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In PowerPoint, transition duration and transition timings are not the same. Transition time is the actual time that the slide stays active during a slide show before moving on to the next slide. Transition duration is the amount of time it takes to move between slides. Normally, during slide show, you can advance to the next slide by mouse click (or pressing the Enter key on your keyboard). Using transition timings on the other hand, you can set your slides to advance on their own instead, and display each slide for a specific amount of time that you decide. This option is useful for unattended presentations, such as at a trade show booth, a narrated presentation, or even a picture slide show.
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.
Slide Transition Timings in PowerPoint 2013
Slide Transition Timings in PowerPoint 2010
Slide Transition Timings in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 13 08 03
Previous: 13 08 02 Slide Transition Duration in PowerPoint
Next: 13 08 04 Slide Transition Sounds in PowerPoint
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PowerPoint’s Remove Background option lets you remove the background from an inserted picture. This can be a great feature if you want to remove the sky, a wall, any backdrop, or something else in a photograph so that the slide background shows through as transparent within the removed parts of the picture.
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.
Remove Background from Pictures in PowerPoint 2016
Remove Background from Pictures in PowerPoint 2013
Remove Background from Pictures in PowerPoint 2010
Remove Background from Pictures in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 09 05 01
Previous: 09 04 03 Reposition Picture Fills within Crop in PowerPoint
Next: 09 05 02 Advanced Background Removal Options for Pictures in PowerPoint
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The most often used view (and this is the default view in PowerPoint as well) is Normal view that displays one slide at a time in the Slide Area. Normal view is great for editing individual slides, and shows PowerPoint’s typical tri-pane interface that includes the Slides Pane, the Slide Area, and the Notes Pane.
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To make a visually strong PowerPoint presentation, you should use shapes and pictures. You can also fill your shapes with pictures. Maybe sometimes you end up with not so desirable results. Primarily, you’ll find that PowerPoint insists on filling the entire picture within the shape. In the process, the picture itself may appear distorted.
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.
Reposition Picture Fills within Crop in PowerPoint 2016
Reposition Picture Fills within Crop in PowerPoint 2013
Reposition Picture Fills within Crop in PowerPoint 2010
Reposition Picture Fills within Crop in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 09 04 03
Previous: 09 04 02 Crop Picture to Shape in PowerPoint
Next: 09 05 01 Remove Background from Pictures in PowerPoint
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While you can conventionally crop pictures in PowerPoint to a rectangular constraint, you can also opt to use another shape to crop instead. This tutorial explains the Crop to Shape option that lets you choose non-rectangular cropping shapes for your pictures; the results tend to look like a picture contained within a shape.
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.
Crop Picture to Shape in PowerPoint 2016
Crop Picture to Shape in PowerPoint 2013
Crop Picture to Shape in PowerPoint 2010
Crop Picture to Shape in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 09 04 02
Previous: 09 04 01 Crop Pictures in PowerPoint
Next: 09 04 03 Reposition Picture Fills with Crop in PowerPoint
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