No mouse! Need to edit or review PowerPoint slides? Press CTRL+ENTER to move from placeholder to placeholder. When you reach the last placeholder, press CTRL+ENTER to create a new slide. This magic trick is particulary useful when worky with those busy slides with...
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Quick PowerPoint Training Tip: Insert a New Slide with a Shortcut
To insert a new slide in a PowerPoint presentation with a shortcut and apply the current layout to that new slide, type this shortcut on your keyboard: CTRL+M How good is that? Like, Share or Comment to tell us how good. The next PowerPoint tip is going to be...
Draw your own clipart from scratch
Learn how to use the PowerPoint shapes and drawing tools to create your own shapes, from simple to elaborate. You never need to pay for your cliparts again if you have the patience to draw your own. In this video, Diane Elkins demonstrates how to use the Freeform tool...
Get Excel charts and tables always up to date in your Microsoft PowerPoint presentation [Instant Productivity Free Tutorial]
You need two files to follow this tip: an Excel spreadsheet with a chart or some data in it and a PowerPoint presentation. Video: Get Excel charts and tables always up to date in your Microsoft PowerPoint presentation Copy the data or chart from Excel Switch to...
Stop fumbling! Navigate your PowerPoint slides effortlessly thanks to hyperlinks [Instant Productivity Free Tutorial]
Use visuals with hyperlinks to effortlessly navigate your PowerPoint slides as you present – without being tied to the original order of your slides. Your presentation is now more flexible and ready for a range of purposes. Video: Navigate your PowerPoint slides...
Instant Productivity: Give your pictures more interesting shapes in PowerPoint [Free Tutorial]
When I teach PowerPoint I always insist on using very strong visuals to make a point rather than endless bullet point. Striking visuals will be more easily remembered by your audience. Without having to learn photo editing techniques, you can still produce interesting...
Hide Parts of a Picture in PowerPoint with the Picture Cropping Tool [Free Tutorial]
Cropping a picture allows you to select what part of a picture you show your audience and what part of the picture you hide. For instance, you might want to display a picture of your brand spanking new premises while hiding part of the picture with super sensitive new...