Whether it’s the office standard or you’ve simply used it forever, Microsoft’s PowerPoint ( ; $400 as part of Office 2008) is a terrific tool for presenting your thoughts and ideas to colleagues.

We’ve all been there—staring at a blank PowerPoint slide, feeling the pressure to create something that’s not just functional but also visually captivating and professional. Whether it’s for a big ...

Q. I’ve been using Microsoft PowerPoint for years, but I feel like there’s so much more I could be doing with it. Do you have any tips that could help even an experienced PowerPoint user? A. Almost 35 ...

Nothing can revive a DOA PowerPoint presentation faster than animations. Applied judiciously, these motion effects can bring dynamism to your deck and make your message more powerful. Using the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rachel Wells is a writer who covers leadership, AI, and upskilling. How often have you been guilty of attending a project status ...

PowerPoint has a great set of special effects, graphics, animations, and template themes. There’s just one problem: Everybody else has the same effects, animations, and template themes that you have.

Creating a presentation can feel like a daunting task, especially when faced with the blank canvas of a new slide deck. Whether you’re preparing for a high-stakes business pitch, a classroom lecture, ...

Ten years ago, Ian Parker of The New York magazine estimated that over 30 million presentations are prepared everyday. Needless to mention the technology outbreak that has happened since, but that’s ...

The four tabs for Themes, Tables, Charts and SmartArt have all gone, and their many different sets of tools have been merged into two new tabs. Like Word and Excel, PowerPoint now includes the new ...

Whatever tools you can find to speed up your day’s work are tools well worth owning. PowerPoint has its share of features that reduce the time it takes to create and format a presentation, but some of ...

PowerPoint is the second most popular communication tool after email. Yet there is huge variation in how effectively entrepreneurs use it. As an enhancer or a barrier, it’s the visual elements that ...