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How to Add PowerPoint Slides Into a Word Document

Insert PowerPoint slides as individual images

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• In Word, go to Insert > Add from Files and select the PowerPoint file. Choose Insert Slide for each slide you want to add.

Use the Picture Format menu to adjust each inserted slide.

When you want to use PowerPoint slides in a Microsoft Word document, use the Add from Files tool to import one or more slides from a PowerPoint presentation as images to the Word file. We show you how to do it using Microsoft Word for Microsoft 365, Word 2019, Word 2016, and Word for Mac.

How to Insert PowerPoint Slides Into a Word Document

Slides from an existing PowerPoint presentation can be inserted as an image into a blank document or an existing document.

Open an existing or blank Word document, then position the cursor where you want to insert the PowerPoint slide.

Go to the Insert tab and select Add from Files .

Select the PowerPoint file that contains the slides you want to add to the Word document.

If the file isn't listed, select Show More Files to browse the filesystem and choose a file.

In the Insert From File panel, find the slide you want to insert as an image and select Insert Slide to insert it into the document.

The slide appears as an image. It can only be edited with photo tools.

Considerations

In old versions of Microsoft Office , it sometimes made sense to export PowerPoint content into Word to mark it up with the speaker's notes and other information. However, PowerPoint has advanced such that these workarounds no longer prove as helpful.

PowerPoint presentations can be exported in different formats including PDF, several image formats, several movie formats, and a rich-text outliner format. Use these export formats as an alternative to a multi-step Word process.

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What It Takes to Give a Great Presentation

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Five tips to set yourself apart.

Never underestimate the power of great communication. It can help you land the job of your dreams, attract investors to back your idea, or elevate your stature within your organization. But while there are plenty of good speakers in the world, you can set yourself apart out by being the person who can deliver something great over and over. Here are a few tips for business professionals who want to move from being good speakers to great ones: be concise (the fewer words, the better); never use bullet points (photos and images paired together are more memorable); don’t underestimate the power of your voice (raise and lower it for emphasis); give your audience something extra (unexpected moments will grab their attention); rehearse (the best speakers are the best because they practice — a lot).

I was sitting across the table from a Silicon Valley CEO who had pioneered a technology that touches many of our lives — the flash memory that stores data on smartphones, digital cameras, and computers. He was a frequent guest on CNBC and had been delivering business presentations for at least 20 years before we met. And yet, the CEO wanted to sharpen his public speaking skills.

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How do I animate only one word in a row?

I have a list of bullet points in my slide. In each row, I'd like to animate one word only, to give the word emphasis. But I see I can only animate a whole row.

Is there any way to animate a single word?

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In Effect Options... (from right-clicking on an item in the Custom Animation panel), the Animate text drop-down box provides the options:

• All at once

Edit: as noted in the comments, this only allows each word to appear after a fixed delay - not after clicking. Other solutions are:

• Obscuring each word with a white (depending on the background colour) box, which disappears after clicking.
• Using an individual text box for each word.
• Make copies of the text box - one copy for each word. Set the text colour to white (or the background colour) for all words except one in each text box. Then animate the text boxes to appear in order. This ensures consistent text alignment and spacing, which may be difficult with the previous method.

• 1 Thank you, but that will animate all the words in that row. I want the animation only on ONE of the words –  Lea Cohen Aug 15, 2011 at 19:43
• 2 Do you mean by clicking, rather than after a fixed delay? I don't think that's possible without messing around with multiple text boxes, or white (assuming the background is white) boxes that disappear on clicks. –  sblair Aug 15, 2011 at 19:49
• I'd prefer by clicking, but if it's easier to do it with a fixed delay, then I would be happy to hear about it. –  Lea Cohen Aug 15, 2011 at 19:54
• @Lea If the entrance effect is set to Appear , then there should be a configurable seconds delay between words in Effect Options. –  sblair Aug 15, 2011 at 19:59

I used to get around this by duplicating the word as its own text box and animating that. Not fun.

As far as I know, Powerpoint only lets you animate entire text objects, not individual words inside them. Like Chris Nava, you can work around this limitation by creating a separate text box for the word you wish to animate.

I've set up a macro that takes each word in a text box, creates separate shapes for them, lines them up and groups them.

Here's the code: http://snipplr.com/view/57858/powerpoint--split-text/ I'll try to improve it when I can.

• Select the text shape that contains the word you want to animate.
• Run the macro.

Once they're ungrouped, you can select a word and apply custom animations to it.

• Wow, good for you! It looks great, just a little overkill for my needs, but really appreciate the effort! –  Lea Cohen Aug 16, 2011 at 19:49
• 1 I work with ppt slides a lot. I figured I'd run into a request like this from my boss someday. :D –  Ellesa Aug 16, 2011 at 20:16

I've just found a way to do this:

• Type the words so that they are in different paragraphs - if you only want to animate the one word then you'll need three paragraphs with the one word isolated from the rest

Line up the words, using spaces, as if they were on a single line

eg Line up the words,

Apply the animation (eg FONT COLOR) to the word(s) you want to animate

• Finally, select all the paragraphs and set the paragraph SPACING as EXACTLY 0pt

• very clever and exactly to the point...... still a workaround, but a pretty quick one. Just have to undo and redo the paragraph spacing to change the text at all. For me I think that's more convenient than multiple text boxes, but I haven't tested that a ton :) –  Mike M Aug 15, 2017 at 8:30
• I dont think this workaround addresses the question, as it's still the entire paragraph that gets animated, including the empty spaces inserted, so with an underline animation, it still looks like the entire row is underlined –  z8080 Sep 30, 2021 at 14:16

I used to duplicate whole slides, e.g. the first slide with the missing word (I usually put spaces or a line there), while the second slide already included the word. You end up having a whole bunch of slides but it's pretty fast. I'm pretty sure there are better methods tho.

Depending upon the emphasis desired, you can accomplish certain effects by inserting shapes. For example, if you wish to underline a word for emphasis, insert a line shape underneath the word and then set an animation for the line. Then, when you click or otherwise cue the line, it will appear and underline the word for emphasis. You can adjust line color, weight, and have more control of how it appears (such as swiped in, simply appearing, fading in, etc.). Still not as great as a single-word emphasis feature would be, but it's probably better than duplicating so many slides or text boxes. Hope this helps!

Here is a solution that is relatively easy to achieve the animation of changing the text colour of a single word or words in a sentence while leaving the rest of the text as it was. Copy the entire text block and paste it back onto the page. Change the colours of the text in the new copy of the text block Make sure it's on the top layer Position it so that it covers the bottom layer of text perfectly. Now apply an animation to the new text layer, Appear or fade in, Now when you open the slide the standard text eg black appears. Click on the mouse and the new layer with the individual words that have the different colours will appear and cover the other black text up. If you want a number of colours to appear on different words in the same sentence at different times, you will need to use more than two layers and click them all in until you have the desired text effect/animation

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If you're fine with basic animation, just make multiple copies of the slide. In each second one, bold/highlight/underline/ect the word you want to emphasize. The effect is the same. One click and the word will emphasize.

• This appears to be just a repeat of previous answers, virtually identical to Sjuzi's answer. Each answer should contribute something substantive new. –  fixer1234 Apr 21, 2015 at 19:56

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Do you give English presentations at work, but feel that you could communicate your message in a more objective, fluid way?

Maybe you have an English presentation coming up and want to make sure that your speech is clear and structured so that your audience doesn’t lose concentration and stays with you all the way to the end.

A technique that can help you achieve objective, clear, and structured English presentations, is to use linking phrases that join the separate parts of your presentation together.

English presentations normally consist of an introduction, the main body, individual parts of the main body, and the ending or conclusion.

To help maintain your audience’s attention, you need to signal when you are going from one part to another.

In this article, I teach you 52 phrases that do exactly this – linking the different parts together, and therefore, making your presentation flow better. You’ll find that these phrases will act as ‘signposts’ for the audience when you finish one part and start another.

52 Phrases to Improve the Flow of Your English Presentations

The introduction.

All good presentations start with a strong introduction.

There are a number of different ways you can begin your English presentation. Here’s a simple, but effective introduction structure which works for most types of business presentations:

Introduce – Introduce yourself and greet your audience. Introduce the presentation topic – Explain the reasons for listening. Outline – Describe the main parts of the presentation. Question policy – Make it clear to your audience when they can ask questions: during or at the end?

Here are some phrases which you can use to structure the introduction in this way:

1. Good morning/afternoon (everyone) (ladies and gentlemen). 2. It’s a pleasure to welcome (the President) here. 3. I’m … (the Director of …)

Introduce the presentation topic

4. By the end of the talk/presentation/session, you’ll know how to… / …you will have learned about… / 5. I plan to say a few words about… 6. I’m going to talk about… 7. The subject of my talk is…

8. My talk will be in (three parts). 9. In the first part… 10. Then in the second part… 11. Finally, I’ll go on to talk about…

Question Policy

12. Please interrupt if you have any questions. 13. After my talk, there will be time for a discussion and any questions.

 Main Body

Now that you have finished the introduction, we now need to transition to the main body, and its individual parts in a smooth way.

There are three parts of the main body of a presentation where linking phrases can be used:

Beginning the Main Body Ending Parts within the Main Body Beginning a New Part

Here are some phrases which you can use for these parts:

Beginning the Main Body

14. Now let’s move to / turn to the first part of my talk which is about… 15. So, first… 16. To begin with…

Ending Parts within the Main Body

17. That completes/concludes… 18. That’s all (I want to say for now) on… 19. Ok, I’ve explained how…

Beginning a New Part

20. Let’s move to (the next part which is)… 21. So now we come to the next point, which is… 22. Now I want to describe… 23. Let’s turn to the next issue… 24. I’d now like to change direction and talk about…

Listing and Sequencing

If you need to talk about goals, challenges, and strategies in your English presentation, listing phrases can help link these together and improve the flow of your speech. If you have to explain processes, sequencing phrases are helpful:

25. There are three things to consider. First… Second… Third… 26. There are two kinds of… The first is… The second is… 27. We can see four advantages and two disadvantages. First, advantages… 28. One is… Another is… A third advantage is… Finally…

29. There are (four) different stages to the process. 30. First / then / next / after that / then (x) / after x there’s y. 31. There are two steps involved. The first step is… The second step is… 32. There are four stages to the project. 33. At the beginning, later, then, finally… 34. I’ll describe the development of the idea. First the background, then the present situation, and then the prospect for the future.

After you have presented the main body of your English presentation, you will want to end it smoothly.

Here are typical sections transitioning from the main body to the ending of the presentation, and then inviting the audience to ask questions:

Ending the Main Body Beginning the Summary and/or Conclusion Concluding An Ending Phrase Inviting Questions and/or Introducing Discussion Thanking the Audience

Ending the Main Body

35. Okay, that ends (the third part of) my talk. 36. That’s all I want to say for now on (the 2017 results).

Beginning the Summary and/or Conclusion

37. To sum up… 38. Ok, in brief, there are several advantages and disadvantages. 39. To conclude… 40. I’d like to end by emphasizing the main points. 41. I’d like to end with a summary of the main points.

42. I think we have seen that we should… 43. In my opinion, we should… 44. I recommend/suggest that we… 45. There are three reasons why I recommend this. First, … / Second, … / Finally,…

An Ending Phrase

46. Well, I’ve covered the points that I needed to present today. 47. That sums up (my description of the new model). 48. That concludes my talk for today.

Inviting Questions and/or Introducing Discussion

49. Now we have (half an hour) for questions and discussion. 50. So, now I’d be very interested to hear your comments.

Thanking the Audience

51. I’d like to thank you for listening to my presentation. 52. Thank you for listening / your attention. / Many thanks for coming.

Linking phrases are like the skeleton which holds your presentation together.

Not only do they improve the flow and help guide the audience, but by memorizing them they can also help you remember the general structure of your presentation, giving you increased confidence.

To help you memorize, I recommend saying the linking phrases on their own from the beginning to the end of your presentation while you practice.

I also suggest memorizing the introduction word for word. By doing this, you will get off to a great start, which will settle your nerves and transmit a positive first impression.

Author: Steven Hobson

Steven is a business English coach, a certified life coach, writer, and entrepreneur. He helps international professionals build confidence and improve fluency speaking English in a business environment.

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Using Word Clouds in Presentations (to Increase Audience Engagement)

Did you know that our eyes are the most powerful medium for processing information? We need far less time to extract meaning from an image, than from a piece of text.

Arguably, that’s the main reason why everyone loves a good PowerPoint presentation. It breaks down the key information in an easy-to-digest manner and complements text with visuals for instant comprehension.  But not every presentation is created equal. Some end up being on the text-heavy side, making the audience doze off and lose focus at some point.

But there’s one great tool that can help you pack more data into your slides without overcrowding them. It’s the word cloud.

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What is a Word Cloud?

Why it’s worth using word clouds in powerpoint presentations, choosing the right words for your cloud, customizing your word cloud: colors, fonts, and layouts, 5 audience engagement strategies featuring word clouds, word cloud use cases beyond presentations, how to create a word cloud 5 options to make a word cloud for your presentations, conclusions.

Word clouds (sometimes called tag clouds or text clouds) are a quick data visualization method, that allows you to effectively present a group of words, used in a text document (speech, article, poll, etc.). Each word differs in size based on the frequency and importance of its usage in the data source.  In short, a word cloud offers a neat way of presenting somewhat scattered information in one quick glance.

The short answer is that they are efficient. A word cloud allows you an opportunity to communicate all the key concepts within one slide. It’s also an attractive design method for relaying responses to multi-answer questions (survey responses) or drawing “portraits” in words to illustrate a concept.

For instance, you have collected data about your ideal marketing buyer persona . Instead of just including a list of characteristics on your slide, you can upgrade your presentation design with a word cloud summary of those features. Immediately your presentation will become more memorable, engaging, and easy-to-understand.

As Dave Campbell, a Big Data specialist at Microsoft, points out : when seeing something our brain goes through several steps to process the incoming signal and transform it into knowledge:

Visualizations facilitate the viewer analysis so that incoming information can be readily transformed into insight.

Beyond that, adding word clouds to your presentation delivery can help you elicit more emotions from your audience – an important factor contributing to overall audience engagement. They provide a better sense of the text and make the audience connect with the subject on a deeper level.

Finally, a word cloud is an excellent icebreaker. If you want to start your presentation with a bang , you can create a word cloud that will set up the scene for your narrative and summarize key points of discussion. Or you can also run a quick word cloud poll and visualize the responses to warm up your audience before you delve further into the subject.

Creating an impactful word cloud starts with selecting the right words to include. Your choice of words will determine the message and insights your word cloud conveys. Here are some key considerations to help you choose the right words for your cloud:

• Relevance: The words you select should directly relate to the theme or topic you’re addressing in your presentation. Choose words that capture the essence of the subject matter and align with your presentation’s objectives.
• Key Concepts: Identify the key concepts, ideas, or keywords that represent the core of your message. These words should be prominent in the cloud to ensure they stand out and are easily recognizable.
• Audience Understanding: Keep your audience in mind while selecting words. Choose words that resonate with your target audience and are easily understood by them. Avoid jargon or technical terms that might confuse or alienate your listeners.
• Frequency and Importance: Words that appear more frequently in your data source should be larger in the word cloud. Prioritize words that hold more significance or convey critical information. This visual hierarchy guides your audience’s attention to the most relevant words.
• Emphasis on Emotion: Depending on your presentation’s tone and objective, you can emphasize emotional words to evoke specific feelings from your audience. Positive, negative, or neutral emotions can be highlighted through word selection.
• Variety and Balance: Ensure a balance between word variety and repetition. Including a diverse range of words adds depth to your cloud, while repetition of key terms reinforces core messages.

Remember that the words you choose will shape the overall impact of your word cloud. Take your time to curate a selection that effectively communicates your message and resonates with your audience.

Customization plays a pivotal role in creating visually appealing and engaging word clouds. By personalizing the colors, fonts, and layouts of your word cloud, you can enhance its aesthetic appeal and align it with your presentation’s style. Here’s how you can effectively customize your word cloud:

Choose colors that complement your presentation’s color scheme and evoke the desired emotions. Contrasting colors for the words and background enhance readability. You can also assign colors based on word categories or sentiments, adding an extra layer of visual information.

Fonts contribute to the overall look and feel of your word cloud. Select fonts that are clear, legible, and match the tone of your presentation. Use bold or larger fonts for important words, and consider using a single font style for consistency.

The arrangement of words in your word cloud can be arranged in various layouts, such as traditional rectangular layouts or more creative shapes. Experiment with different layouts to find one that effectively conveys your message and fits your presentation’s design.

Emphasis and Sizing

Control the size of words to emphasize their importance or frequency. Larger words catch the audience’s eye first, so use this feature strategically to highlight key terms. Smaller words fill in the gaps and add context.

Negative Space

Don’t underestimate the power of negative space in your word cloud’s design. Proper spacing between words improves readability and prevents the cloud from looking cluttered.

Audience Appeal

Consider your audience’s preferences and visual expectations when customizing your word cloud. The design should resonate with them and enhance their understanding of the content.

By thoughtfully customizing your word cloud’s colors, fonts, and layouts, you can create a visual element that not only conveys information but also captivates and engages your audience. Remember that effective customization enhances the impact of your word cloud and contributes to the overall success of your presentation.

Now let’s further dive into how to give a good presentation with the help of word clouds. As mentioned already, world clouds can serve as good opening slides and mid-presentation facilitators for conveying important ideas.

Plus, they can help turn a good presentation into a great one in a couple more ways.

1. Use Word Clouds for Audience Polling

Asking the audience questions is a well-known technique for steering engagement. But you can take this process one step further, and make your communication two-way. Some modern word cloud tools allow you to gather feedback in real-time, generate a word cloud, and seamlessly embed it straight into your presentation.

Just what kind of word cloud polls should you host with a live audience? Here are some actionable presentation ideas for that:

• Ask a question and showcase the most upvoted responses from the audience.
• Warm up the audience with a quick collaborative word game. For e.g. ask them something like “What’s the first word that comes to your mind when you think about subject X?”
• Use polling to capture live reactions from your audience when showcasing them something (for instance a product feature) and display the responses as a word cloud.
• Ask the audience to summarize in one word what they have learned today.
• Crowdsource ideas for the follow-up presentation.

2. Add Word Cloud Quizzes To Test Your Audience Knowledge Levels

There are three ways to play this out. First, you can add a word cloud quiz at the beginning of your presentation to assess how experienced your audience is. After all, good speech delivery is the one that corresponds to the person’s proficiency in the subject. By identifying early on whom you’ll be speaking to, you can adjust your wording and delivery pace to better match the audience’s needs.

Secondly, you can use word clouds to test how well the audience has retained key information from your presentation, especially if you are doing a few sessions in a row. Asking people to condense a big heap of knowledge into just a few keywords forces them to switch gears mentally. That is they instantly shift from passive listening to actively forming an opinion so that the received information better settles within the brain. This way you can use word clouds to gauge the knowledge retention levels among listeners, as well as identify some topical gaps that you should revisit later on.

Finally, when you deliver a presentation to a somewhat disengaged crowd, you can use quizzes to bring in more interactivity and be more inclusive in your session. Perhaps, you can even consider gamifying the quiz and dole out small rewards to people who answered the most questions correctly.

3. Collect Anonymous Feedback via Word Clouds

As a presenter, you should keep a close eye on how your audience responds to your delivery. Hence, it’s always worth asking the participants to submit their feedback to your session and then visualize it in a word cloud – for an instant snapshot of your audience’s thoughts. Making the polling process anonymous will help you collect truly honest,  uninhibited feedback.

As well, you can ask your audience to vote for a few items e.g. regarding their current struggles, or the next presentation topic, and visualize the responses in a word cloud.

4. Use Word Clouds for Succisint Summarization

Pad the different sections of your presentation with a word cloud template that will effectively summarize all the key ideas described in the previous section. This will give the audience a fun and productive break.

Also, you can make a live word cloud showcasing the topic summary your audience is proposing. Again, this will help them switch gears and ponder over what they have just learned.

Recommended: Word Cloud templates for PowerPoint

5.  Add Some Humor To The Mix

Word clouds are excellent ice-breakers. When you are presenting to a somewhat tense “serious” crowd, adding in a quick word cloud in between the more important slides, can help set a more relaxed mood. You can also ask the audience to give you more word suggestions for what to include in your cloud.

Secondly, word clouds can help you present the less exciting data more engagingly and draw the viewers’ attention to the most important concepts within your speech (highlighted as bigger words).

Also, when you notice that your audience’s attention levels are dwindling, a bit of humor can help. It can make any serious topic sound less boring and complex. However, not everyone is naturally good at making jokes or telling funny stories. Plus, there’s a very thin line between being genuinely fun as a presenter and appearing cringe-worthy.

So, instead of trying up to come with a punchline yourself, ask your audience to do the heavy lifting and visualize their results in a word cloud. For instance, you can ask them a less serious question, prompting that jokes are okay e.g. “How do you describe a piece of software that does not always work as it should?” Or “What 5 things you’d take with yourself in case of an apocalypse?”.

Word visualization’s popularity extends well beyond presentation design and delivery. Teachers often use them in the classroom to break down complex ideas, especially in science fields . For instance, some educators usually make a word cloud to showcase different classifications interactively.

Other popular world cloud ideas for science include:

• Creating a word cloud for the chapter of the textbook to facilitate pre-discussion.
• Making a word cloud to represent different eras in scientific history
• Create a series of word clouds to illustrate different decades of inventions throughout history and add them to a timeline.
• Using a word cloud to present different climates of different world regions, showing the scale of city size using average temperature, rainfall, snowfall, etc.
• Word clouds can be used to represent animals in biomes.

As well, word clouds are a popular staple in infographics design. As mentioned already, they allow you to present a lot of information compactly. Plus, they are fun to study and engage with as a viewer. Hence, you can frequently see word clouds used in content marketing.

Lastly, word clouds used to be popular with data journalists in the early 2000s as a quick method for summarizing some key info from a news story. The New York Times published several popular word clouds including this one showcasing the most popular inaugural words of the US presidents.

The problem, however, is that later several publishers admitted that word clouds are not really an effective way to summarize large volumes of data, especially when a lot of journalists used the most rudimentary forms of textual analysis . This resulted in side-tracked reporting and created more confusion than clarity, among readers.

Additionally, some data scientists also commented that a of people often make word clouds based on guestimation , rather than accurate data. They also do not accurately match the size of the word to its frequency occurrence and some users of word cloud tools often manipulate the size to make the visualization look better.

All of these concerns are valid, which brings us to the next point…

As pointed out in the previous section, it’s easy to mess up with a word cloud when you are trying to operationalize big volumes of data. Hence, such tasks should be better outsourced to a data scientist, who’ll run a professional text analysis and accurately summarize the findings.

If you do have some coding skills yourself, you can also try:

• Making a word cloud in Tableau 
• Or create one using Python 

For those who are perfectly fine with simpler word clouds, designed for a small audience, here’s a quick explanation of how to create a word cloud in PowerPoint:

• Option 1: You can download a premade word cloud template. We have plenty of those here at SlideModel . Obviously, that’s the quickest and easiest way.
• Option 2: Find a third-party word cloud generator to create the cloud for you. Download the image and embed it into your presentation. However, the risk here is that some word cloud tools do not work accurately enough and the designs you’ll receive won’t look that great aesthetically.
• Option 3: Those who want to create live word clouds can find plenty of premium tools doing just that.

Now you have it – a bunch of different strategies for increasing audience engagement with the help of word clouds, as well as several methods to make a word cloud. You may need a bit of time and practice if you want to code a word cloud yourself though. So if you just need a good memorable word cloud presentation slide, it’s best to opt for a pre-made design!

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• Add a QR code
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• Add Clickable Images to Give More Info
• Add a Countdown Timer

We've all been to a presentation where the speaker bores you to death with a mundane PowerPoint presentation. Actually, the speaker could have kept you much more engaged by adding some interactive features to their slideshow. Let's look into some of these options.

1. Add a QR code

Adding a QR code can be particularly useful if you want to direct your audience to an online form, website, or video.

Some websites have in-built ways to create a QR code. For example, on Microsoft Forms , when you click "Collect Responses," you'll see the QR code option via the icon highlighted in the screenshot below. You can either right-click the QR code to copy and paste it into your presentation, or click "Download" to add it to your device gallery to insert the QR code as a picture.

In fact, you can easily add a QR code to take your viewer to any website. On Microsoft Edge, right-click anywhere on a web page where there isn't already a link, and left-click "Create QR Code For This Page."

You can also create QR codes in other browsers, such as Chrome.

You can then copy or download the QR code to use wherever you like in your presentation.

2. Embed Microsoft Forms (Education or Business Only)

If you plan to send your PPT presentation to others—for example, if you're a trainer sending step-by-step instruction presentation, a teacher sending an independent learning task to your students, or a campaigner for your local councilor sending a persuasive PPT to constituents—you might want to embed a quiz, questionnaire, pole, or feedback survey in your presentation.

In PowerPoint, open the "Insert" tab on the ribbon, and in the Forms group, click "Forms". If you cannot see this option, you can add new buttons to the ribbon .

As at April 2024, this feature is only available for those using their work or school account. We're using a Microsoft 365 Personal account in the screenshot below, which is why the Forms icon is grayed out.

Then, a sidebar will appear on the right-hand side of your screen, where you can either choose a form you have already created or opt to craft a new form.

Now, you can share your PPT presentation with others , who can click the fields and submit their responses when they view the presentation.

3. Embed a Live Web Page

You could always screenshot a web page and paste that into your PPT, but that's not a very interactive addition to your presentation. Instead, you can embed a live web page into your PPT so that people with access to your presentation can interact actively with its contents.

To do this, we will need to add an add-in to our PPT account .

Add-ins are not always reliable or secure. Before installing an add-in to your Microsoft account, check that the author is a reputable company, and type the add-in's name into a search engine to read reviews and other users' experiences.

To embed a web page, add the Web Viewer add-in ( this is an add-in created by Microsoft ).

Go to the relevant slide and open the Web Viewer add-in. Then, copy and paste the secure URL into the field box, and remove https:// from the start of the address. In our example, we will add a selector wheel to our slide. Click "Preview" to see a sample of the web page's appearance in your presentation.

This is how ours will look.

When you or someone with access to your presentation views the slideshow, this web page will be live and interactive.

4. Add Links and Menus

As well as moving from one slide to the next through a keyboard action or mouse click, you can create links within your presentation to direct the audience to specific locations.

To create a link, right-click the outline of the clickable object, and click "Link."

In the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, click "Place In This Document," choose the landing destination, and click "OK."

What's more, to make it clear that an object is clickable, you can use action buttons. Open the "Insert" tab on the ribbon, click "Shape," and then choose an appropriate action button. Usefully, PPT will automatically prompt you to add a link to these shapes.

You might also want a menu that displays on every slide. Once you have created the menu, add the links using the method outlined above. Then, select all the items, press Ctrl+C (copy), and then use Ctrl+V to paste them in your other slides.

5. Add Clickable Images to Give More Info

Through PowerPoint's animations, you can give your viewer the power to choose what they see and when they see it. This works nicely whether you're planning to send your presentation to others to run through independently or whether you're presenting in front of a group and want your audience to decide which action they want to take.

Start by creating the objects that will be clickable (trigger) and the items that will appear (pop-up).

Then, select all the pop-ups together. When you click "Animations" on the ribbon and choose an appropriate animation for the effect you want to achieve, this will be applied to all objects you have selected.

The next step is to rename the triggers in your presentation. To do this, open the "Home" tab, and in the Editing group, click "Select", and then "Selection Pane."

With the Selection Pane open, select each trigger on your slide individually, and rename them in the Selection Pane, so that they can be easily linked to in the next step.

Finally, go back to the first pop-up. Open the "Animations" tab, and in the Advanced Animation group, click the "Trigger" drop-down arrow. Then, you can set the item to appear when a trigger is clicked in your presentation.

If you want your item to disappear when the trigger is clicked again, select the pop-up, click "Add Animation" in the Advanced Animation group, choose an Exit animation, and follow the same step to link that animation to the trigger button.

6. Add a Countdown Timer

A great way to get your audience to engage with your PPT presentation is to keep them on edge by adding a countdown timer. Whether you're leading a presentation and want to let your audience stop to discuss a topic, or running an online quiz with time-limit questions, having a countdown timer means your audience will keep their eye on your slide throughout.

To do this, you need to animate text boxes or shapes containing your countdown numbers. Choose and format a shape and type the highest number that your countdown clock will need. In our case, we're creating a 10-second timer.

Now, with your shape selected, open the "Animations" tab on the ribbon and click the animation drop-down arrow. Then, in the Exit menu, click "Disappear."

Open the Animation Pane, and click the drop-down arrow next to the animation you've just added. From there, choose "Timing."

Make sure "On Click" is selected in the Start menu, and change the Delay option to "1 second," before clicking "OK."

Then, with this shape still selected, press Ctrl+C (copy), and then Ctrl+V (paste). In the second box, type 9 . With the Animation Pane still open and this second shape selected, click the drop-down arrow and choose "Timing" again. Change the Start option to "After Previous," and make sure the Delay option is 1 second. Then, click "OK."

We can now use this second shape as our template, as when we copy and paste it again, the animations will also duplicate. With this second shape selected, press Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V, type 8 into the box, and continue to do the same until you get to 0 .

Next, remove the animations from the "0" box, as you don't want this to disappear. To do this, click the shape, and in the Animation Pane drop-down, click "Remove."

You now need to layer them in order. Right-click the box containing number 1, and click "Bring To Front." You will now see that box on the top. Do the same with the other numbers in ascending order.

Finally, you need to align the objects together. Click anywhere on your slide and press Ctrl+A. Then, in the Home tab on the ribbon, click "Arrange." First click "Align Center," and then bring the menu up again, so that you can click "Align Middle."

Press Ctrl+A again to select your timer, and you can then move your timer or copy and paste it elsewhere.

Press F5 to see the presentation in action, and when you get to the slide containing the timer, click anywhere on the slide to see your countdown timer in action!

Now that your PPT presentation is more interactive, make sure you've avoided these eight common presentational mistakes before you present your slides.

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How to Create a PowerPoint Presentation

Written by: Aditya Rana May 14, 2024

What if I told you PowerPoint was not built for presentations but as a tool to brainstorm ideas? I know it sounds crazy now, but that’s exactly what Microsoft intended in 1987.

Fortunately, professionals saw a better use case — a way to make attention-grabbing presentations that effectively communicates information with employees, clients, and stakeholders.

A well-made (and well-delivered) presentation is key to organizational success as it informs, persuades, and facilitates decision-making.

In this post, I’ll show you how to create a PowerPoint presentation (for a better alternative to PowerPoint, use our Presentation Maker and presentation templates to make more effective slide decks).

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How to create a PowerPoint presentation step-by-step

To create a PowerPoint presentation, follow these steps.

Open PowerPoint

• Create a blank slide

Select a template

• Choose your theme
• Add a header and sub-header
• Add your contact information (optional) 
• Insert additional slides
• Add text to each slide

Add images and videos

Insert graphs and charts  , add transitions and animations.

• Use presenter notes
• Arrange your slides 
• Save your presentation: 
• Deliver your presentation  

The make a PowerPoint presentation, you first need to open the program.

To do this, click on the Start menu on your desktop and scroll through the list of apps until you find PowerPoint (hint: you can search for it and pin for faster access in the future).

If you’re using a Mac, click the Spotlight search bar on the top right of your screen and type PowerPoint.

Create a blank presentation

In PowerPoint, you can design presentations from scratch for maximum control over layout, color scheme, icons, and graphics.

If you don’t have time or lack design skills to design a presentation from scratch, PowerPoint offers presentation templates for a quick start.

To find presentation templates, click on the New tab on the welcome screen and type in a keyword that relates to the style or theme of your presentation such as “business” or “education”.

Choose a theme

Make sure you pick a template that reflects the theme of your presentation to standardize appearance of slides in terms of fonts, colors, and layout.

To pick a theme for your presentation, consider the audience and the context of the presentation.

For example, a formal theme is apt for business presentations while something more colorful would suit educational presentations like this nature-themed template.

Add a title and subtitle

The title and subtitle of your presentation is crucial to set the right tone and influence engagement.

Here’s how to optimize your presentation title and subtitle.

• Title : A good title is concise (under 10 words) and grabs attention with powerful, action-oriented words or intriguing phrases.
• Subtitle : The subtitle should provide additional information that clarifies or expands on the title.

Add your contact information (optional): 

Though not always necessary, adding contact details to presentations is a good strategy when follow-up is anticipated or necessary.

Some types of presentations where you can include contact details include business, academic or research, and sales and marketing presentations.

Typically, contact details should be placed on the last slide of your presentation but you can also add it to your open slide.

Insert slides

If you’re editing a presentation template, you should already have multiple professionally-designed slides ready to edit.

If you want to replicate these slides, go to the Home tab and click New Slide (the top part of the button).

But if you’re creating a presentation from scratch or want to add a slide with a different layout for text, images, and charts, here’s what you need to do.

Go to the Home tab and click on New Slide but this time click the bottom section of the button (small arrow) to see different slide layouts options.

Add text to your slides

Though presentations are generally visual, text is crucial for communicating your message effectively.

To add text to your slides, click on a text placeholder and begin typing. If you need to add a new text box, go to the Insert tab, select Text Box, and then click where you want the text box to appear.

To format text, go to Home tab and look for the Font group. This is where you can change the font style, size and color which is important to ensure your text is attractive and legible.

Tip: Use bullet points and numbered lists to organize your text. Bullet points are great for listing items and making the slide look neat and organized, while numbered lists are ideal for steps or processes.

Here’s a great example of a slide deck that uses bullet points to great effect.

Visuals, such as images, graphs, charts, and graphics make presentations effective and engaging if they are relevant to the topic.

Here’s an example of a presentation that uses graphics to make slides more eye-catching to look at.

Inserting images in PowerPoint is a straightforward process. Simply click on Insert and then select Pictures to either add visuals from your computer or from the web.

PowerPoint also provides basic image formatting options such as resizing, repositioning, and ability to add style and effects such as brightness, contrast, effects, and borders.

You can image formatting options by selecting a visual and selecting the Picture Format option.

Adding charts and graphs to presentations is a great option when you want to present data, whether it be company data or results from a scientific study.

PowerPoint allows you to add several chart types , including common options such bar charts , line graphs , and pie charts .

To insert a chart in PowerPoint, click on Insert and select Chart. You will then be prompted to select a chart type that best suits the data you want to present.

Adding transitions in presentations is a powerful way to control movement between slides and enhance flow of information, maintain audience engagement, and emphasize key points.

When choosing a transition, keep the following points in mind.

• Define your audience: Consider your audience and the context of your presentation. For example, a professional presentation should use subtle transitions like fade or push as they are less distracting.
• What purpose does it serve: Dynamic transitions such as 3D effects make sense when you want to highlight a major point or a shift in topic.

To add a transition between slides, click on the slide you want to apply it to and then click on the Transitions tab. The transition will affect how this slide appears as you move to it from the previous slide.

Besides transitions, you can also add animations to text and objects in your presentation to emphasize key points and keep the audience engaged.

Use presenter notes 

Presenter notes allow creators to add information and reminders to slides but keep it hidden from the audience.

To add presenter notes, select the Click To Add Notes option on the bottom of a slide.

Arrange your slides (if needed) 

Reordering slides in PowerPoint is straightforward and can be done via a drag-and-drop interface. This makes it easy to structure your presentation to suit your narrative.

Save your presentation 

Once you’ve completed your presentation, it’s time to save it for future use. To do this, click on File and select Save As (Ctrl + S if you prefer to fast). If you have already saved the file and are updating it, click Save.

Make sure to use a clear and descriptive name that reflects the content of your presentation.

Deliver your presentation

Delivering a presentation is as important as its content and design. To ensure an engaging delivery, here are some essential tips to consider.

• Maintain eye contact: There’s nothing wrong with using presenter notes but don’t become too reliant on a script.
• Control the pace : Speak clearly and at a moderate pace to ensure the audience has time to absorb the information.
• Use non-verbal cues: Body language can influence how your message is received so make sure to use gestures and movement to make your presentation more dynamic.

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As an editor, understanding page formatting is key, especially when preparing documents for print or online publication. When I first started editing, I encountered challenges with formatting, particularly when trying to adjust margins for printed articles. If you're working on a paper, thesis, or essay, and need to print it for submission, but the formatting in the preview version doesn't align with your requirements. In this guide, I'll show you how to change margins in Word so they fit your formatting, ensuring your document looks just right for printing.

APA & MLA & Chicago Styles of Margins

Formatting a research paper consistently is crucial for academic success.  Among the essential elements of formatting is setting the margins correctly. Here's a closer look at how APA, MLA, and Chicago styles handle margins:

APA (American Psychological Association) style:

One-inch margins are the standard on all sides of the paper (top, bottom, left, and right). This creates a clean and balanced layout that facilitates readability and allows for instructor comments in the margins.

MLA (Modern Language Association) style:

Similar to APA, MLA also recommends one-inch margins on all sides of the paper. This consistency ensures a professional presentation and promotes a reader-friendly experience.

Chicago (Chicago Manual of Style) style:

Chicago offers a bit more flexibility compared to APA and MLA. It allows for one-inch margins or larger margins. While one inch is perfectly acceptable, some instructors or publishers might prefer slightly larger margins, such as 1.25 inches. This extra space can enhance readability, especially for longer or complex documents.

While Microsoft Office Word is often the go-to choice for students, WPS Office offers a convenient alternative, especially when it comes to printing and formatting documents. In this demonstration, I'll use WPS Office to show you how to achieve the same results you would with Word. WPS Office is a free software compatible with all Word document versions, and it even allows you to convert your papers to PDF format without sacrificing formatting. Whether you're using a mobile device, Windows, or Mac, WPS Office ensures seamless compatibility and efficient document management.

Change Margins on the View Tab?

The first method we'll explore involves using the ruler, which can be enabled from the view tab. This method is recommended only when you're dealing with short documents, such as class assignments or short survey reports. If you're wondering how to see the margins in Word , this method will help you. With the ruler enabled, margins are visible and adjusted accordingly.

Step 1 : Open your academic document in WPS Writer, which you need to quickly adjust margins for.

Step 2 : If the ruler is not enabled in the WPS Writer interface, visit the "View" tab and then check the "Ruler" checkbox to enable it.

Step 3 : Now, press "Ctrl + A" to select the entire document, or if you need to set margins for different pages, use your cursor to select the preferred pages.

Step 4 : Once the text has been selected, move your cursor to the horizontal ruler, and slide the ruler left or right to adjust the margins.

Step 5 : Once the margins have been set, format the document if any formatting errors occur due to the changing margins of pages.

Change Margins on the Layout Tab

Margins can also be custom set using the layout tab in WPS Writer. This method usually comes in handy for me when I'm writing reports or thesis for a course where I need to follow an academic style. So, if you're stuck with a thesis and looking for how to set or adjust margins in Word on the internet, don't worry, I've got you covered! Just follow these steps:

Step 1 : Launch WPS Writer and open the academic document for which you need custom margins.

Step 2 : Head over to the Page Layout tab in the toolbar, and then click on "Margins" to view the pre-set margins.

Step 3 : In the Margins drop-down menu, select from Normal, Narrow, Moderate, or Wide margins for your academic work.

Step 4 : If you wish to set custom margins, WPS Writer gives students quick access to set their custom margins in the Page Layout ribbon.

Change Margins when Printing

Short on time to submit a hard copy of your work to the instructor? WPS Writer provides a solution for such situations as well, allowing students to adjust margins or even set them according to their academic style right before printing the document.

Step 1 : So, let's open the document in WPS Writer that we want to print after adjusting the margins.

Step 2 : Once the document is open, click on the "Menu" button at the top left corner.

Step 3 : Now, hover over the "Print" option in the menu and then select "Print Preview" from the flyout menu.

Step 4 : In the print preview, go to the "Page Margins" field and click to expand margin options.

Step 5 : In the dropdown, students can select from one of the pre-set margins in WPS Writer.

Step 6 : If you want to set custom margins, click on "Custom Margins.." to open the Page Setup dialog.

Step 7 : In the Page Setup dialog, students can define the page margins they want for their entire document to be printed. Once all the margins have been entered, press "OK".

Step 8 : Now that you have adjusted or set up the page margins of your document, press "Enter" on your keyboard to print the document.

With WPS Writer, adjusting or setting margins for your academic documents becomes hassle-free. With three different methods to choose from, I would recommend choosing the ruler method only when the margin conditions are not set by your instructor, as accuracy of margins is an issue. Using the ruler, students can adjust margins to alter the page length and width and also determine how many pages they want to fit their work. However, for reports or theses where margins need to be set according to academic styles, this method can lead to negative marking.

With custom margins, students can align their work with the preferred academic style, with the only drawback being that it might take up some time. So, if you plan to use this method, make sure to do it timely to avoid any last-minute stress.

I would only suggest the printing method when you're running late because it could lead to formatting errors ruining the look of the entire document, so be careful with this one.

Bonus Tips: Convert Word to PDF without Losing Format

Formatting a document according to specific styles like MLA, APA, or Chicago can be tricky, especially if you're not familiar with their unique requirements. It becomes even more daunting when, after putting in the effort to get everything just right, you need to convert the document to PDF. A single misstep can lead to hours of reformatting. To avoid this headache, consider using WPS Office and its WPS PDF tool for conversion. With WPS Office , you can maintain your carefully crafted formatting, ensuring your document looks just as you intended after conversion. This not only preserves your work but also makes sharing much easier. Plus, WPS Office's intuitive interface helps you stay organized and focused on your content rather than worrying about technical glitches.

Here is how students can save their work as a PDF in WPS Writer, avoiding any formatting errors that may arise during conversion.

Step 1 : Open the Word document in WPS Writer that you want to convert into a PDF.

Step 2 : Click on the Menu button located at the top left corner of WPS Writer's interface.

Step 3 : In the menu, select "Export to PDF" to open the export to PDF dialog box.

Step 4 : Now, in the Export Type field, select "Common PDF" and then click on "Export to PDF".

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FAQs about Changing Margins in Word

1. can i print without margin.

Printing without margins can be useful when you need to maximize the printable area of a page. Adobe Reader provides an option for borderless printing, allowing you to print without margins. Follow the steps below to print without margins using Adobe Reader:

Step 1 : Open Adobe Reader and navigate to the "File" tab.

Step 2 : Select "Print" from the dropdown menu.

Step 3 : Choose your printer from the options provided.

Step 4 : Click on "Properties" to access the printer settings.

Step 5 : Look for the option labeled "Borderless Printing" and select it.

Step 6 : Click "OK" to save your settings.

Step 7 : Proceed with printing your document without margins.

2. Can I change the margins of just one page in Word?

Yes, for changing the margin of just one page, you have to add a section break to the page first and then change margin for the page.

Step 1 : Open the Word document.

Step 2 : Go to the page you want to change the margins for.

Step 3 : Place the cursor on the specific page.

Step 4 : Select Insert > Sections & Pages > Break > Section Break > Next Page.

Step 5 : Navigate to Page Setup > Margins.

Step 6 : Click Custom Margins.

Step 7 : Adjust the margins for the top, bottom, left, and right sides of the page using the up and down arrows or by typing specific values.

Step 8 : Click OK to apply the custom margins to the selected page.

3. How to change margins in Word without moving the header?

Step 1 : Open your document in Microsoft Word.

Step 2 : Double-click on the header area of the document to activate the header section.

Step 3 : The Header & Footer Tools tab will appear automatically. If not, ensure that you're on the "Design" tab, and the Header & Footer Tools tab should be displayed.

Step 4 : In the "Position" group on the Header & Footer Tools tab, locate the "Header from Top" option.

Step 5 : Click on the "Header from Top" dropdown menu and select the desired measurement unit (e.g., inches or centimeters).

Step 6 : Enter the new value for the distance between the top of the page and the header content. For example, entering "0.25" would set the header 0.25 inches from the top of the page.

Step 7 : Press Enter or click outside the header area to apply the changes.

Step 8 : To verify the changes, you can scroll down through the document to ensure that the header position has been adjusted accordingly.

Step 9 : If you need to make further adjustments, repeat the process by double-clicking on the header area and modifying the "Header from Top" value as needed.

Step 10 : Once you're satisfied with the header position, you can continue editing or close the header by double-clicking outside the header area or clicking on the "Close Header and Footer" button on the Header & Footer Tools tab.

Effortless Margin Adjustments for Students

Margins are crucial for maintaining a clean and professional appearance in your documents. If you're following a specific format, such as APA, MLA, or Chicago, knowing how to change margins in Word is not just optional; mandatory. WPS Office makes it incredibly simple to set and adjust margins, ensuring your work meets the required standards. Plus, WPS Office makes sharing and converting files a breeze, so you can focus on your content without worrying about technical issues. If you're a student, give WPS Office a try and see if it suits your needs. WPS Office is free to download, so you have nothing to lose!

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Background Hematoma expansion is an independent predictor of poor neurological outcome after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and a promising quantifiable and modifiable therapeutic target. Practical tools to identify patients at risk of hematoma expansion are lacking, limiting early preventative intervention. We hypothesized that three-dimensional transport-based morphometry (3D-TBM), could automatically predict future hematoma expansion from non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT) images at the time of hospital presentation. Methods One hundred and seventy spontaneous ICH patients enrolled in the multi-center international Virtual International Trials of Stroke Archive (VISTA-ICH), were separated into training (60%) and testing (40%) cohorts for model derivation and validation, respectively. A unique transport-based representation was produced from each presentation NCCT hematoma image for statistical analysis. The 3D-TBM model was interrogated to visualize the physical hematoma characteristics predictive of future expansion. Results 3D-TBM outperformed each of the existing clinician-based BAT, Brain, Heavn, NAG and 10-point NCCT hematoma expansion prediction scores in the testing dataset. 3D-TBM adjusted for location and clinical information predicted hematoma expansion in the testing dataset with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of 0.698 (95% CI 0.695-0.702), while the AUROC for the best performing clinician method, the Heavn score, was 0.663 (95% CI 0.660–0.666). The predominant hematoma characteristics predicting future expansion were larger size, textural heterogeneity, shape irregularity and peripheral intensity distribution. Discussion We present a quantitative method that outperformed clinicians and permitted visualization of the morphometric features for predicting hematoma expansion from NCCT in ICH patients. Our study contributes insight into the underlying mechanisms driving hematoma expansion and suggests that it can be identified at a reversible stage.

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