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You have done this a thousand times. Click a shape. Keep holding the Shift key. Click another shape, and then one more, as shown in Figure 1, below. You end up selecting multiple shapes. Nothing could be simpler.
Figure 1: Shift-select your shapes
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Tagged as: Add-in, Ideas, Merge Shapes, PowerPoint, PowerPoint Productivity, PowerPoint Selection, PowerPoint Techniques, PowerPoint Tips, PowerPoint Workflow, Presentation Design Tools, Same Size Option, Selection, thinkcell
Your toughest rival in any presentation is the phone in each attendee’s hand. AhaSlides doesn’t fight it. It puts that phone to work. AhaSlides lets presenters run polls, quizzes, word clouds and Q&A that people answer from their own phones. Joining takes a link or a QR code. There is no app to install and no account to create, and it works as a web app. Plus, there’s also a PowerPoint add-in available.
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Tagged as: Add-in, AhaSlides, Audience Engagement, Interactive Presentations, Live Polling, Online Presentations, PowerPoint Tips, Presentation Technology, Presentation Tools, Quiz, Review, Word Clouds
Here is a question worth sitting with: why does one of the most widely used chart types in consulting still require a workaround in PowerPoint? This tutorial walks you through a better way to create waterfall charts, using Ampler or Ampler Charts. Yes, native PowerPoint includes a basic waterfall chart option, but it falls short where it matters most: customization and waterfall chart variations. Ampler addresses all of that, and by the end of this tutorial, you will see exactly how.
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Tagged as: Add-in, Ampler, Charts, Excel, Sune Høj Kodahl, Waterfall Chart
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SimpleDim brings CAD-style precision to the one tool almost everyone already uses: PowerPoint. Designed by Paul Lukehart, the add-in solves a familiar problem: how to present accurate layouts, floor plans, and spatial concepts without opening specialized engineering software. What if you could use PowerPoint instead? By letting users set scale, draw dimension-perfect shapes, measure existing drawings, and apply CAD-like commands such as arrays, offsets, mirrors, and underlays, SimpleDim turns PowerPoint into a lightweight conceptual layout environment. It’s built for consultants, operations teams, and anyone who needs clarity and accuracy without the complexity of full CAD tools.
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Tagged as: Add-in, AutoCAD, CAD, Design, Paul Lukehart, Review, SimpleDim, Slide Design
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You have your presentation ready. The slides are prepared, and they include charts, tables, bullet points, and photos. You have rehearsed several times and feel comfortable with the content and flow. So, why does it feel like it’s falling a little flat?
Here is how to connect with your listeners and give your talk the energy it needs.
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Tagged as: Checklist, Claudyne Wilder, Ideas, Opinion, Presentation Skills
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