Questions tagged [microsoft-powerpoint-2016]
Commercial software presentation program included in all editions of the Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Office 2016 suites for Windows and Macintosh. There are also versions for iOS and Android as well as a browser-based online version.
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How to change Powerpoint text in textbox on animation
How do I change the text within a textbox when an animation starts playing?
For the graduation of some of our students we are looking to make it so their photo appears in tune with their name on a ...
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Powerpoint - Video Background - Across Slides
I have a custom background that I designed that has our logo w/ subtle animation, I have it saved as a MP4 Video File. I added it to the slide master and set it to autoplay.
It looks great but when I ...
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what is the shortcut key to Swap Presenter View and Slide show view while presenting in powerpoint 2016?
what is the shortcut key to Swap Presenter View and Slide show view while presenting in PowerPoint 2016?
the item is visible in the picture but I need a shortcut key, I also couldn't find it in the ...
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How to resize PowerPoint Objects and Text Proportionally at the same time?
I am trying to resize some textbox and shapes with texts in them in PowerPoint. and I cannot resize it proportionally. See the animated gif below for a demo.
Scenario: Let's say you are are working on ...
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How to start Mac PowerPoint with a Blank Layout? (Office 365)
What I want is exactly what's in this post, but for PowerPoint for Mac (Office 365) instead of Windows. I want this to happen each time I open Powerpoint without having to double click on a template ...
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PowerPoint screen recorder not recording internal audio and just recording Microphone sound
I am trying to record using the screen recording function within PowerPoint, but it only records sound from my microphone and not the internal sound from my Laptop.
When I Googled the issue, this ...
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How to make a powerpoint animation that undoes/reverses a previous move and scale animation?
This seems like it'd be simple and routine, but I can't find any simple way to do it.
Suppose I have a slide with the following animating shapes:
Shape A starts at size 100x100, at position A:B, and ...
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Hide Information about the Slides in PowerPoint Presentation
I have number of PowerPoint presentations for monthly reports. There is often data/text/table/image that is associated with some of the slides. It is almost like a note. I would like to store it with ...
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Is there a way to delete the text within multiple PowerPoint shapes?
I use PowerPoint almost daily as part of my job for reporting. Instead of using text boxes, we like to use Shapes with text inside it to put across ideas e.g. text statements or percentage figures. ...
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PowerPoint 2016 - Do not enumerate hidden slides
I have hidden slides in my presentation, but the problem is that when I generate the PDF or I use the presentation mode of the PowerPoint, it enumerates the hidden slides and then, for instance, you ...
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How can I change elements which Design Ideas inserts in PowerPoint?
I really like PowerPoint's Design Ideas. I usually select one and then tinker with it a bit to get the look I like. However, I've noticed there are some elements I can't seem to touch. For example, in ...
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How to open Powerpoint slides in read-only or protected view by default? (Windows 10, Office 365 version 2107)
How can I open all open Powerpoint presentations in read-only or protected-view by default -allowing me to enable editing and saving if I wish once open?
PptView is gone now :-(
Shift+right-click &...
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Creating a numbered list without periods in Powerpoint
In Microsoft Powerpoint 2016, how do I create a numbered list without any periods that continues across slides?
For example:
Slide 1:
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Slide2:
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Using an existing slide to create master slide views
Is there a way I could transfer normal slides in powerpoint to master view? As in, I want ALL my slides from a presentation to be slide views.
Explanation: the request was to just make a presentation ...
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Apply Slide Master changes to a Slide, and then Sever the Connection to the Slide Master
I need to create a slide that incorporates the existing slide master modifications to the slide directly, and then delete the slide master from the presentation, retaining the changes that the slide ...
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