In PowerPoint we can create custom layouts as part of a template. This can be very convenient if we need to make custom slides for example to show quotes in PowerPoint. In order to insert a custom layout in PowerPoint we need to switch to Slide Master design in order to change the template and [...]

Sometimes it is required to wrap text around an image in PowerPoint and this can happen in different flavors: for example, you may require to use an irregular shape or picture and wrap the text around, or just use a rectangular or regular shape or picture instead. Unlike other Microsoft Office products where you can [...]

In PowerPoint may exists different reasons to insert a picture placeholder into the slide. For example, if you are designing a PowerPoint template for your organization, then you may be interested to place a placeholder so the final employees can replace the image with a final image or picture. But there may exist other reasons [...]

PowerPoint has a lot of new features that lets you use it as a replacement for your photo editing tool. In fact, there are many image features that makes it possible to rely completely in PowerPoint instead of using any external editing tool like Adobe Photoshop or Gimp. However, most users may not know about [...]

PowerPoint 2010 comes with a nice recolor feature that lets you easily replace the current image color using a gallery with new color effects. This can be really convenient if you need to replace the color of a picture. Recolor picture in PowerPoint can be useful for example if you are using a picture but [...]

Call to action buttons are sometimes required in PowerPoint presentations, especially if we want to share presentations online and let users click on the button. In CSS and HTML we can design nice buttons using gradients and button styles, so why we can’t reproduce this in PowerPoint slides? Here we will show you how we [...]

In PowerPoint when inserting shapes and images you can control exactly where to place it in the slide or what is the height and width used. This can be achieved in several ways. Clearly adjusting the shape or image using the mouse and squared corners is one of the easiest ways, but if you need [...]

Sometimes we need to extract an image from a PowerPoint slide. This can be achieved very easy in PowerPoint 2010 using the Save As Picture option in the context menu. In order to access this option, locate the image that you want to save as picture and then right click over. A new context menu [...]

If you are a PowerPoint user but need to save your documents in a different format or version, then you may be interested to change the options about how documents are saved in PowerPoint. There is an options page not so popular in PowerPoint that let you choose how to save documents. First, you need [...]

If you are concerned about the output quality of your images in PowerPoint, then you may be interested to learn more about image resolution and the advanced options in PowerPoint that let you handle this properly. In PowerPoint, you can access advanced options page with a list of additional options that let you customize the way [...]