PowerPoint Notes

How to Open a PowerPoint Presentation in Google Slides?

Did you receive a PowerPoint presentation, and now you have been asked to make edits to the PowerPoint slides within Google Slides? Why? It could be that you no longer have access to PowerPoint. It may also be that the program used to work with slides in your organization or educational institution is Google Slides, and you are expected to work within that program.

While PowerPoint is certainly the de facto standard for presentation slides, you may have umpteen reasons to work with Google Slides and also may need to open PowerPoint slides in Google’s presentation program to either view slides or to edit them. You may even have to save the slides in Google Slides’ native format and that’s something we will explore later on this page. Whatever your objective may be, you will first need to open your PowerPoint presentation in Google Slides as the first step.

In this article, we will look at three ways to open a PowerPoint presentation in Google Slides. These are the three methods we will explore:

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Filed Under: Techniques
Tagged as: Convert, Google Slides, PowerPoint, Tutorials

Presentation Management 25: Content Organization

Original content by AlexAnndra Ontra and James Ontra
Enhanced by Geetesh Bajaj

In the previous part of this Presentation Management series of posts, we explored how creating a story for a business presentation is different than constructing other stories. In this part, we look at how you can organize content to make your business story interesting.

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Filed Under: Guest Post
Tagged as: AlexAnndra Ontra, Geetesh Bajaj, James Ontra, Presentation Management

Edit and Delete Users on the Synology DS920+

In our previous post, we explored how we can add users for a Synology NAS device. In this post, we will take stock of how many users we have, add users, or remove them altogether. You may also want to edit permissions for existing users. In all cases, you’ll need to have admin access to your Synology DSM.

Follow these steps to explore along:

1. Log in to your Synology device, and you will be presented with the DiskStation Manager interface, as shown in Figure 1, below. Click the Control Panel icon, shown highlighted in red within Figure 1.

Filed Under: Hardware
Tagged as: Hardware, Storage, Synology

Replace MS Mincho and Other Double-byte Fonts

Here’s a question from a reader: I’m trying to replace the MS Mincho font used in my PowerPoint presentation with another font, but PowerPoint won’t allow me to do so. What are my options?

Although this seems like a simple question, there are many factors that could be at play here. Let’s explore them, one by one.

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Filed Under: Troubleshooting
Tagged as: Fonts, Replace Fonts, Troubleshooting

Install Another Language in Windows 10

By Steve Rindsberg and Geetesh Bajaj

There are many reasons why you may need to install another language in Microsoft Windows. You may need to use a font in another language or you may have a larger need. Whatever the reasons may be, it’s easy to add another language. We are using Windows 10, but the process should work similarly in other versions of Windows.

Follow these steps to get started:

1. Click the Start menu in Windows, or press the Windows key. Doing so will bring up the Start menu, as shown in Figure 1, below. Click on the Settings button, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 1.

Filed Under: Techniques
Tagged as: Geetesh Bajaj, Language, Steve Rindsberg, Tutorials