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Microsoft PowerPoint Best Practices, Tips, and Techniques

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Product type Book
Published in Feb 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781839215339
Pages 338 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Chantal Bossé Chantal Bossé
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters

Preface Chapter 1: Analyzing Your Audience and Presentation Delivery Needs Chapter 2: Using Industry Best Practices to Design Better Visuals Chapter 3: Leveraging PowerPoint’s Slide Master for Design Chapter 4: Using PowerPoint’s Document Masters for Accessible Handouts and Notes Chapter 5: Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Your Visuals Chapter 6: Adding and Modifying Visual Elements Chapter 7: Adding and Modifying Multimedia Elements Chapter 8: Working with Transitions and Animations Chapter 9: Building Flexibility and Interactivity into Your Presentations Chapter 10: Using PowerPoint Third-Party Add-Ins Chapter 11: Practicing Your Presentation Delivery Chapter 12: Using Presenter View Chapter 13: PowerPoint Live and Interactive Features in Microsoft Teams Index Other Books You May Enjoy

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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