Powerpoint slides are in the landscape, or horizontal, orientation by default. But you may have a presentation that would be better if it were in the portrait orientation, so you may be wondering how to make a Powerpoint slide vertical. Our tutorial below is going to show you how to switch your presentation so that […]

Occasionally you may find yourself creating a Powerpoint presentation that includes a section that is meant to teach people how to use a tool or program on their computer. One of the best ways to do this typically involves the use of screenshots. You may be familiar with taking screenshots on your computer, but there […]

The visual nature of a Powerpoint presentation typically means that the aesthetics of your slide elements are an important component to how much your audience enjoys, and therefore, is engaged in your slideshow. Text plays a large part in most presentations, but it’s naturally a little boring to look at. One way that you can […]

You may find yourself in a situation where you need to learn how to loop a Powerpoint presentation if you are creating something that is meant to be displayed for a long period of time. Manually restarting a presentation repeatedly can be inconvenient and a waste of time, so an automated method is preferable in […]

We have previously written about adding YouTube videos in Powerpoint, which lets you add a video element to your presentation. But you may encounter a situation where you are creating a presentation in Powerpoint that needs to be in the MPEG-4 (MP4) video format. While your initial thought might be that you will need extra […]

Even if you have spent an extraordinary amount of time crafting the perfect presentation about a topic that you know inside and out, it can be difficult to give a presentation. Public speaking can be overwhelming, and large presentations often contain a high number of slides, making it difficult to memorize everything you want to […]

While there are several different slide formats that you can select from when you create a new slide, it’s pretty common for you to add or remove slide elements to format the slide in the way that you require. But if you tinker with that slide layout too much, you might find that you can’t […]

Printing on legal paper can be a little more difficult than it should be in some situations, and you may have found that one of those situations can come up with Microsoft Powerpoint. The legal paper size is often ideal for certain types of presentations, particularly if you need the extra page space when you […]

Bulleted and numbered lists are great visual tools to use in slide shows. It lets you separate ideas into distinct units that you can then evaluate as you discuss a slide. But you may find that Powerpoint has a habit of always thinking that you want to make lists, and creating one any time you […]

There are usually two sides to a Powerpoint presentation. Your audience is viewing the contents of your slides and taking in your presented materials, while you are using your own set of notes to give that presentation. You may be used to doing this from either a printed out version of your slideshow, or your […]