When it comes to making presentations, the gold standard is obvious: Microsoft (MSFT) PowerPoint is so established that the program's name is essentially synonymous with projecting a series of slides.

Here are three easy questions that will help you determine if you should use PowerPoint or ditch it for your next meeting. PowerPoint has become the presentation tool for most of the business world ...

Upon opening the Microsoft PowerPoint software, a blank slate – and slide – awaits your input. Whether you plan to add a text box, image, animation or video clip, PowerPoint assumes you will be ...

In modern business, if there’s a presentation, there’s a PowerPoint with it. (Or, one of the programs that resemble it.) It’s almost as if we’ve forgotten how to present without one. Unfortunately, ...

Catrina Niven teaches a third-grade self-contained enrichment class at Centennial School in Orland Park, Ill. Penny Grisham is the school’s media specialist. The exploration of human anatomy is vital ...

You can insert a picture into a slide easily enough, but often, you'll be working with placeholders -- especially when working with a layout slide. You insert the pictures into the placeholder, and ...

In my role as a 5th grade teacher, I’ve come to believe that one of the best ways to integrate technology into the classroom is to start with the lesson itself. Lessons can be turned digital, and ...

Microsoft PowerPoint is often criticized for ruining public speaking, given the temptation for presenters to simply read the slides they’ve prepared using the software — the phenomenon known as “Death ...

Whether you're conferring with clients in person or by phone, those meetings present multiple opportunities. A simple meeting can: • Strengthen your relationship with the clients. • Reassure the ...

You can only highlight text in PowerPoint directly if you have PowerPoint 2019 or subscribe to Microsoft Office 365. If you have an earlier version of PowerPoint or ...

Creating good PowerPoint slides is hard. Creating company-complaint, visually pleasing slide decks is even harder. One has to be an expert to create professional, high-quality slide decks in a short ...