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  • Make better looking PowerPoint presentations

    Okay, so this isn’t a new feature in PowerPoint but it doesn’t make is less useful! (And I don’t think everyone knows about it).

    There is a feature in PowerPoint called Design Ideas which helps you create better looking slides. It will give you several suggestions based on the content of you slide, like if you have bullet points you can show them in a more visually attractive way.

    What I also really like, is that it will adapt to the template I user, like this one created with a corporate template. It will match the color scheme and not go to crazy with its suggestions.

    The feature is called Design Ideas and you need to enable it in the ribbon. I use it quite frequently to make the PPTs a little more fun.

    If you are not using a template, it will list some suggestions for you with more creative ideas then if you are using a corporate template.

    What is your best PowerPoint tip? Share it in the comments!

    Bonus…

    However, sometimes you get weird suggestions like this GIF of water I got on a new slide. I´m guessing this is NOT what Microsoft meant by fluid framework…

  • Making use of Windows features

    Making use of Windows features

    (Originally published on LinkedIn)

    Have you noticed that Windows 10 has a lot of built in features, some of them which are really good?

    In this article my idea is to shed some light of two small ones which might not be known to everyone. These can be useful in an enterprise perspective and might even replace some other applications that you might have bought separate licenses for.

    It might require that you be on Windows 10 1903 or higher.

    Clipboard history (Win + V)

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    In the Windows 10 1809 release there was an improvement to the clipboard feature in Windows. You no longer need to go back and find that text or picture again that you copied earlier. By enabling and using Windows button + v you can retrieve old data that you have copied. You can also set it to synchronise between devices.

    Screen Snip (Win + shift + s)

    Did you know that there is an improved Snipping tool in Windows 10 called Screen Snip? This can be used to take screen shots or screen snippets and add annotations if needed. It’s easy to use. You can either find it in the pen icon in the task bar or use the shortcut windows button + shift + s. You can then select to either take a snippet, window or full screen shot.

    If you want, you can also through Settings > Ease of Access > Keyboard set the Print Screen button to activate this instead.

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