Unless you’re presenting a cure for insomnia, you want your PowerPoint slides to engage your audience without distracting them from the presenter (you). Too much text invites people to read rather ...

Microsoft PowerPoint offers options for formatting a slideshow's objects. Shapes can receive a solid color, a pattern or a gradient whose color changes gradually. The gradient option includes a series ...

Shadows on shapes in Microsoft's PowerPoint create the illusion of depth. Adding them can make the shapes seem to pop out toward the audience's eyes. Yet creative enhancements like shadows often come ...

If one star in your Microsoft PowerPoint presentation is fun, then lots of stars might be exciting. See how easy it is to add multiple flashing stars in a PowerPoint slide. You can dazzle your ...