Traditionally Powerpoint presentations utilize the landscape orientation. In fact, it’s pretty rare to see one that doesn’t. But just because it’s unusual doesn’t make it wrong. In fact, some presentations can be more effective if the slides are designed for the portrait orientation. Luckily this is a setting that you can adjust in Powerpoint 2010. […]

Speaker notes are very important to have when you are giving a Powerpoint presentation in front of an audience, and you haven’t memorized the entire presentation. Unfortunately speaker notes do not display while the presentation is playing, so you might need to print them out so that you can use them while presenting. One effective […]

The Microsoft Office programs on your computer, including Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, all have folder locations where they will try and save new files that you create. Typically this location will be your Documents folder. But you are not required to save new files to that location, and you can elect to choose your own […]

It is very easy to get distracted or lost when you are giving a Powerpoint 2010 presentation, especially if you are not using any speaker notes or handouts. One simple adjustment that you can make to your presentation is to include page numbers at the bottom of each slide. They can provide you with a […]