlessly start the presentation again. Listen to the full conversation at The Presentation Podcast, episode 192.
What You Do Not Know – Windows Task Bar on External Monitors
This is a Windows and Mac tip. Only keep the OS task bar visible on the main monitor. Turn it off on the external monitors, which is where the slideshow is seen. Listen to the full conversation at The Presentation Podcast, episode 192.
What You Do Not Know – Presenter View’s Swap Display
Presenter View option to swap displays. Move the Presenter View screen to the review room to show slide sorter layout and the embedded presenter notes. Listen to the full conversation at The Presentation Podcast, episode 192.
What You Do Not Know – Presenter View’s Grid View
Presenter View’s Grid View is a “slide sorter view” for the presenter, or person running the presentation, the audience does not see it. Listen to the full conversation at The Presentation Podcast, episode 192.
What You Do Not Know – Eye Dropper Formatting Tool
Use the powerful, and persistent, Eye Dropper Format Tools. But you need to add them to your QAT. Listen to the full tip at The Presentation Podcast, episode 192.
It’s a Leap Year Day!
On this once-every-4-years event, I had to have some PowerPoint animation fun.
The behind the scenes is this animated .GIF was created with 3 slide layouts with transitions and animation, then exported from PowerPoint to animated .gif.
The only PowerPoint animation is on slide #1 for the text:
Happy Leap Year 2024!!
Troy @ TLC
What You Do Not Know – Advanced Image Cropping
PowerPoint’s Image Crop tool is fantastic. Combine it with Crop to Aspect! Get the full tip at The Presentation Podcast, episode 192.
What You Do Not Know – Starting a PowerPoint Presentation
Start a PowerPoint presentation from the the app or from the keyboard. Here is a quick audio takeaway from the conversation. Listen to the full conversation at The Presentation Podcast, episode 192.