Unless you’re presenting a cure for insomnia, you want your PowerPoint slides to engage your audience without distracting them from the presenter (you). Too much text invites people to read rather ...

PowerPoint comes with dozens of free shapes; circles, stars and even smiley faces are only a few clicks away. If you don't find a shape you like, draw your own using the built-in free-form drawing ...

Shadows on shapes in Microsoft's PowerPoint create the illusion of depth. Adding them can make the shapes seem to pop out toward the audience's eyes. Yet creative enhancements like shadows often come ...

If you don’t want the same rectangular pictures for your Microsoft PowerPoint slide show, create a custom-shaped picture placeholder and make it available to the presentation via a layout slide.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William Arruda covers personal branding, leadership, and careers. Presentation slides have been a standard part of business ...

Microsoft PowerPoint triggers give you a lot of power because they allow you to choose when animations are implemented during the show. Clicking a Microsoft PowerPoint slide once to start animations ...