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PowerPoint 2013: 3 Tips For a Better Presentation

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In the right hands, PowerPoint can be an extremely useful presentation tool. However, much like Excel, the low barrier to entry for PowerPoint means that anyone can get their hands on the software and that’s where the problems begin. Cue poor presentations and cringe moments. These three tips twinned with our other bite-sized tips will help you on your way to becoming a PowerPoint 2013 pro.

Zoom, Drag & Drop

Zoom in on an image, photograph, table, text and more with the new magnifying glass tool. Great for emphasising important parts of a slide, it’s reminiscent of the pinch and slide function on the iPhone / iPad. Simply click on the magnifying glass and select the area in which you’d like to zoom by hovering your cursor and right clicking. Added to this, you can also move the zoom area by holding down your left mouse button and dragging the highlighted area to another spot.

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Jump to a slide

Another great feature of the acclaimed Presenter View, the Slide Navigator allows you to switch seamlessly between slides without the kitchen sink being displayed to the audience. Useful for all types of presentations, you’ll never be left flustered again when asked to jump to a slide. Just select the navigator icon and click on the slide you wish to open.

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Laser Pointer

Merging the offline and online, the laser pen tool is a great way to highlight key areas of your presentation that you’re talking about. Particularly handy when talking an audience through a table of data, the pen has an endless number of uses. Simply select the laser tool icon (select cursor colour) and begin using your highlighter.

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Speed up and use a shortcut in PowerPoint

Learning shortcuts is always a fun part of PowerPoint training.  I like having a range of ways of accessing commands, opening programmes and files, and changing the view of my work – without constantly reaching for the mouse.

Shortcuts are also called Key Tips – but whichever name you prefer, they are nifty little things.

The Alt key is the star of the show. whichever tab you are in, press and hold down the Alt key.  The shortcut  options appear and select the one you want.

For example,

Alt plus H will take you to the home tab, from here, you can insert a new slide using Alt plus I

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Holding down the Alt key in the Home tab gives you quick ways to add a new slide. Alt plus I = new slide.

Shortcuts are a regular feature in our Powerpoint Courses London, whatever level or version you use.  Take a peek at the range of skills you can learn at https://www.stl-training.co.uk/powerpoint-training-london.php