by Geetesh Bajaj, February 11th 2014
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Can I Get a Better Green?
 Theme
colors are an integral part of a PowerPoint template. These colors appear in all of the Ribbon galleries and will influence the look of graphics
and charts created with the template. But what about the tints and shades that populate the rest of the gallery? PowerPoint automatically generates
these values based on the Theme colors. You cannot manually set any of the tints or shades. You’ve probably seen a few tints that were so bright
that they hurt your eyes! How can you adjust these screamingly intense tints so the full color palette is usable?"
Learn how you can change the tints and shades of
colors that show up within the Theme color galleries
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Know Your Inner Dialogue: by Claudyne Wilder
 You have practiced out loud. You feel confident. You know the
subject. You have answered the questions you may be asked. But you are still uneasy. Often you feel good before a presentation
but part way through, you lose confidence and just want to get it over with and sit down. Sometimes I see this phenomenon with
the people I coach. I watch them closely and then ask, "Do you have a voice that is critiquing everything you are saying and
telling you that what you just said is not exactly correct?" The presenter looks surprised and responds, "Yes." Then I say,
"This is what I like to call the overworked helper."
Read more here
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Learn PowerPoint 2013 for Windows
Pattern Fills for Slide Backgrounds
Patterns in PowerPoint are two-color designs comprising lines, dots, dashes, checks, etc. PowerPoint includes 48 such patterns with names like
plaid, weaves, shingle and zigzag. Typically, patterns should work most of the time as slide backgrounds since most patterns are very small, and
spread over the entire expanse of a slide, they can add a homogenous look. However some patterns work better than others, and if your slide text
is small in size, then reading the text against a patterned background may be a challenge.
Creating Semi-Circles
PowerPoint 2013 provides so many basic shapes within the Shapes gallery. All of these shapes can be used in many ways, and
that in itself works most of the time. Yet there are plenty of other shapes that are not provided within the Shapes gallery
but you can easily modify an existing shape a wee bit to end up with something you need. A semi-circle is a perfect example
of such a shape.
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Set Line Weight for Table Borders
While drawing tables, you might have noticed that the table borders are thin with just 1pt. weight (thickness). And truly speaking, you
may not need to change that value most of the time. However, if you do want to change the weight of table borders, you do so in the same way
as you change their color or line style. Your table borders can be of any weight starting from 0.25 pt. to 6 pt., and no higher. Even 6 pt.
is very thick for a table border, so it does pay to be careful, just to make sure that your table borders don't look too blocky, or even
distract from the content within the table.
Fills and Effects for Tables
With the help of tables in PowerPoint you can make your numerical data or other content look organized, and make it easier for your audiences to
quickly comprehend this data. You can make this task even more effective by selecting particular cells in the table, or the entire table, and then
using Fill and Effects options -- these options are located within the Tables tab of the Ribbon.
Callout Shapes
A Callout is a shape that contains some text. But callouts are not just any shape -- most of the time, they are connected to another figure or visual.
Callouts also have an attached line, arrow, or another pointer style that identifies them with a certain figure or visual. So in simple terms, callouts
are those extra shapes with text that add value to other visuals. On their own, you'll hardly find callouts used anywhere.
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