Office 365: Current Channel vs. First Release
Microsoft Office 365 has been a huge leap forward for PowerPoint (and all Office apps) if nothing more than it has enabled Microsoft to easily release updates small and large to the applications. One item that is causing lots of confusion is the idea of “Current Channel” and “First Release.”
Here is how to determine what your install of Microsoft Office is.
- Open PowerPoint
- Go to File > Account
- On the right side under Product Information and Subscription Product, look for the OFFICE UPDATES section
- This will list either CURRENT CHANNEL or FIRST RELEASE
Note: the FIRST RELEASE option is also called OFFICE INSIDER, which has 2 levels: Insider Slow and Insider Fast.
Next Post: how to change which channel you have in the Office 365 Admin console.
-Troy @ TLC
The Presentation Podcast Episode #17 Released Today!
A new episode from The Presentation Podcast with Troy, Nolan, and Sandy is available today! Check out their latest discussion “Live From The Presentation Summit!” and add to your favorite Podcasts on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, SoundCloud and more at The Presentation Podcast.
Halloween Stop-Motion Animation #2
Happy Halloween! Here’s another PowerPoint Stop-Motion animation with a fun Halloween theme. All vector art created entirely in PowerPoint, spread across 64 slides.
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Download the final slide here.
– Troy @ TLC
Halloween Stop-Motion Animation #1
Here is a PowerPoint Stop-Motion animation with a creative Halloween theme, designed by a member of the TLC design team. All vector art was created entirely in PowerPoint, spread across 122 slides.
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Download the final slide here.
– Troy @ TLC
Halloween PowerPoint Template
Thanks to Amber on the TLC design team for developing this FREE, full-featured Halloween PowerPoint template developed in PowerPoint 2016, we can all embrace the Halloween spirit!
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Everyone at TLC hopes you have a fa-boo-lous Halloween!
This template is sure to put a spell on you!
Download here.
The Presentation Podcast Episode #16 Released Today!
A new episode from The Presentation Podcast with Troy, Nolan, and Sandy is available today! Check out their latest discussion on “Pitch Decks” and add to your favorite Podcasts on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, SoundCloud and more at The Presentation Podcast.
Windows 10 Start Menu
For a recent project, I rebuilt 5 of the supplied show computers as they were all very out-of-date. The Windows 10 Start Menu is a good hybrid of the legacy (ie. Windows 7 and earlier) and interactive Windows 8 options. But I do find much of the preset options unneeded for business (vs. personal) computing. Each show computer has dozens of settings customized to optimize performance. The Start Menu removes all unneeded options and adds many of the now buried features, along with a logical organization to everything (Side note: I am not a fan of forcing users to see the APPS scrolling window and forcing users to only have small icons for the much more used left action buttons). Here is a screen shot of the Windows 10 Start Menu on the 5 graphics computers I setup:
-Troy@TLC