Microsoft Announces Office 2021
Tech-giant Microsoft recently announced 2 new versions of Office. A consumer Office 2021 version and Office LTSC for commercial customers. They will become available later this year for both macOS and Windows. After Office 2016, Microsoft started to promote more of...
Pokemon Board Game Re-Creation
Today's story is from Torsten Maier, a student at Penn State. Torsten wanted to re-make a favorite Pokeman board game for his sister that they played in their childhood.Torsten didn't want to make all the Pokemon tiles by hand, so he Googled ways to populate...
Introducing SignageTube Free for Life
Many businesses have screens they want to put signage up on. Up to now, that’s been a pain. You have to create something in one program and manually load it to the screen. Changing it is a lot of work, until now. SignageTube makes all of this a lot easier. And now,...
Real-Time Stock Quotes on your Screen with PowerPoint
Stock market prices are hot and changing every second you look. In some financial markets and offices, you want to continually monitor real-time stock quotes on television screens. This can perfectly be done in PowerPoint with our great DataPoint plug in. Use...
Automatically Create PowerPoint Slides from Excel
Here is a recording of a webinar by Kurt Dupont, showing how to automatically create PowerPoint slides from Excel using the DataPoint PowerPoint add-on.DataPoint Bridge Automating PowerPoint from Excel Excel versus PowerPoint Using PowerPoint for Business Reports: 15...
Sales Dashboard Case Study: Victig Screening Solutions
Thanks to Victig Screening Solutions for sharing with us how they are using DataPoint to create their own sales dashboard.About You - Tell us a bit about your company or organization and what you do. VICTIG Screening Solutions offers an intuitive and streamlined...
Teacher Recognition Program at Seven Lakes School
In this real-life case study, we look at how Seven Lakes School in Katy, Texas used our DataPoint software to build a fantastic teacher recognition program at their school. Here is a picture of how the program is shown on screens in the school. Here is a quote from...
Case Study: Raffle Results Screen – Montreal Torah Centre
In this real-life case study, we visit the Montreal Torah Center to see how they are using DataPoint in to create a raffle results screen for fundraising events for their non-profit organization. The Montreal Torah Center is a synagogue and community center located in...
Announcement: MessagePoint Enterprise edition
PresentationPoint is proud to introduce: MessagePoint, the most powerful communication tool your office has. MessagePoint uses your company’s screensaver, background images, and push notifications to keep your team informed, motivated, and moving together. It allows...
Meng Wanzhou PowerPoint: The Smoking Gun?
While it is a useful tool, it is unusual that a PowerPoint presentation becomes a major player player in international politics and tension. Let's look at how the Meng Wanzhou PowerPoint became the "smoking gun" that has lead to multiple arrests and a major...
Case Study: Data-Driven Staff Profiles
In this video and case study, we share how our reseller partner, Design Agility, created custom data-driven staff profiles to help with their training assessments and implementation.Background Design Agility is a consulting firm in Melbourne Australia. They help...
Webinar Recording: PowerPoint for Video Production
By popular demand, here is a recording of Chantal Bossé's recent webinar she taught for our members - "PowerPoint for Video Production." Please hit the like and subscribe buttons on our YouTube channel to encourage us to continue creating content like this.What will...
The Weather is Always Changing. So Does Our Weather Source.
You are probably using our DataPoint or Dynamic Weather plugin to display real-time weather information on your television, and information screens. Our plugins are using an internet-based weather API to get the weather information from, behind the scenes. Recently,...
PowerPoint Navigation for Client Presentations
PowerPoint navigation is an underutilized feature. You can use navigation to create interactive presentations, kiosk presentations, directories and much more. Let's explore how to use PowerPoint navigation to create a self-guided client presentations that your clients...
Health Care Digital Signage Ideas
Here is a recording of a webinar we did titled "Health Care Digital Signage Ideas." We have also included it as an article for those who prefer articles to video.What is Healthcare Digital Signage? Digital signage is signage that is shown on screens like televisions...
Case Study: Islamic College of Brisbane
In this case study, we are looking at how the Islamic College of Brisbane uses our software within their educational institution. Thanks to Orhan Camkara of the Islamic College for sharing their story with us. Tell us a bit about your organization and what you...
PowerPoint Content Management System
Recently we released a new service: Numberish. It is a social and online database where you can quickly create cards to store lists, numbers, todo-lists and so on. You can create them for yourself, and you can share it with your friends. We call it the Twitter for...
PresentationPoint Delivers a Military Planning Tool to NATO
PresentationPoint is proud that our software is used in military planning for mission-critical situations needed by people who serve in military organizations. Our software is used by such militaries as the US Air Force and US Army. Recently we created a custom...
Grocery Store Advertising Screens: Presentation Makeover
This hurts! It is a digital signage screen in a grocery store that I frequently visit. They are not running our software, and I'm not discussing the choice of software here. I'm talking about the screen and the design that they are using. Let's make an inventory of...
DataPoint gets TickerPoint functionality
DataPoint is absorbing TickerPoint. We already have our DataPoint plugin to connect text boxes, and other PowerPoint shapes to real-time data and data sources. With a normal text box, text is shown: left aligned, centered, or right aligned. But the text is placed...
How to Hide Video Media Controls on Slideshows
When you want to show a video in full screen on a PowerPoint slideshow, then you can insert that video to slide. When you are using this slideshow for your information screens at the company, then you want it to start automatically. To start a video automatically,...
Webinar Recording: Cool New PowerPoint Functions in Office 365
Here is a recording of Richard Goring's fantastic "Cool New PowerPoint Functions in Office 365" webinar he taught for our PresentationPoint audience. In addition to his great teaching we caught on video, Richard has also generously provided us with a pdf summary that...
Real-Time Data on Television Screens
Would you be watching screens and channels for a long time when you assume that they are just showing old content on their digital signage television screens? Probably not. People want to see real-time data, accurate information, the latest key performance indicators...
How To Create Digital Menu Boards
This article will help you to set up a digital menu board for your restaurant, take-away, bar, or coffee shop. Back in the old days, people used menus on paper, but they were expensive to create, and expensive to update because you had to reprint them. Or they used...
DataPoint Leads The Way In Data Visualization
Our lives are filled with data. Step counters, sleep monitors, earnings reports, the list goes on. From the second we wake up, to when we go to sleep, we are consuming data. Not all methods of consuming data are created equal, though. This is demonstrated by the...
BreakPoint Ends Boring PowerPoint Meeting Break Slides!
Meetings can be boring. Sorry to say, but yes, they sometimes are. Meeting breaks are mostly better😊. But the PowerPoint slide that announces the meeting break is boring then again. Nothing moves. It mostly brings the virtual message: "Well done! You made it...
US Election Polls Data in PowerPoint
Elections are a great time for people who love data. In this video and article, we will show you some different ways to show US elections polls data in PowerPoint.Step 1: Assemble US Elections Poll Data The first step is to assemble the data. I found some US Elections...
Voter Turnout Personalized Videos Created in PowerPoint
In this video, we show you how you can create personalized voter turnout videos using PowerPoint. The examples shown are for the US election, but will also work for any country, state, province, or municipal election. This could be used to increase voter turnout on a...
Screens Are Changing The Way We Communicate
People in western countries spend up to 12 hours per day looking at screens. As I write this article, I’ve easily spent 36 hours over the past three days either staring at my computer screen, television screen, phone. Screens have undeniably become a massive part of...
PresentationPoint Launches NUMBER-ISH: Twitter for Numbers
What is NUMBERISH or NUM8ER1SH? Today, all of the information we need, across the entire world, is at our fingertips. Unfortunately, all of the information we need, across the entire world, is at our fingertips. What we mean to say is: the information you’re searching...
16 Reasons to Do Data Visualization on PowerPoint
Westerners spend over 12 hours per day staring at their various devices. Along with this, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are generated every single day. We’re not at the precipice of this trend yet, either. Humans will continue to generate and consume data in larger...
The PowerPoint Selection Pane
There is a tool or pane in PowerPoint that everybody should know about and use, but in practice it turns out that not many are aware of this pane, or do not use it at all: the PowerPoint Selection Pane. And we all have been in a situation where you could use this...
FAQ: PowerPoint Recurring Slides
Hi, I'm currently figuring out if this software will be right for our company. I'm using information from an Excel sheet. Could you please tell me how to duplicate the exact same slide & properties, just with the different information per row? I hope that makes...
Sources for Presentation Imagery
Copyrights on Images for Presentations Until recently, finding high-quality images for use on presentations used to be an uphill task for many business owners. This was because they usually could not afford the time to go around searching, or may just not be...
FAQ: Security Warning: References to external pictures have been blocked
PowerPoint gives me a Security Alert telling me that the external pictures have been blocked. I do have to click on Enable Content which means the software won't automatically start my presentation without some manual intervention. Do you know how I can get around...
School Digital Signage – Vision Charter School
In this article, we are going to look at how Vision Charter School students set up their own school digital signage. This story was told to us by Jeff Olson who is the teacher in charge of Information Technology at this Idaho school. About Vision Charter School Vision...
FAQ: Should I Export Presentation to 4K Video?
Does it make sense to export a 1920×1080 PowerPoint presentation to a 4K video? Most of the pictures deployed in the presentation are in full HD 1920×1080 and not in 4K. Easy designing in PowerPoint with multiple slides, build your own commercials and advertising...
Visit us at the Virtual Presentation Summit, Aug 2020
PresentationPoint is an official partner of the Presentation Summit going virtual this year, on screens and devices around the globe, on August 10-13, 2020. Headlining the event will be Garr Reynolds, one of the most acclaimed and iconic figures in the presentation...
Two Scoop Steve – Ice Cream & Cafe Digital Signage
Here is a digital signage case study about how an ice cream parlor, Two Scoop Steve in British Columbia, Canada, uses our software. Tell us a bit about your company or organization and what you do. We are small Ice Cream Shop and Cafe located in the East Kootenay...
Masterclass in PowerPoint Design
Here is the recording of Richard Goring's "Masterclass in PowerPoint Design" presentation at our Presentation Ideas Europe 2020 online conference. About PresentationPoint Case Studies: How People Use Our Software Presentation Ideas Europe
The Pitfalls of Presentation (In)Efficiency
Here is a recording of Simon Morton's presentation from our 2020 Presentation Ideas Europe online conference - The Pitfalls of Presentation (In)Efficiency. About PresentationPoint Case Studies: How People Use Our Software Presentation Ideas Europe
Creating and Selling Online Courses
Here is the recording of Garland Coulson's "Creating and Promoting Online Courses" webinar from our Presentation Ideas Europe 2020 online conference.About PresentationPoint Case Studies: How People Use Our Software Presentation Ideas Europe
How to Create Data-Driven Dashboards in PowerPoint
As promised, here is a recording of Kurt Dupont's presentation from our Presentation Ideas Europe 2020 Online Conference, "How to Create Data-Driven Presentations in PowerPoint."About PresentationPoint Case Studies: How People Use Our Software Presentation Ideas Europe
Communicating by Screens – What COVID-19 has taught us
If there’s one thing that the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has shown us, it’s that being able to share important information quickly and effectively is one of our best ways to tackle an international crisis. Governments across the world have utilised everything from...
How to Create a Corporate Screen Saver
Do you want to set up a corporate screen saver on all computers? Maybe you want to communicate with your colleagues to spread news, sales updates, new employees, or promotions. Let me give you 2 options to accomplish that. Both options start with a PowerPoint...
Show Airtable Data in PowerPoint
The Airtable service is an all-in-one collaboration platform to create and maintain lists like to bug tracking, expenses, spreadsheets, project reporting, product planning, product catalogs, and many more. You can easily share your lists and documents with others. Use...
PowerPoint Road Signalization in Antwerp, Belgium
We worked together with other companies to install a LED traffic information system driven and controlled by PowerPoint. When you search online for 'PowerPoint traffic LED', you get results with sample PowerPoint presentations with mostly a traffic light drawing on...
Loop Multiple Videos in PowerPoint
You can perfectly insert a video on your PowerPoint slide. And you can repeat it and even play over multiple slides. But when you wanted to run a slide show with messages and advertising e.g. for digital signage purposes, then sometimes you want to show an independent...
Covid-19 People Counter Screen for Shops and Public Spaces
Practically all shops and public spaces were closed due to the Covid-19 virus and the world came to a standstill. Now, it looks like governments are allowing shops to open again, but with limitations. A most important limitation is the social distancing and the...
How to Set Up Multiscreen Digital Signage
What is Multiscreen Digital Signage? Multiscreen digital signage is where you have your messages shown on more than one screen in your facility. This lets you ensure that your messages and information can be seen throughout your facility so that you can keep all your...
PowerPoint Create as Video: Quality and File Size
We have talked about using a PowerPoint presentation to design your advertising, commercials, menu boards and more for digital signage on television screens. See our SignageTube digital signage in the cloud solution, as well as our iPoint digital signage solution. A...
New Rule to Change Text
We suspect that this little change or addition to our PowerPoint rules for text boxes and tables have a larger impact or desire for our DataPoint users. We have added a new rule action where you can specify first a condition, and when that condition is met. You can...
Digital Signage Media Player vs USB Drive
Most modern televisions have a usb slot on them so that you can put your pictures and videos on your usb drive and show them on your television. But is a usb drive useful for digital signage or should you have a dedicated digital signage media player? When I travel, I...
Live Television into Slides
There is an increased interest in live television on slides. More presentations are given and people try to combine television with PowerPoint slides with information, instructions, and charts. Nolan Haims tweeted this request of having PowerPoint to show live video...
Queue Management System
Streamlining your waiting queues is important for the well-being of your customers. It brings tranquility to your waiting area and it takes away stress. Imagine that you have to ask something, or arrange something. You go to that business or that location. That can be...
Staten Island Ferry Schedule Displays
Another presentation make-over. This time of the Staten Island Ferry schedules screen. The Staten Island Ferry is a passenger ferry transportation system and connects Manhattan and Staten Island. The ferry operates 24/7 with boats leaving every 15 minutes at peak...
Creating a Self-Running Slideshow in PowerPoint
Most people use PowerPoint in meetings and they talk (a lot) while they have a PowerPoint slide show running in the background. They use a mouse or presentation remote to advance to the next slide for the next message. But our audience are people looking at digital...
Automatic Slide Master Updates
I guess that not many people use and know the slide master option of PowerPoint. The slide master is the starting position of your slide where you can control the zones on your slides, default shapes, colors, backgrounds, fonts, etc. Basically what you put on your...
Trial of Dynamic Elements Plugins
As of today, we have free trial setups available for everyone who wants to try out our great Dynamic Elements plugins. We have 7 Dynamic Elements for you: Dynamic Likes to show the number of Facebook likes that you have a business Facebook page that you administer....
Communicating With People With No Internet Access
During times of crisis such as the recent Covid-19 outbreak, many of us turn to the Internet to keep informed. But what about people with no Internet access at home? According to Statistica, in January 2020, only 59% of the world's population are Internet users. How...
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