PowerPoint Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts
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How to Compress Video Media in PowerPoint to Reduce File Size
You can compress video (and / or audio) media in a PowerPoint presentation to reduce file size. Since video and audio that is inserted into a PowerPoint file is embedded by default, video and audio media can increase file size significantly.
How to Insert a Countdown Timer in PowerPoint
You can insert several types of countdown timers in PowerPoint presentations. In this article, we’ll review the steps to create 3 types of timers in PowerPoint using shapes and animations.
How to Make an Object Appear and Disappear in PowerPoint Using Animations
You can combine entrance and exit animations in PowerPoint to make an object appear and disappear on a slide during a slide show. This can occur automatically or on click. An object is typically a shape, image, text placeholder or text box.
Free PowerPoint Countdown Timer Templates to Download
You can create PowerPoint presentations with countdown timer slides or you can download free PowerPoint timer slides. Timers can be for minutes or seconds.
How to Embed a YouTube Video in PowerPoint (Insert a Linked Video)
You can embed a YouTube video in a PowerPoint presentation and run it during a slide show. Essentially, you are linking to the YouTube video using this method but it will play seamlessly in PowerPoint.
PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts to Play and Control Video During a Slide Show
You can use these useful PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts when you are running a slide show to play, pause, restart and control videos during a slide show.
How to Insert a Video in PowerPoint (From a File on Your PC or Shared Drive)
You can insert a video into a PowerPoint presentation from a file. If you add a video, it it embedded or copied into PowerPoint by default so video files can increase file size significantly.
How to Convert PowerPoint to Google Slides (5 Ways)
You can import or convert a PowerPoint presentation in PPTX format to Google Slides format in several ways. Google Slides will try to convert a PowerPoint presentation to compatible objects, tools and fonts but these programs do have differences so don’t expect a perfect conversion.
Change Line Style, Thickness or Color of Table or Cell Borders in PowerPoint
You can change the formatting of a table border or the borders of multiple table cells in PowerPoint by changing the line style, thickness (weight) or color. Different borders can be applied to cells in the same table. For example, you could apply a thick line to header cells and a thin line to the cells in the last row of a table.
How to Rotate Objects in PowerPoint (4 Ways)
You can rotate objects in PowerPoint by dragging the rotation handle, entering an exact rotation amount or by using keyboard shortcuts. To rotate an object means to turn it around its center. Shapes, images and other objects can be rotated in Normal View or Slide Master View.
How to Compress Images in PowerPoint to Reduce File Size
There are many strategies you can use to compress images in PowerPoint presentations to reduce file size. It’s common to use built-in compression features in PowerPoint to make large files smaller but you can also reduce image size before you insert pictures on your slides.
How to Blur Text on a PowerPoint Slide
Blur is an artistic effect that you can apply to a picture in PowerPoint. However, artistic effects cannot be applied to text boxes or text placeholders. If you want to blur text in PowerPoint, you’ll need to cut the text object and then paste it back into PowerPoint as a picture. You will then be able to blur the text.
How to Superscript or Subscript in PowerPoint (with Shortcuts)
You can easily apply superscript or subscript to letters, numbers or symbols in PowerPoint. It’s also simple to turn off or remove superscript or subscript. To apply these formats, you can use the Font dialog box or keyboard shortcuts.
How to Use Emphasis Animation to Highlight Text in PowerPoint
If you want to focus attention on a key point on a PowerPoint slide, you may want to highlight text. One way to do this is to use emphasis animation effects. You can use this type of animation to change the color of text, apply a fill to the shape containing the text or even have the text grow or shrink.
Free Images for Your PowerPoint Presentations (10 Great Stock Photo Sites with Awesome Pictures)
If you’re looking for beautiful free images for your PowerPoint presentations, there are plenty of great stock photo sites that offer images at no charge. Here’s our list of the top 10 sites where you can get great images for free to use in your decks.
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