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We’re often asked whether it’s possible to ‘cut out’ images in PowerPoint. Well, the good news is that it is, and the even better news is that we've written a How-To guide to show you how it’s done.

Feb 2025
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Expensive software and the rising popularity of subscription models can make it difficult to get high-quality assets for your slides if you're on a budget. But help is at hand. There are some great free design resources out there and our designers have picked their favourites for you to use in your next slide deck.

Feb 2025

    In PowerPoint, you can create pretty much anything you put your mind to, with just a few tricks up your sleeve and a bit of animation know-how. Maybe you’re sat at your desk, a blank slide open, and you think to yourself, “You know what the world needs more of? Animated PowerPoint bugs.” This is just the article for you.

    Feb 2025
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    The PowerPoint animation ninja is back! This time he’s going to take you from basic animation tricks, to some pretty awesome tricks that will help you tell better stories in your presentations, and keep your audience hooked for longer. Let's get started, chop chop!

    Feb 2025
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    At BrightCarbon we’re all about visual slides, so it probably comes as no surprise that we often need high-quality stock images for our presentations. Stock image websites are a good go-to for high-quality photographs, but can sometimes be pretty pricey. If you’re looking for great images to bring your next presentation to life, but you’re on a budget, Creative Commons can be a source of some excellent content. Let's discuss...

    Feb 2025

      For those of you with PowerPoint 2016 and an Office 365 subscription, you may have noticed that the latest update bestowed upon you a new transition—Morph. Though unassuming, this feature possesses great power. Let's take a look at what it can do.

      Feb 2025
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      When creating presentations it can be easy to go a little overboard. We feel like we need to cram in as much information as possible. Creating slides with barely any blank space left bombarded with text, images and icons. Here are five presentation design tips to help you keep your presentations simple and clean, allowing you to tell a powerful and effective story.

      Feb 2025
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      Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past 5 years, you’ll likely have seen the use of colourful icons punctuating texts, tweets, emails, adverts. It seems these little pictures are becoming a weighty force in how we communicate. What does this mean for language? And most importantly, what does it have to do with PowerPoint presentations?!

      Feb 2025

        I’m no designer, but I have had my fair share of painting classes and they’ve affected the way I think about color and in turn, the way I think about making slides. Color theory is one of the foundational concepts in fine arts, but it also has great relevance in many other areas, including presentations. Let's take a look at how color can help improve your next presentation.

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