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Chantal Bossé
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Chantal Bossé has worked in instructional design and training for over 25 years and is the founder of CHABOS Inc., specializing in M365 training and high-stakes presentation design and coaching. She has been a Microsoft PowerPoint, M365 Apps & Services Most Valued Professional (MVP) since 2013 and has helped over 250,000 international French-speaking learners on LinkedIn Learning with her courses on PowerPoint, Teams, and communication. She thrives on helping people understand and leverage technology to help them work efficiently and deliver engaging and impactful presentations.
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Inserting a screenshot or screen recording for a demo

Sometimes it is much easier to show an image of an application or website than try to explain everything with words. That is when you should be going to the Insert tab (1) to use the Screenshot feature (2) (Figure 7.22):

Figure 7.22 – Using the Screenshot feature in PowerPoint

Figure 7.22 – Using the Screenshot feature in PowerPoint

  • After clicking on the Screenshot button, the Available Windows section (3) shows you a list of all the active windows on your computer. If you take the time to open the exact application, document, or website you want to grab a capture from before you use the feature, inserting the capture is as simple as clicking on the preview you want to include on your slide.
  • The Screen Clipping option (4) will allow you to grab a specific area with your mouse cursor. Here are the steps:
    • Open the window from where you want to grab a specific portion to include in PowerPoint and place the PowerPoint window on top of it.
    • When you...
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Chantal Bossé has worked in instructional design and training for over 25 years and is the founder of CHABOS Inc., specializing in M365 training and high-stakes presentation design and coaching. She has been a Microsoft PowerPoint, M365 Apps & Services Most Valued Professional (MVP) since 2013 and has helped over 250,000 international French-speaking learners on LinkedIn Learning with her courses on PowerPoint, Teams, and communication. She thrives on helping people understand and leverage technology to help them work efficiently and deliver engaging and impactful presentations.
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