You are about to show Mr. Bigwig the presentation you plan to give to the new client. PowerPoint is all fired up and ready to go. You start to show Mr. Bigwig the slides and the first thing you see is that his name shows that red, wavy underline to indicate a spelling error. You know you spelled his name correctly, but since it is not a common word in the PowerPoint dictionary, it shows as a mistake. How embarrassing.

It is a simple fix for this scenario. Read more on how to show or hide spelling errors in PowerPoint 2010.

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A PowerPoint presentation without photos (or other graphics) is a snooze. If you are only going to display facts and text in your slide show, then just print it out or email it to the audience.

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So, if you are going to add photos to your presentation, don't make a beginner mistake of taking the photos "as is" right from the camera and plopping them onto a slide. These photos are each about 7 MB in size so lots of photos can easily crash your presentation if you do not have the latest and greatest computer to display them. Your best bet is to optimize your photos prior to inserting them -- but -- if you have already added them to the slides, all is not lost. You can compress one or all of the photos with a feature that is in PowerPoint since the 2002 version.

I did a sample test to see the actual difference in the file size of the end product. I created a digital photo album, containing 9 photos. Prior to compressing all the photos, the file size was 15 MB. A few quick clicks later, and the file size was down to 2.91 MB. Very impressive.

• Compress Photos in PowerPoint 2010
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See also ~
• Optimize Photos to Use in Presentations
• 9 Tips to Jazz Up Your Digital Photo Albums
• Troubleshoot PowerPoint Photo Albums

What Makes an Effective Presentation?

Is it the product or concept that everyone is waiting to hear about? Not likely. It is the presentation skills of the presenter that will make a success or failure in selling this item to the audience.

Use these practical tips to enhance your presentation skills. Make your presentation goals achievable with these simple "tried and true" presentation tips.

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The answer to this question might seem obvious to frequent PowerPoint users, but not everyone knows just exactly which version of PowerPoint they are using. For example, some network administrators may have configured PowerPoint to start up without showing the initial splash screen. Older versions of PowerPoint look very much the same and likewise PowerPoint 2007 and 2010 look very similar once you get into the program. Read more on finding What Version of PowerPoint Do You Have?

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