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Free PowerPoint Digital Clock
Have you ever wanted to show a clock in PowerPoint? Our free clock does just that, and it’s fully customisable to match your brand or desired style. You can use it on a single slide, making it full screen if you like, or copy it to multiple slides and use it as a...
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Restoring Video Playback in PowerPoint
When you insert videos in PowerPoint and then run them in a slide show, the most common way to use them is to play them from the start, wait until they have finished and then move on to the next slide. You can of course use the Play, Pause, Stop and Seek animation...
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Protected PowerPoint Online
Have you ever wanted to publish a PowerPoint presentation online but wanted to protect your content? This is a test post to show that it's possible to embed a PowerPoint presentation within a web page using OneDrive and a presentation with a modify (read only)...
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Get 25% off PowerPoint add-ins in December
We're offering 25% off of all our products in December so grab them while you can! Use the following discount code in the checkout: ADDINS-DEC-2014 Non-Linear Slide Show Navigation for PowerPoint Editable Vector Maps for PowerPoint Editable Vector Icons for Office...
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idMso Control List for PowerPoint 2013 and 2010
If you use VBA to program PowerPoint you will undoubtedly come across the limitation that the object model doesn't do everything you may need. When you can't find a particular method, the CommandBars.ExecuteMso feature is invaluable. It allows you to reproduce a user...
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Free Stamp Duty Calculator in Excel
Do you own or are thinking of buying or selling a house in the UK? The surprise changes made by the chancellor in his Autumn statement yesterday (3rd December 2014) introduced significant changes to the stamp duty paid when buying a house. For the majority of the...
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Embed YouTube video into LinkedIn Posts
LinkedIn posts are a relatively new beast but they're getting really easy to use. One aspect that is particularly useful is the ability to embed a video into your post: This is what LinkedIn say they support: But when I take the unedited embed code from YouTube......
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Microsoft Sway Preview
Two months ago we reviewed Office Mix, an add-in for PowerPoint that aims to shake it up. We've now been invited to take part in the Microsoft Preview of their latest "presentation" app called Sway, announced in the Office Blog and outlined here in Microsoft's video:...
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Office:mac – New and improved, Outlook First
It's been a while since Office:mac 2011 was launched back in 2010 so what have Microsoft been doing to keep us hungry Mac users happy? In addition to launching Office 2013 for the PC and Office 365, they've been focussing on our new mobile lives according to a recent...
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PowerPoint Security Flaw
On the 21st October 2014 Microsoft issued Security Advisory 3010060 relating to a flaw in PowerPoint that can allow attackers to gain access to the Windows system. How is it Transferred? Microsoft states that the vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a...
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PowerPoint Bugs
Bugs with solutions Have you discovered a bug in PowerPoint? Perhaps while designing slides or programming using VBA? Let us know and we'll add it here and discuss it with PowerPoint MVPs to see if we can find a workaround. And maybe even have Microsoft take a look at...
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Forget text, create visuals for your story
Simplify information with compelling presentation visuals. This simple graphic was created 100% in PowerPoint after sketching out the idea on paper first. You can do the same to make sure you get your key messages across. Need some help with your presentation?...
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