Presentations Glossary

Definitions and resources for terms and techniques used in the world of presentations

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Thursday, September 2, 2021, posted by Geetesh at 1:04 pm

Are you super-delighted about a PowerPoint feature? Or are you so irritated that you are pulling your hair? Depending upon how you are feeling, you might want to reach out to the folks who create PowerPoint to tell them how you feel. And this is not difficult to do at all. You can accomplish this task right within PowerPoint, within the Feedback tab of Backstage view.

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.

Microsoft Windows

Feedback Tab of Backstage View in PowerPoint 365

Feedback Tab of Backstage View in PowerPoint

Tutorial Code: 01 08 16
Previous: 01 08 15 Options Tab of Backstage View PowerPoint
Next: 01 08 17 General Program Options in PowerPoint

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Friday, August 20, 2021, posted by Geetesh at 9:15 am

Combine Shapes are a set of four hidden commands in some versions of PowerPoint that are not available by default from any of the Ribbon tabs. With capabilities of these powerful commands, you can edit and even combine shapes to create your own shapes!

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.

Microsoft Windows

Add Combine Shape Commands to the Quick Access Toolbar in PowerPoint 2010

Add Combine Shape Commands to the Quick Access Toolbar in PowerPoint

Tutorial Code: 06 10 02
Previous: 06 10 01 Merge Shape Commands in PowerPoint
Next: 06 10 03 Shape Combine Command in PowerPoint

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Wednesday, August 11, 2021, posted by Geetesh at 4:48 pm

What if you want to create three circles next to each other, and make sure that the leftmost circle should be filled-in completely. the second circle should be half full, and the third and the rightmost circle should have no fill, to represent something that is empty? This is certainly doable 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.

Microsoft Windows

Creating Half Circles in PowerPoint 2013

Creating Half Circles in PowerPoint 2010

Creating Half Circles in PowerPoint 2007

Creating Half Circles in PowerPoint 2003

Apple Mac

Creating Half Circles in PowerPoint 2011

Creating Half Circles in PowerPoint

Tutorial Code: 06 07 05
Previous: 06 07 04 Semi-Circles Again in PowerPoint
Next: 06 08 01 Creating Curved Shapes in PowerPoint

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Tuesday, August 10, 2021, posted by Geetesh at 5:35 pm

Since there is no easy, intuitive way to create semi-circles in PowerPoint, we already showed you three ways to create them! And now here’s one more way to do just that but this might be the easiest of them all.

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.

Microsoft Windows

Semi-Circles Again in PowerPoint 2003

Semi-Circles Again in PowerPoint

Tutorial Code: 06 07 04
Previous: 06 07 03 Creating Semi-Circle Shapes in PowerPoint
Next: 06 07 05 Creating Half Circles in PowerPoint

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Friday, August 6, 2021, posted by Geetesh at 9:49 am

It’s possible to do all grouping and ungrouping of slide objects in PowerPoint with menus and contextual Ribbon tabs, depending upon which version of PowerPoint you are using but it’s even quicker to do it with shortcut keys.

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.

Microsoft Windows

Grouping and Ungrouping Shortcut Keys in PowerPoint

Grouping and Ungrouping Shortcut Keys in PowerPoint

Tutorial Code: 06 06 08
Previous: 06 06 07 Troubleshooting Ungrouping in PowerPoint
Next: 06 07 01 Drawing a Perfect Circle in PowerPoint

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