Sudeep wrote me, “I need some help to update a slide containing a map with certain districts. I have the monthly sales turnover for these districts. In need to update them monthly from an Excel sheet. Can you suggest a way to automate the process without having to punch it in a text box every […]
Create a tabbed presentation for longer presentations with lots of topics
When you do a long presentation with lots of topics, you can help your audience understand and remember more by explicitly displaying the presentation’s organization. A training session comes to mind as an example. People also like to know where they are in a presentation. A visual list of topics helps them relate each topic […]
Switch to another presentation seamlessly
Do you sometimes need to switch to another presentation? Without leaving Slide Show view? Here is one method. Step 1: Insert the second presentation as an object Display the slide where you want to be able to branch to another presentation. Choose Insert> Object. Choose the Create from File option. Click the Browse button and […]
How to create a self-running presentation
We usually think of PowerPoint as being used by a live presenter who stands in front of a live audience. But PowerPoint can be used in other ways: PowerPoint is often used an an elearning tool. In this situation, the learner controls the presentation. PowerPoint is also used as a marketing tool to give to […]
Link to a specific PowerPoint 2003, 2007 or 2010 slide from Microsoft Word or Excel
In another tip, “Hyperlink to a specific slide in another presentation, or specific location in another file,” one of the topics I cover is how to create a hyperlink in PowerPoint that links to a specific location in Word or Excel. I also explain that you can link to a specific slide in another PowerPoint […]
