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Captivating your audience is not easy. Presenting your idea in an immersive way might get their attention. The best tool for communicating with a larger audience is PowerPoint presentations. But not everyone knows how to make attractive presentations. PowerPoint is a powerful tool with many features for creating presentations. It has built-in templates that users…

In professional settings, presenters must consider a wide range of audiences. Diverse audiences require them to think outside the box. For example, there might be people with hearing disabilities. You can add PowerPoint subtitles or closed captions for people with challenges. This little effort to improve your presentation can engage a larger audience. Is your…

GIFs in PowerPoint add a lot to the interactive features of the slides. If you are a regular reader of Twistly Blog, you probably know how to insert GIFs in PowerPoint presentations. These GIFs take less space, load faster, and require no action from the user. But did you ever think of how to pause…

A presentation should be precise, short, and engaging. Slides must have the most important points, headings, and short content only. But speakers may need additional material to explain the topic. Do you know how to print a PowerPoint with notes?  Instead of writing everything on the slides, presenters create notes that are only visible to…

Action buttons in PowerPoint are similar to hyperlinks as they connect to another slide, play a specific sound, or perform any designated task. What’s the difference between hyperlinks and action buttons? Instead of using anchor text, action buttons use shapes to link elements. These buttons are great features for adding connectivity and navigation. The simplest…

Presentations are not just training and educational materials. In the corporate world, they contain important and sensitive data. You need to protect your PowerPoint presentation so that no one else can modify or copy its contents without your permission. Setting a password for the presentation is one solution, but it does not work for all…

In 2025, PowerPoint may not be the best tool to create CVs and resumes. There are hundreds of online tools and websites that can easily create ATS-friendly resumes. PowerPoint is only effective for resume-making if you are experienced in designing. Still, if you want to learn how to create a resume in PowerPoint, this article…

A timeline in PowerPoint is a handy feature for showing a project’s roadmap, company history, or project milestones. Users can add custom images with different timelines, but there is a better way to create a timeline in PowerPoint. With different readymade timeline templates, PowerPoint has made it easier for users to create one and edit…

You made a 50-slide presentation for the company, but made a big mistake. Unknowingly, you mentioned the project location incorrectly. How do you find the wrong location and replace it with the right location? Going through 50 slides one by one is not easy. But this guide will teach you how to find and replace…

Templates in PowerPoint provide a pre-defined layout for creating slides. Instead of starting from the scratch, PowerPoint templates offer quicker way to create presentation. Templates come with pre-designed colors, fonts, effects, layouts and other basic elements. How to find free PowerPoint templates that are easy to edit? PowerPoint has a few built-in templates that are…

Directing viewers and readers to additional material and resources adds value to your presentation. You can direct the audience to an online website or research. Hyperlinks in PowerPoint are used for these directions. But these links look boring and out of style. This guide will explain how to style a hyperlink in PowerPoint like a…

Did you know that PowerPoint presentations can be converted to MP4 videos? Seamless conversion of slides to immersive high-resolution video is possible with a few clicks. PowerPoint is a powerful, professional, flexible, and versatile presentation maker. A presentation in PowerPoint can have: Once your presentation is complete, you can save, share, and edit the presentation….