
Nov 16, 2016
Microsoft PowerPoint can be your most powerful ally in a presentation (pun definitely intended). You can also make the fatal error of letting PowerPoint drag your meeting down: complex, messy slides detract from your message and bore your audience.
In the following posts, our Office Applications trainers explore:
- The PowerPoint Designer feature
- How to create custom shows
- Working with transparent images
…all things that can help you keep your presentations tight and on track.
For more information, take a look at New Horizons’ PowerPoint training courses.
If your PowerPoint slides are schmick but you want to work on your presentation content and delivery, we also offer Presentation Mastery training.


Jun 23, 2020
A recent update to Office 2016 for Office 365 subscribers added a new feature to PowerPoint 2016 called PowerPoint Designer. The way it works is: You insert a graphical […]


Apr 07, 2021
Many people think of PowerPoint presentations as being very linear in nature; you start at slide 1 and then go 2, 3, 4, 5 etc. until you get to the last slide. But this […]


Feb 22, 2021
Here are two useful options to work with transparency of images in PowerPoint 2013. 1. How to make an image’s background transparent This is useful when you want […]
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