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While working in PowerPoint and other Office applications, you will see the concept of “Office Background”, which essentially indicates the small image strip visible on the top right area of the program interface. It does look like PowerPoint just got tattooed!
To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.
Office Background in PowerPoint 365
Office Background in PowerPoint 2016
Office Background in PowerPoint 2013
Tutorial Code: 01 05 14
Previous: 01 05 13 Changing Interface Color in PowerPoint
Next: 01 05 15 Black Interface in PowerPoint
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Tagged as: 01-05, Interface - Overview, Interface and Basics, PowerPoint Tutorials
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Robert Kawalsky is the CEO and co-founder of Zeetings, a software company changing the way people present their ideas to the world. Robert is also an active investor and advisor to technology and internet-related businesses. He previously held the position of Portfolio Manager at Keybridge Capital where he grew and managed a portfolio of assets across shipping, aviation, renewable energy and real estate. Robert began his career at Ernst & Young, holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of NSW and is a CFA Charterholder.
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Tagged as: Personality, PowerPoint, Robert Kawalsky, Zeetings
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Content and appearance are the two major components of presentation slides. Among them, the former is always more significant than the latter. But that does not mean you should neglect the latter. A simple looking presentation with a clean background is always a great idea since that doesn’t overpower your message. Yet, there are plenty of opportunities to go beyond a plain background and use a less restrained background instead. Your choice for a slide background should complement the content of your presentation. For example, you’ll want a flashier background for slides created for kindergarten students, or if you were creating a PowerPoint greeting card. On the other hand, you may want a washed out, faded, or even a subtle patterned picture for a typical business presentation.
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Tagged as: 04-07, PowerPoint Tutorials, Slide Master and Slide Layouts, Themes Templates Masters and Layouts
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Do you want to draw a square box on your slide, and none of the options within the Shapes gallery are called “Box” or “Square”? Yes, there’s a Rectangle option but the shapes that are drawn using this option almost never have the same width and height. The solution may be to manually resize the Rectangle so that it has the equal proportions of a Square but that again is a long process. Don’t you want something easier and quicker? The short answer is yes, you can easily draw a perfect square in PowerPoint.
To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.
Drawing a Perfect Square in PowerPoint 2013
Drawing a Perfect Square in PowerPoint 2010
Drawing a Perfect Square in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 06 07 02
Previous: 06 06 07 Drawing a Perfect Circle in PowerPoint
Next: 06 07 03 Creating Semi-Circles in PowerPoint
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Tagged as: 06-07, Circles and Squares, PowerPoint Tutorials, Shapes
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In PowerPoint, all information that you need about your currently active presentation is available in a single easily accessible location. This location is the Info pane of Backstage View. Using the options available within this pane, you can access information about permissions set for the active presentation, prepare your content for sharing, and also possibly recover older versions of unsaved files. In addition, the Info pane also provides access to many more properties.
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Tagged as: 01-08, File Types File Menu and Backstage View, Interface and Basics, PowerPoint Tutorials
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