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In the simplest sense, PowerPoint animation is something that makes slide objects move on a slide. And slide objects can be anything on a slide. These include text, pictures, charts, SmartArt graphics, shapes, even movie clips.
To learn more, click a link from the tutorials listed below.
What is Animation in PowerPoint?
Tutorial Code: 13 01 01
Previous: 12 05 03 Fake Animate Tables
Next: 13 01 02 Animation Guidelines in PowerPoint
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Tagged as: 13-01, Animations and Transitions, Basics of PowerPoint Animation, PowerPoint Tutorials
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It’s so awesome that PowerPoint and other Microsoft Office programs offer so many keyboard shortcuts, but has it ever happened that you press a keyboard shortcut in PowerPoint, and it does not work? No, there’s nothing wrong with the keyboard shortcut you pressed, or even with PowerPoint. There may be any number of other reasons for the keyboard shortcut not working.
To learn more, click a link from the tutorials listed below.
PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts Not Working
Tutorial Code: 02 01 04
Previous: 02 01 03 Troubleshooting Menu Activation in PowerPoint
Next: 02 02 01 Enable the Missing Developer Tab in the Ribbon in PowerPoint
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Tagged as: 02-01, Customize PowerPoint, Keyboard Shortcuts and Sequences, PowerPoint Tutorials
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Once you have inserted an organization chart (org chart) within PowerPoint, you might need to change its layout. The “layout” means how the subordinate levels in the hierarchy branch out from top to bottom. Probably you want all subordinates flushed to the left, hanging to the right, or distributed evenly across a horizontal plane.
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.
Change Layout of Organization Chart in PowerPoint 2013
Change Layout of Organization Chart in PowerPoint 2010
Change Layout of Organization Chart in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 11 04 03
Previous: 11 04 02 Adding New Shapes to Existing Organization Charts
Next: 12 01 01 Insert Tables in PowerPoint
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Tagged as: 11-04, Organization Charts, PowerPoint Tutorials, SmartArt Graphics
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Area charts emphasize the magnitude of change over time, and can be used to draw attention to the total value across a trend. For example, data that represents profit over time can be plotted in an area chart to emphasize the total profit. By displaying the sum of the plotted values, an area chart also shows the relationship of parts to a whole.
To learn more, click a link from the tutorials listed below.
Tutorial Code: 10 14 06
Previous: 10 14 05 Pie Charts in PowerPoint
Next: 10 14 07 XY (Scatter) Chart Type in PowerPoint
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Tagged as: 10-14, Charts and Graphs, PowerPoint Chart Types, PowerPoint Tutorials
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After inserting an organization chart (org chart) in PowerPoint, you might need to add more shapes to your org chart. The default org chart that PowerPoint places has a few shapes. However, you might want to add more shapes, as well as newer hierarchy levels for the new shapes you add.
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.
Adding New Shapes to Existing Organization Charts in PowerPoint 2013
Adding New Shapes to Existing Organization Charts in PowerPoint 2010
Adding New Shapes to Existing Organization Charts in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 11 04 02
Previous: 11 04 01 Insert an Organization Chart
Next: 11 04 03 Change Layout of Organization Chart
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Tagged as: 11-04, Organization Charts, PowerPoint Tutorials, SmartArt Graphics
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