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How to create animations in Microsoft PowerPoint

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Making your PowerPoint presentation visually engaging is important to keep your audience interested in your slides. You can animate text, shapes, pictures, tables and more. In this blog we’ll explain how to create animations in Microsoft PowerPoint using both Windows and Mac devices. Important: Participoll uses animations to run effectively. If you’re using animations in […] Read more

How to share a PowerPoint presentation in Discord

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Discord is a programme which many businesses use to communicate with colleagues while working from home. You can create channels and chat to employees without having to start a call via a voice channel or simply chat using a text channel. You can use either the web or desktop app and for this guide, we’ll […] Read more
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How to share a PowerPoint presentation in mmhmm

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Mmhmm is the new video presentation software on the block. Launched in 2020, mmhmm has many visual and interactive features to take your video presentations to the next level.  It’s currently only available for Mac users, but Windows users can now try the beta version. Remember, if you’re an educator or a student, you can […] Read more

How to Draw Onscreen While Presenting in PowerPoint

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We recently shared a blog post all about how to draw when creating a PowerPoint presentation. Today, we’re going to explain how you can draw onscreen while presenting in PowerPoint. Drawing oncreen during your presentation can help your audience to understand you and make your presentation more engaging. You could draw a circle around an […] Read more
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How to insert a PDF into your PowerPoint presentation

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Inserting a PDF document into your PowerPoint presentation is helpful when you want your audience to see the valuable content inside. It means you don’t need to navigate away from your presentation and waste time trying to locate your PDF while presenting. There are several ways you can insert a PDF into your PowerPoint presentation […] Read more
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10 basic keyboard shortcuts you need use in PowerPoint

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We’re a big fan of keyboard shortcuts: they help us to save time and work more efficiently. Therefore, we’ve put together 10 basic Microsoft PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts that you need to use when creating and presenting, on both PC and Mac, so that you can work as quickly as possible. The more you use keyboard […] Read more
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How to Record a PowerPoint Presentation

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Virtual meetings and presentations are sticking around for a lot longer than we thought. Educators are using Zoom and Microsoft Teams to deliver their teaching and in the office, workers are doing presentations online and are working harder than before to engage their colleagues. Not to be confused with how to save your PowerPoint presentation […] Read more
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How to convert Google Slides to PowerPoint

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Using Google Slides can be a collaborative way to work on a presentation or project if you, your business or organisation prefers to use Google and work online. However, some people prefer to use PowerPoint for their presentations and that’s when you need to convert Google Slides to PowerPoint. Thankfully, converting your presentation from Google […] Read more

10 Word Cloud Ideas For Different Scenarios

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A Word Cloud is a collection or cluster of words depicted in different sizes. The bigger and bolder the word appears, the more often it is selected/voted for by an audience member. If you’re new to Word Clouds, read our blog post, what is a Word Cloud and why should I use one? In this blog, we’re sharing 10 Word […] Read more

The Colorado Office of the State Auditor (OSA) share how they have been using ParticiPoll

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The OSA is a nonpartisan agency in Colorado’s Legislative Branch whose mission is to improve government for the people of Colorado. Their performance, financial, and IT audits provide the General Assembly, agencies, and the public with thorough, credible, and impartial assessments of the operation of state programs and the use of state and federal funds. […] Read more