It's often useful to have a consistent visual theme throughout a PowerPoint presentation. A consistent theme not only helps your audience to absorb the information, but it also lets you focus on your ...

Upon opening the Microsoft PowerPoint software, a blank slate – and slide – awaits your input. Whether you plan to add a text box, image, animation or video clip, PowerPoint assumes you will be ...

Q. I’ve been using Microsoft PowerPoint for years, but I feel like there’s so much more I could be doing with it. Do you have any tips that could help even an experienced PowerPoint user? A. Almost 35 ...

Formatting should always be either the last or the first part. Doing it at the end ensures you are past your final content, and all you need to do is make it look right. So follow the steps to change ...

You can insert a picture into a slide easily enough, but often, you'll be working with placeholders -- especially when working with a layout slide. You insert the pictures into the placeholder, and ...

You’re on your way to the conference room when you suddenly realize that you used your company’s old logo throughout your 120-slide presentation. If you were using slide masters, you’d be just a few ...

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How to create a custom picture placeholder in Microsoft PowerPoint Your email has been sent If you don’t want the same rectangular pictures for your Microsoft PowerPoint slide show, create a ...

You can add page numbers to your PowerPoint slideshow through the "Slide Master" page, which lets you edit your entire slideshow at once. Once you add page numbers to your PowerPoint slideshow, you ...

How to use picture placeholders for easy placement and cropping in PowerPoint Your email has been sent If you insert a lot of pictures into PowerPoint slides, you're going to love the new layout ...