Reduce the file size of your PowerPoint presentations
Compress pictures in your presentation. Select a picture in your document. The Picture Format tab appears.
Set the 'play' options for a video in your presentation
The default aspect ratio for presentations in PowerPoint is 16:9. If the aspect ratios of the presentation and the video differ, your video will look distorted when it plays.
Reduce the file size of a picture in Microsoft Office
Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the Adjust group, select Compress Pictures.. If you do not see the Picture Tools - Format tab, make sure that you selected a picture. You may have to double-click the picture to select it and open the Format tab.. Also, depending on your screen size, you might only see the icons for the Adjust group. The Compress Pictures button …
Apply multiple animation effects to one object - Microsoft Support
To change the speed of the animation effect, set the Duration to the length of time (in seconds) you want.
Add a trend or moving average line to a chart - Microsoft Support
Important: Beginning with Excel version 2005, Excel adjusted the way it calculates the R 2 value for linear trendlines on charts where the trendline intercept is set to zero (0). This adjustment corrects calculations that yielded incorrect R 2 values and aligns the R 2 calculation with the LINEST function. As a result, you may see different R 2 values displayed on charts previously …
Add, edit, or remove a placeholder on a slide layout
Tip: Modifications to the slide master and the corresponding slide layouts are temporarily added to the theme that is applied to your presentation.If you apply a different theme, then the slide master changes are discarded. If you want to keep the changes for future use, in the Edit Theme group, click Themes, and then click Save Current Theme.
Keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft 365 - Microsoft Support
Many users find that using Microsoft 365 apps with keyboard shortcuts on an external keyboard helps them work more efficiently. For users with mobility or vision disabilities, keyboard shortcuts can be easier than using the touchscreen, and are an essential alternative to using a mouse.
PowerPoint Options (Advanced) - Microsoft Support
Disable hardware graphics acceleration Using hardware graphics acceleration increases the performance speed when you are playing your presentation. Selecting this check box turns off the use of that graphics acceleration.
Use keyboard shortcuts to create PowerPoint presentations
To do this. Press. Create new presentation. Ctrl+N. Add a new slide. Ctrl+M. Apply bold formatting to the selected text. Ctrl+B. Open the Font dialog box.. Ctrl+T. Cut selected text, object, or slide.
Change the size of your slides - Microsoft Support
Both of these options are the same aspect ratio so they will look the same in Normal View, since PowerPoint automatically adjusts the zoom level. Widescreen (13.333 in x 7.5 in.) provides more slide surface area for the content, so that is the best choice for presentations.
Change the scale of the vertical (value) axis in a chart
To change the point where you want the horizontal (category) axis to cross the vertical (value) axis, under Floor crosses at, click Axis value, and then type the number you want in the text box.Or, click Maximum axis value to specify that the horizontal (category) axis crosses the vertical (value) axis at the highest value on the axis.. Note When you click Maximum axis value, the …
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