Image © Microsoft Corporation Microsoft has an interesting way to get the public hyped up about its products: the Insider program. Becoming an Office Insider is a way for early adopters to see what the company has in store for upcoming releases of its products within the Microsoft Office … [Read more...] about Office Insider: Get the cool PPT toys before everyone else
Speed up your work with keyboard shortcuts
It doesn't take forever to click on the screen in PowerPoint to execute commands. But what if you didn't have to? How quickly you're able to navigate in PowerPoint can have a lot to do with how many keyboard shortcuts you know. Let's start with the basics: Basic PowerPoint keyboard … [Read more...] about Speed up your work with keyboard shortcuts
Where can I find free pictures for PowerPoint?
Some people think that images they find online are free because they are, well, online. This is wrong, and in many cases it is a breach of copyright law to use photos you find online without paying for them. Unless you are given explicit permission, whether it is granted to you in writing or if you … [Read more...] about Where can I find free pictures for PowerPoint?
How to attribute photographs in PowerPoint
I've written about about sources for free photos. You've gotten this far, now it's time to learn how to correctly attribute all of those great images! Since there doesn't seem to be a consensus, I'll write about how I attribute photographs in the presentations I create for myself and my … [Read more...] about How to attribute photographs in PowerPoint
Microsoft Office dumps clip art, promotes Bing
In December 2014, Microsoft Office closed the doors permanently on its Office.com Clip Art library. For people who avoided it thinking that there was nothing to be had there except for Screen Beans-type illustrations, outdated drawings, and useless doodles, it's probably no big deal. For those of us … [Read more...] about Microsoft Office dumps clip art, promotes Bing
PowerPoint on an iPad? Pretty cool idea!
On November 6, 2014, Microsoft announced that it was offering free upgraded versions of its Office software for iPhones and iPads. This is big news, because until recently people were only able to view, not edit, Office docs on their iDevices. Microsoft saw the writing on the wall and decided to go … [Read more...] about PowerPoint on an iPad? Pretty cool idea!