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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

This article will explain how we can add an image placeholder in PowerPoint in the same way we do with text using Lorem Ipsum strings. The difference here is that we will use images instead of text. There is a free service named Lorempixel that let us generate free images as placeholder. Using the service is [...]

CanvasDropr is an online service that provides you with a virtually infinite online canvas on which you can add photos and apply a lot of different operations like rotate, resize, position, etc. CanvasDropr can be used to brainstorm ideas previous to presentations but also for meetings or just as a global brainstorm with your team. [...]

Sometimes you need to adjust your images in PowerPoint so you can match your content. Let’s say for example that you are preparing a business PowerPoint slide for your corporate presentation and you have a business avatar or icon that you want to adjust the orientation so it is looking to the left. If the [...]

There are different ways and methods to add pictures and photos in PowerPoint slides. However, sometimes it is recommended to add a picture using the layout prepared for that purpose. We have learned how to change the PowerPoint layout so we can empower the audience attention, the same happens for pictures and you can prepare [...]

Recently we showed you how to change the PowerPoint background template. This post will show you how you can add a nice gradient background to your PowerPoint presentations. Here you can control the gradient settings, for example the gradient stops let you choose the colors used to make the gradient. Here you can configure the [...]

Here is a new innovation idea for your presentations, you can create a new visualization for your presentation slides from a website URL. With this free tool and Java applet you can create a nice website tree using HTML Parser. See a live example here. If you copy this image in your clipboard you can [...]

Microsoft Office online website is a great resource for those who want to learn about Microsoft products and download assets and resources like free clipart for PowerPoint and other Microsoft Office products. The content in Microsoft Office online is now reorganized and you can find information more easily using this portal. There you can download [...]