One of the most common mistakes that people make in PowerPoint is unknowingly distorting or stretching the images. We are often asked, “How do you proportionally resize an image in PowerPoint?” The secret lies in locking the aspect ratio of an image. So how do you lock the aspect ratio of a photo in PowerPoint? …
Designing a presentation can take a lot of effort, especially if you are a beginner. All the options that software like PowerPoint presents can be overwhelming. Add to that the design skills needed to create a presentation. Not everyone is blessed with the aptitude and the skills to design. Despite this, anyone (including a beginner) …
A good first impression can have a lasting impact. Thus, having a good design for your first slide is important. We’ve seen that people often simply put the title of the presentation as a first slide. I personally dislike this the most. It just shows that the person creating the presentation was simply not interested …
O kay, so you have been designing presentations through PowerPoint. You bought a new Apple computer, and now you are wondering, “What is the Apple version of PowerPoint?” This is a common question many users have who migrate to an Apple computer for the first time as Apple uses Mac Operating Systems (MacOS) instead of …
I love my iPad, and If you are like me, you would want to carry it wherever you go. It is compact, light and allows me to get things done that can’t be done using my phone due to its small size! In fact, it is so convenient that it makes me wonder if I …
So you have just bought a new laptop, and you have realized that it does not come preinstalled with the Microsoft Office suite. However, you are in a rush to open a PowerPoint file. You are perhaps sitting and wondering whether you can open a PPT file without PowerPoint! You can open a PPT file …
Just recently, Ratan Tata’s pitch deck template was released where he gives his views on how a startup should pitch to venture capitalists. Need I say, this is a treasure trove of information for all the startups out there looking to raise funds! It is always great to hear from the horse’s mouth on what …
Knowing how to create a PowerPoint presentation is without doubt one of the most basic and important skills that businesses today expect their employees to have. We have frequently seen people struggle and literally spend days, even weeks in creating a PowerPoint presentation and they still don’t get it right! This can be a daunting …
Background If you one of those who are thinking “Why the heck is a good business presentation important”? Trust me, you are not alone! We get this question A LOT! We also encounter clients who not only don’t understand the importance of a good presentation, but also hesitate to ask. I suppose that they probably …
This is one of those things that our clients ask us so often – can’t I use Google Images for my presentation? It is a question which can be quite confusing, yet it is important for us to understand as it can have detrimental effects on our business if there is a misuse of an …