Microsoft PowerPoint Training

EA Ignite Fall 2023 - San Antonio TX - Chris Menard - Two Sessions

Chris Menard will present two sessions at EA Ignite in November 2023. Menard's sessions are Microsoft's AI Tools: How Technology Works for You and Microsoft Teams 2.0: What's New and What it Means for You

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Microsoft 365

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is in all Microsoft 365 apps - Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, and other M365 apps. In Excel, we have Analyze data on the Home tab and the ability to get data from a picture or screenshot.

PowerPoint Edit Speaker Notes While in SLIDE SHOW

PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 allows you to edit your Speaker Notes while in PowerPoint Slide Show. Start your presentation and in Presenter View, you can edit your speaker notes.

PowerPoint Hide & Unhide slides now have different commands

In PowerPoint, it was unclear how to unhide a slide. Previously, when you wanted to hide a slide, you right-clicked the slide and selected Hide. But to unhide the slide, the command still showed Hide instead of Unhide. Now, the command for unhiding is correctly labeled Unhide Slide.

Presenter Coach in PowerPoint - Rehearse your slide show

Microsoft PowerPoint includes a great feature or presentation coach that allows you to rehearse your presentation using the automated 'Rehearse with Coach' functionality.

Export Word to PowerPoint with a few clicks - New Feature from Microsoft

Microsoft has a new feature where you can EXPORT your Word document into PowerPoint. It is three clicks. Click File - click Export - select Export to PowerPoint presentation. It is in preview mode right now, but it worked great in all my test. Exporting Word into PowerPoint is a huge timesaver.

PowerPoint Presentations in a Teams Meeting: Improvements and New Features

Several great improvements for PowerPoint presentations during a Teams meeting: speaker switch, high-contrast view, speaker notes and more.

PowerPoint - Free Stock Videos from Microsoft now in PowerPoint

Microsoft 365 subscribers have access to Premium Creative Content, an in-app library of royalty-free images, icons, cutout people, stickers that are available in Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel. Now Microsoft has added Stock Videos for PowerPoint. The videos are subtle looping videos.

PowerPoint / Keynote as a Virtual Background

Zoom's Virtual Background feature is trendy. It is easy to share a PowerPoint or Keynote presentation in a Zoom meeting, but now you can share that presentation as a Virtual Background. Participants can view your video imposed directly on the screen share.

8000 royalty-free images are available in Office 365 - April 2020 update

Microsoft brings 8000 royalty-free images and icons to Office 365. These images work in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Right now, these are only available to Office 365 Fast Insiders.

Covert bullets to SmartArt graphics in PowerPoint

Death by PowerPoint is often caused by the overuse of bullets. To avoid this, covert your bullets to SmartArt.

PowerPoint: 3D models - New Feature for Office 365 Subscribers

PowerPoint: latest feature for Office 365 subscribers. Insert animated 3D graphics to see hearts beat, planet orbit, and T-Rex rampage across slides.