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How to create a logo in PowerPoint

January 18, 2020 by Ellen Finkelstein 2 Comments

Would you like to create your own logo, product image, or course symbol in PowerPoint in a few minutes — following some easy steps? If so, you’re in luck, just read on. I’m going to show you how to create this logo — and you can customize it in any way you want. A logo […]

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Filed Under: Images, Shapes & text boxes, Text & fonts Tagged With: arch, create a logo, create a logo in PowerPoint, design your own logo, logo, product image, transform

Import text from Word or Notepad

February 8, 2016 by Ellen Finkelstein 9 Comments

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I recommend writing what you will say in Word first, because it’s easier to focus on your message. In another post, “Organize content with an outline,” I provide some more details. Importing an outline You can import then text from Word or even Notepad (or any text editor) to create a new presentation. This is […]

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Filed Under: Content, Text & fonts Tagged With: Notepad, outline, paste text, PowerPoint, presentations, slides, text, Word

Getting the line spacing just right

January 25, 2016 by Ellen Finkelstein 2 Comments

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I did a makeover of a slide that included a quotation from the man who discovered the circulatory system. I was SO pleased to get a public domain image of a portrait of him — considering the quote was from 1628! But when I wrote his name and other information below the portrait, the line spacing […]

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Embedding fonts in a presentation with non-standard fonts

October 11, 2014 by Ellen Finkelstein 5 Comments

Are you a font freak? Do you just LOVE interesting fonts? I must admit that I’m a font idiot who can hardly tell the difference between Arial, Tahoma and Verdana, unless they’re right next to each other. Even then, I won’t know which is which. Designers are horrified when I tell them this! Fonts can […]

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Show the current time on your PowerPoint slides

May 4, 2014 by Ellen Finkelstein 6 Comments

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Let’s say that you’re running a meeting and want to keep everyone on track so that the meeting ends on time. These days, fewer people wear watches. (My son says that if you wear a watch, it’s a sure sign that you’re over 30!) Anyway, it may look impolite to be checking your watch, even […]

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Filed Under: Slide layout, Text & fonts Tagged With: date and time, footer, slide, time

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