Overlaying images in PowerPoint allows the new image to transpose onto an existing image without changing the background. The practice is common and fairly easy to execute. Creating a transparent ...

Have you ever sat through a presentation where the slides felt cluttered, inconsistent, or just plain dull? It’s frustrating, isn’t it? Yet, creating polished, professional slides doesn’t have to be ...

If you don’t want the same rectangular pictures for your Microsoft PowerPoint slide show, create a custom-shaped picture placeholder and make it available to the presentation via a layout slide.

PowerPoint has a great set of special effects, graphics, animations, and template themes. There’s just one problem: Everybody else has the same effects, animations, and template themes that you have.