Almost any PowerPoint presentation would benefit from clever animation. And, lucky for us, the Internet has an endless supply of animated templates that you can download for free (or for a nominal fee ...

Nothing can revive a DOA PowerPoint presentation faster than animations. Applied judiciously, these motion effects can bring dynamism to your deck and make your message more powerful. Using the ...

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Whether it’s the office standard or you’ve simply used it forever, Microsoft’s PowerPoint ( ; $400 as part of Office 2008) is a terrific tool for presenting your thoughts and ideas to colleagues.

All of us have experienced the fair part of a poor PowerPoint presentation. Certainly, it takes time and attention to create a presentation having a good impression. Well, then what would be the key ...

The four tabs for Themes, Tables, Charts and SmartArt have all gone, and their many different sets of tools have been merged into two new tabs. Like Word and Excel, PowerPoint now includes the new ...

To help you get started, CIO.com asked Ayca Yuksel, the product manager for Microsoft Office PowerPoint, to share five design tips and five technical tricks for those who are new to the application.

Adding animations to a PowerPoint presentation can increase the impact of your words and images. The human brain pays more attention to moving objects, so animation effects automatically piqué the ...

If you think you could get more out of Office, a Microsoft Office training course is always recommended, but in the meantime, here are some essential tips and tricks for anyone using PowerPoint 2010.

Master presenter, author and consultant Nancy Duarte says that presenters should use "visuals to communicate the story in a clear, engaging way." Animation serves the story that you're telling with ...