5 Outstanding Tips For Microsoft PowerPoint 2010

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Microsoft products are most popular across the world because they are very easy to use and maintain. But still, there may be several things in Microsoft Office Word and PowerPoint that you might not know but will like after knowing them. As previously I’ve provided you with 5 most helpful MS Office Word tips and now I’m going to hand over 5 outstanding tips for your favorite Microsoft PowerPoint 2010.

You’ll definitely find these tricks very helpful as well as interesting. So, don’t wait guys, move on to this best resource for learning MS PowerPoint 2010 very simply.

5 Outstanding Tips For Microsoft PowerPoint 2010

Just have a look and start learning the useful tips for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010.

1. How To Turn the Mouse into a Laser Pointer

First of all, let me tell you the reason behind making your mouse pointer into a laser pointer. So, the main reason is to get the attention of your audience by looking toward your laser pointer. Now, I tell you – how can you turn your mouse into a laser pointer? So, here is the best and simplest method for that:

Press and hold CTRL, click the left mouse button, and point to the contents on the slide that you want to draw attention to.

Note: If you want your audience to see the laser pointer, but not your mouse pointer, be sure to press and hold CTRL before you move your mouse to keep the mouse pointer hidden.

2. How To Crop a Picture To a Predefined Shape

It’s also a most interesting trick that everybody loves to use. As we all know it really not easy to crop a picture to a shape through MS Paint or Photoshop, but it’s very easy through Microsoft PowerPoint 2010. Have a look at the steps to do so:

Crop Picture to a shape

  • First of all, insert and select the picture in the PowerPoint and navigate to Format Picture Tool.
  • Now Click on Crop and then select Crop to shape.
  • Now, select any predefined share to crop your picture to that shape.

3. Add Items To the Quick Access Toolbar

It’s all about customizing the quick-access toolbar. I hope you will know where the quick access toolbar is situated in PowerPoint 2010. So, let me tell you that the top left corner of the PowerPoint is called the Quick Access Toolbar. There are several methods to add items to the Quick Access Toolbar.

The most simple method is to just right-click on the item and select Add to Quick Access Toolbar. That item will be added to the Quick Access Toolbar very simply and instantly to access it quickly anytime.

Customize quick access toolbar

Another method to add items to Quick Access Toolbar is the following:

  • Click on File and select Options.
  • Now, select Quick Access Toolbar and start adding popular commands to the Quick Access Toolbar.

4. Direct Insert a Screen Clip

It’s a very essential trick for all of us. If you want to insert any screen clip, then you don’t need to take screenshots to upload, instead, you can directly insert a screen clip into Microsoft PowerPoint.

Screen Clipping

To do so, navigate to Insert > Screenshot > Screen Clipping. Now, just crop the screen. As soon as you finish cropping, your created clip will be inserted into the slide.

5. How To Reuse Old Presentation Slides

Reusing old slides may ever required. So, if you also want to reuse old presentation slides, then you can do it very simply in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010. It really an outstanding trick of MS PowerPoint 2010.

Reuse Slides

To reuse slides from any previously created presentation, you’ll need to click on the New Slide option and click on Reuse Slides. Now, you can browse any old presentation stored on your computer and open it in PowerPoint. Now, click on the old slides to reuse them in the new presentation.

That’s it guys, these tips for MS Office PowerPoint 2010 are very useful and you will learn many new and important aspects of PowerPoint 2010. So, if you really loved this article, share it with your loved ones too. Anything else wanna know, feel free to contact me or leave a comment.

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