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In 2025, the user interface in SaaS products is no longer just a shell. It is a strategic tool that determines the success of a business, from the speed of user adaptation to the level of their trust in the platform. Against the backdrop of global digitalization and an overabundance of solutions on the market, it becomes obvious: those who added more functions win, not those who made them intuitive.
The evolution of SaaS UI design shows how an interface can turn from “simply convenient” to “practically invisible” when the user does not notice the system because it does not interfere with their work. This approach requires a deep understanding of human behavior, habits, expectations, and, of course, the skill of designers.
By Barrera Alcova
Most people think their old presentations disappear after a pitch or school project. They don’t. Many are still floating around online—on Prezi, SlideShare, Scribd, speaker profiles, or in cached Google results.
Search your name and “filetype:ppt” or “filetype:pdf.” You might find that slideshow you made in 2012 with clip art, Comic Sans, and a bad joke about cloud computing. It’s still out there. And it’s not helping you.
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The title “Do audiences recall your slides?” might sound like aiming low. Why? Because great presentations are remembered for their speakers and messages, not just their slides.
What’s the point of memorable slides if your message is not remembered? The presenter and slides must work together as a team, delivering a consistent message. That’s how it works—audiences remember the whole package: the presenter, the slides, and the message.
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Tagged as: Carmen Simon, John Medina, Nancy Duarte, Richard Mayer, Vinod Khosla
BrightCarbon is a presentation design agency that helps businesses create impressive PowerPoint presentations. They also offer free tools and resources, including BrightSlide, an add-in that makes PowerPoint easier and more powerful to use. BrightSlide is available as a PowerPoint add-in on both Windows and Mac.
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Although you can use PowerPoint’s native image export options, using BrightSlide to export images in PowerPoint offers several added advantages:
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Tagged as: Add-in, BrightSlide, Pictures, Tutorials
When you’re running a slide show in Microsoft PowerPoint, a few well-chosen shortcut keys can make you feel like a seasoned pro. Forget fumbling with the mouse or searching for options on the fly—these shortcuts are your secret weapon for smooth and professional presentations.
If you ever feel lost in a maze of commands or need a quick refresher, PowerPoint has a built-in lifesaver. Just press the F1 key while in Slide Show view, and PowerPoint will present you with a magical cheat sheet of all its shortcuts, as shown in Figure 1, below. Do note that what you see below is just one tab, General. You can navigate to other tabs and find so many more shortcut keys that will help you while presenting your slides.
Figure 1: Slide Show Help in PowerPoint
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