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Microsoft Powerpoint

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What is Microsoft Powerpoint?

Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation software designed to allow users to create slide-based presentations including video and images, as well as slide transitions and animations.

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Easy, quick, fun

10 out of 10
April 21, 2022
I have used this as a learning tool in my previous job as a Registrar at Salem Health. The purpose was to inform myself and other …
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10 out of 10
September 16, 2021
Microsoft PowerPoint is a very powerful tool that is being used in most of the organization. We are using this tool on a frequent basis to …
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What is Microsoft Powerpoint?

Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation software designed to allow users to create slide-based presentations including video and images, as well as slide transitions and animations.

Microsoft Powerpoint Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
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Vineet Kumar | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I have used PowerPoint presentation to make Pitch decks for clients because of the features that PowerPoint provide those are looks like a premium and I can choose between multiple templates that suits clients need and that could be presentable in front of Investors even the colors of font and styling make presentation more presentable and attractive both at the same time.

Overall it is good and very reliable product to use when you need to make presentation because it make presentation catchable and Presentable.
  • Adding Design
  • Template
  • Formatting
  • Insert Section
  • video
  • Recording
If you have a well less content regarding any topic then PowerPoint is not appropriate
PEGGY MILLER | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I currently use Microsoft Powerpoint when I am developing training modules for our company. Whether it is instructor led or web-based, the training is made much more user friendly for the instructors and interactive for the students. Plus it has the added bonus of being able to create images and animations that can be used with other software in a wide variety of applications - especially simulations.
  • Animations
  • Graphic editing
  • Audio and video inclusion
  • The "remove background" feature could be a bit more user friendly - it tends to take up too much space and you're forced to start over and over again and take smaller areas to adjust which takes up quite a bit of time.
  • I could use some more design templates with less feminine features like flowers and swirls. More industry-themed ones would be great to use.
  • More adaptability to the "slide master" selection. It is extremely laborious to change each slide generated from the master slide.
Microsoft PowerPoint is well suited for creating projects to use with other software such as Captivate or Articulate 360 in order to create web-based content for training modules. It is less well suited if you have to use different-sized slides for your presentation, it tends to skew the next slide in the project.
Thierno Ousmane DIALLO | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
My personal way of using Microsoft PowerPoint: To present digital documents. There are rich features within the software: I can choose between multiple templates to pick the one that suits the project that I’ll be presenting, I can go offline to keep working on my projects without having to find an internet hotspot, or I can simply take advantage of the various font colors in a well-done ergonomy which makes the navigation very fluid.

It’s time to upgrade the product so that it can catch the graphic designing trend. Canva, or Adobe Spark (to just name those) are already leading this particular market. Can you think about a scenario where PowerPoint can ally its presentation side with the possibility for designers to create and release their works out? Sometimes we face this problem in our company; because some of our clients are artists and they only can send us their work through Adobe or Canva. It’d be better to let them customize their arts through Microsoft PowerPoint too.

Overall, this is a good and reliable software to use, because not only does it has an uncatchable amount of features, it is most importantly secure. I’ve been using this product for years, both personally and in my professional career. I can confidently recommend it to anyone to buy it. You won’t find a product of this caliber when it comes to presenting. Whether you use it as an individual, a small business, or a big company; you’ll be pleased by it.
  • Choosing between multiple templates
  • Going offline to keep working on my projects without having to find an internet hotspot
  • taking advantage of the various font colors in a well-done ergonomy which makes the navigation very fluid
  • Being able to work remotely presenting a given project to different geo-located members
  • The software must be upgraded to enable designers to customize their arts like in Canva or Adobe Spark.
  • Files must be automatically saved as we're working.
  • Reduce the bugs as much as possible.
Many features that PowerPoint has gave me (and still doing so) a good experience: I feel safe using it because it has been around since 1987, I can choose between multiple templates to pick the one that suits the project that I’ll be presenting, I can go offline to keep working on my projects without having to find an internet hotspot, or I can simply take advantage of the various font colors in a well-done ergonomy which makes the navigation very fluid.

The things that are missing with this software are: A possibility to auto-save our work, enabling artists to work and customize their arts just like they can do it on some tier-softwares such as Canva or Adobe Spark.
Emily Cunning | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I created and maintain an hour-long presentation that we use for all new hires in our company. I personally onboard 35-50 new hires a year. I chose this platform because of its ease of use and ability to integrate several media applications for a full sensory experience. This includes high-resolution photos, videos, and audio clips.
  • Its consistency across all updates.
  • Integration of media
  • Ability to use alongside other programs, like video sharing.
  • The tool bar has so many options that I don't need.
  • Sometimes moving text around in boxes gets cumbersome
  • Back end of presentation isn't sleek looking
I have been able to use it to provide context in presentations. But when I am needing quick options and don't have time to design slides I have to rely on PDFs and just share screen which isn't always ideal. I also wish that PPt had different slide aspect ratio options.
April 21, 2022

Easy, quick, fun

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I have used this as a learning tool in my previous job as a Registrar at Salem Health. The purpose was to inform myself and other employees of new healthcare regulation both federal and statewide. I have used this at least quarterly to go over proper PPE training and safety. In my current role I use PowerPoint to stay up-to-date on current laws and regulations that effect human resource professionals, employers, and employees.
  • Presentation
  • Ability to edit
  • Layout options for each slide
  • More development for slide animations
  • More Design options aimed towards Business professionals
PowerPoint is great for conveying a message and statistical presentations. Each slide can be customized differently to fit your needs. PowerPoint is definitely my go-to when presenting. It is very easy to use and I especially like that there is a "Handout Master" view so you can see exactly how your slides will look when passed out to employees or the audience.
Tayyaba Bibi | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Powerpoint is a presentation application. In my organization related to medical field, I have been using Microsoft Powerpoint for more than five years for the seminars, meetings, conferences, groups discussion and also for the webinars purposes. I am very satisfied with the feature of the Microsoft Powerpoint and it is use for constant discussion on international level. Microsoft PowerPoint enables me to create official presentations for my documents, such as thesis.
  • Microsoft PowerPoint allows to use images, video and audio to have a greater visual impact.
  • The other best thing is it is easy to use.
  • The best feature is converts even the most simple documents into attractive presentations.
  • It offers word processing, outlining, drawing and graphing.
  • If PowerPoint are universally provided free-of-cost and preferably pre-installed in the devices it should be helpful.
  • sometimes due to heavy file it creates problem and it would be great if it runs faster
  • A user guide and annoying
Microsoft Powerpoint is great for universities, colleges, business and other organizations. According to my experience there is no cons of this app. I love utilizing Microsoft PowerPoint consistently to design my documents and thesis and I can create attractive presentations from simple documents using this software's easy, flexible and convenient features. It allows me to present my ideas to a crowd and on international level easily and without trouble.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Microsoft Powerpoint to put together presentations for product pitches. Convey information to employees and investors. Organize results and data. The business problems it addresses mainly stem from communication. It is a powerful communication platform to allow us to share ideas during meetings.
  • Easy to import Graphics.
  • Compatible with many plotting software (Excel, Origin, MATLAB).
  • Easy to customize to increase company branding.
  • It sometimes crashes when PowerPoints get too large.
  • Import/play of videos can be finicky.
  • Hotkey introduction for alignment and distribution of elements would be useful.
Microsoft PowerPoint is great whenever you need to give a presentation and you care about graphics, animations, or focusing your audience on a specific part of the slide. It is finicky and requires a lot of trial and error if you want to include videos. These have been known to not play during presentations at times.
Cindy Moore | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Microsoft PowerPoint in our sales department to create demos or presentations to show prospects or display on a large screen during trade shows. Management uses Microsoft PowerPoint to create a slide show with instructions to introduce new programs or projects to employees. I have also used Microsoft PowerPoint to create a game to play with the employees during a motivational meeting. The business problem PowerPoint addresses is getting instructions out to either a prospect or employee in a consistent manner that can be referred to at any time. The use of visuals is very helpful as well.
  • Provides so many options on design (e.g., how it would look in your presentation)
  • Easy to use
  • Provides a presenter screen with what to say while the prospect follows along by watching their screen (without the lines to say)
  • As far as I know, you cannot make changes while in presenter mode
  • If you don't have two computer screens, it is hard to present and see what they see at the same time as being able to see your lines (or seeing their faces for reactions)
  • As far as I know, if I put a picture in a slide, I cannot add text on top of the picture
I find Microsoft PowerPoint is well suited for use during online Zoom meetings because of the presenter mode. It is also good if you do a lot of demos for prospects every day, so that you don't have to memorize what points you need to make to the customer over and over.
Ryan James Buagas | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Powerpoint is one of the primary tools my current company uses. We use it when preparing presentations, reports, business proposals, the orientation of our newly hired employees and etc. All departments use Microsoft Powerpoint but it is mainly on preparing reports. One of the business problems Microsoft Powerpoint address is preparing presentations. When making presentations, Microsoft Powerpoint is the way to go since all the things and functions needed are in there already.
  • A wide variety of design templates so you don't have to worry about the look of your presentation
  • You can easily prepare your statistical data with no ease.
  • User friendly. Everyone can do their own presentation
  • More guide or tutorials for beginners.
  • Be more user friendly.
  • More options for transitions and animations to make presentations more lively and interactive.
Microsoft Powerpoint is well suited since it is very convenient to use it and the tool is already trusted and proven. However, the software can very much be pirated and this is very unfair to everyone who pays for the product. If you would surf the internet you can download a copy of the software for free. So it needs better security on Microsoft side.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Microsoft Powerpoint for my firearms and personal defense training classes and seminars. It is a great presentation software and easy to use. I also use it as a graphics design program to design my brochures and business cards.
  • Great at creating professional presentations
  • Good option for graphic design projects
  • Exporting slides into different formats
  • When exporting to PDF, there is no option to just export the current slide like there is when you export to PNG. Export to PDF exports the entire file.
Powerpoint works great for presentations obviously but it is also a good graphics editor and does some similar things as Photoshop but a whole lot easier to use. I use it for creating my brochures, handouts and even created an image that I had blown up into a poster size for my business.
Johnston James | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I preach and teach with [Microsoft] PowerPoint 3 times a [day]. It is a good way of sharing information and displaying photos that describe what I am talking about in my sermons and lesson. I have set up templates in PowerPoint to make it easier to use. Each updates from Microsoft makes it easier to use. There is a wealth of phots and clipart available with PowerPoint that makes my task easier to use. I use PowerPoint each and every day in preparation for my sermons.
  • Insert Photos from my computer and from the web with ease.
  • Auto arrangement of graphics and texts is made available through suggested formatting.
  • Spell check as I type is very valuable to me. It autocorrects many words. I like for my presentation to be accurate.
  • The ability to change any font or any size of font is very valuable to me.
  • The ability to cut and past from Microsoft Word is valuable to me. It also allows me to import tables I have already created in Word.
  • I would like for PowerPoint to automatically assume that I want my transitions to come from the left rather than from the bottom. I don't ever use a transition from the bottom.
  • Learning the control keys has made my work much faster, but where to find the shortcut keys is a challenge. Maybe a menu for shortcut keys would be helpful.
  • I like to save to my computer, PowerPoints wants everything to be save in OneDrive.
[Microsoft Powerpoint] is very well suited for preaching and teaching. I find it easier to describe what I am trying to get across with a graphic. [Microsoft Powerpoint] is the most effective way to present material. I have also used it do graduation videos for our preschool. The integration of music with the graphics provides a first rate presentation.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
This software saves our lives daily at work. We use it throughout the company. To make presentations, it is one of the best, and certainly the best known. Very easy to use, with several options of themes, templates, integrated with Office 365, in addition to allowing shared use, with security levels, and in addition to being very fast.
  • Share presentations
  • Template options
  • Quick to use
  • Multi monitor presentation
Which scenario is it recommended? In practically everyone from that very simple and fast presentation (really fast), that you do in 5 minutes, to that more complex presentation, with animations and details, in all these scenarios Powerpoint attends to you. I think the only point that I think can improve, is the question of using multiple monitors, due to it being lost with some frequency, but nothing that prevents the use.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Microsoft PowerPoint is being used across the whole organization, not only by the training teams but by the management of almost every unit. It allows us to communicate in clear, visual ways both internally to our own employees, and externally to clients. PowerPoint provides a simple and accessible program for every staff to use.
  • Accessability - Anyone can get into PowerPoint
  • Visualization - Ability to clearly convey information
  • Polish - the program provides a lot of ways to make simple ideas polished
  • Deeper customization is not very possible.
  • It's very clear when something is made in PowerPoint.
  • Not ideal for creating graphics or even arranging them.
Microsoft PowerPoint is well suited for management, both for making presentations for their employees, and presenting possible ideas to anyone above them. It's also well suited to departments heavy in communication, such as the training departments--which use presentations often during orientation sessions, and the like--and HR departments--which use presentations for explaining benefits, or other things.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Microsoft PowerPoint is used to inform employees on how to use other software quickly and used as quick notes. The company also uses PowerPoint to address what types of materials that will be used in projects. Microsoft PowerPoint can show pictures as examples as an easy way for step-by-step ways to use other software used in the company.
  • Inserting pictures clearly.
  • Can change backgrounds.
  • Have easy to use [templates].
  • Can provide more [template] choices.
  • Technical difficulty with slides.
  • On going cost.
Microsoft PowerPoint is great for presentations. The slides can be used to summarize different topics [along] with pictures. The company I work for used PowerPoint as training and report of financials gains at the end of the year. The only time where PowerPoint is less effective is when explaining complex subjects.
Nafisha Labiba | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Microsoft Powerpoint is used across the organization at my company. We are a leading business in Bangladesh in tourism and leisure. We need to prepare ppt templates for onboarding the customers as well as our employees and tour hosts. In addition to this, preparing the project planning and management is extremely good in Powerpoint and it's very vibrant and easy to understand. We normally prepare promotional & project related documents through using this application.
  • It's global and accepted very well by everyone.
  • Infographics design and word arts feature.
  • Visualization of data is very vibrant.
  • Animation feature.
  • Offline access to prepare the ppt.
  • Easy to understand and user-friendly interface.
  • Existing layout designs need to improved or new designs can be incorporated.
  • More design ideas can be incorporated.
  • Infographics can be built in helping the users.
When anyone wants to present anything e.g. project, business plan etc. to the senior leaders or any audience, Microsoft Powerpoint is well suited in this regard. It's the best platform for sharing any ideas, data or findings with the relevant audience. I would choose to refer Microsoft Powerpoint to other colleagues for using this.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Microsoft Powerpoint is essential in our teams, as we use it for most deliverables in presentation format. It has improved throughout the years greatly and always kept features up to date, such as leveling, grouping, sharing flexibility. The linking with external documents is very important and used very frequently by our team members, and we usually export or copy over data from Excel or other files to visualize in Powerpoint.
  • Slide show and notes help us focus the audience on what's being presented.
  • Leveling and grouping objects makes it looks nice and clean.
  • Export/importing data to and from other files helps us update different versions easily.
  • Sometimes it breaks or locks when source is misunderstood and there's no easy way to fix it.
  • Occasional saving/protecting bugs happen but not significant.
  • Charts styling is limited compared to Excel.
I could not imagine my work being completed and presentable without using Powerpoint. I have tried using other programs, but Powerpoint is so much easier to use compared with others and has more flexibility and pre-built styling that is easy to implement. I also like the slide copy/paste feature that helps me easily modify my presentation without [losing] any slides.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
PowerPoint is an excellent tool for presenting documents in an engaging and appealing manner. Sound and video can be quickly integrated. The animations are often entertaining and vibrant.
  • They have ready to use templates that can come on very handy.
  • It runs pretty smoothly, even on low end devices.
  • They arrange their layout nicely, and you never feel overwhelmed.
  • Lines alignment accuracy can be a lot better.
Microsoft PP provides you with so many features to make your presentation. The functions such as animations, pre-designed slides, ease of adding shapes, color scaling, and various intelligent arts are excellent.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Almost all presentations are made using this tool. The collaboration tools which are built into this really help us agree on our take on the presentation in real-time. Our custom slide themes help us to stay on-brand at every presentation. Its cloud storage also helps us access this anywhere, anytime.
  • Collaboration
  • Accessibility
  • Customization
  • Variety of templates
  • Slides management in the left menu
  • Theme suggestions
  • Slide style suggestions
  • Slide recording with voice
It works well when collaborating across a large team, so it suits a bigger team. And not much for a smaller one. In my option, the most useful feature is the ability to collaborate on a single pptx file in real-time. My colleagues and I often find ourselves working on the same file, reviewing and appreciating the many ideas they show
Greg Madden, CISSP | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We develop cyber training for both public and private sector clients. We use PowerPoint as the basis for all of our training content. It is used across the entire organization from our training team to our sales team. PowerPoint makes it easy to quickly build out informative slides for any and all scenarios.
  • The built in slide designer function takes dull slides and makes them look great
  • Built in screen recorder makes it easy to include demo content in the slides
  • Access to images online allows you to find almost any type of graphic you need
  • The slide designer doesn't work right when you have shapes on the slide
  • You can't format all notes at once
PowerPoint is the go to app of choice for putting together any type of presentation that has a visual component. It's great for showing sales figure graphs as well as listing terminology for a training course. I cannot think of any reason not to use PowerPoint for all presentations and training.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use powerpoint to make professional presentations that explain and illustrate complex health research topics. I find that the data visualization tools in powerpoint are fairly easy to use, but some of the available options are too flashy and complex. I find powerpoint to be intuitive and easy to customize. Powerpoint works well on both macs and PCs and is easy enough to use for virtual presentations.
  • Easy to use
  • Good tools for customization
  • Easy to collaborate
  • Maybe too many options
  • Smart art can be complex
  • Formatting can change between computers
Powerpoint is usual for making presentations to share findings. It is helpful to be able to add notes. It would be nice to be able to add polls, etc to make the presentations for interactive. Additionally, powerpoint can be used to make charts or diagrams that can be used in other formats.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Powerpoint is used across our organization through pretty much all departments. Powerpoint has many functionalities revolving around presentations. This is used for both internal presentations and meetings, including our quarterly business reviews. Additionally, Powerpoint is used as a learning tool for certain training sessions and is good for displaying graphs and data.
  • Great presentation tool for business with ability to display graphs and images
  • Easy to use and very intuitive
  • Relatively cheap and is used by most other organizations we interact with as well.
  • Adding some media is a little more difficult (i.e. videos and having them always play)
  • Creating a custom design and template is a good amount of work.
Microsoft Powerpoint is well suited for any presentation type scenario, specifically if there are any business updates, customer facing presentations, or just general information needing to be presented. Additionally, it is well suited for any type of learning scenario for classroom sessions and presenting data/graphs. Great for sharing information, and there is some customization that can be done. Other software may be better suited if there is editing or signing needed between 2 parties (such as Word/Adobe).
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Microsoft PowerPoint is used across our organization as well as in our Regulatory Department. Primarily, PowerPoint is used during meetings to present new information. While meetings have transferred to virtual meetings, PowerPoint has remained the core presentation software for presenting new information. Additionally, it is standard for various employees to contribute a few slides to an overall larger PowerPoint. PowerPoint allows companies to create a default slide design, making it easy to compile different business units presentations into one other one.
  • Slide design is simplified and clean
  • Great graphs and visuals
  • Cohesiveness between slides of different authors
  • Presentation mode does not always work smoothly with Teams integration. Difficult to display the correct screen.
  • Audio and Video integration not as smooth and often doesn’t work in presentation mode.
PowerPoint is great for presenting new information to a larger group, and collaborating with many different business sectors. Often in our business, an individual from each unit may need to report on data. PowerPoint makes it very easy for each unit to create cohesive slides and combine them easily into the final presentation.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
[Microsoft] PowerPoint is most often used in trial presentations to most effectively illustrate anything from product malfunctions to catastrophic highway accidents, medical malpractice surgical procedures and anything that needs the minutiae of detail blown up and visualized by a jury. This way, by clearly explaining plaintiffs' claims and defenses of the case, [Microsoft] PowerPoint is an exceptional tool to break down timelines, present photographs, flow charts, diagrams, and other visual aspects of a litigation case. Many articles have been written about PowerPoint and it is stellar in presenting animation and other transitional effects (from traffic crashes to structural defects and damages thereto, etc.) so the jury audience can better understand all aspects of the case.
  • Illustration
  • Data Presentation
  • Chart Creation
  • Animation
  • Clear bullet-pointed outlines
  • Ability to easily print presentation/very user friendly
  • Software program is universal and well-known
  • Cost-effective in what the software offers and how powerful its capabilities are
  • Perhaps better interface with other software programs (like CAD programs) for easy conversion
  • Better design/coding to prevent crashing/freezing/hanging during presentation
  • Better design/coding to more smoothly incorporate into Zoom meetings/recording
[Microsoft] PowerPoint is an outstanding tool to use for trial presentations, meetings, seminars, workshops and conventions. So far, it does lag a little behind when used for Zoom meetings because of freezing, shutting down or hanging trying to buffer and may not be appropriate in all scenarios, depending on how many participants are in the virtual meeting.
Hein Grobler | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
PowerPoint is currently being used across our entire organization. Not only is it used extensively by every facilitator when designing learning material, but it is also used when we create presentations and concept designs for clients. It is used extensively for the design of infographics, for recorded classroom sessions, and for a multitude of template documents across the board.
  • Presentations
  • Interactive E-learning
  • Infographic designs
  • Document template designs
  • The ease at which one can create scorm type content.
  • The ability to paste pictures into tables.
  • Jumping to a next slide when I am still working on the bottom of the previous slide.
PowerPoint is extremely well suited for presentations. It is probably the easiest to use presentation software I have ever worked with. I also use it extensively when I am creating templates that have to look the same across multiple documents. It is easy to manipulate and duplicate content. Overall, no less suited situation that I can think of.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use PowerPoint for almost everything: presentations, documents, printed materials, playbooks, etc. Whenever my design team tries to pull a design into Adobe Creative Cloud instead, it usually ends up back in PowerPoint. PPT is one application that allows you to be creative with create great designs, while still being editable by an entire team (not just the designers).
  • Presentation mode animations: You can make things LOOK more creative and high-tech than they actually are when you apply the animations in clever ways.
  • Text transform: Google and Apple's answers to PowerPoint are severely lacking in this area.
  • Gives you free reign of the design of the page.
  • It's easy to create layouts with the smart guides that appear as you move/resize objects.
  • I WISH they had the option to export with bleeds, so you could use pages for large format printers.
  • When you export a PDF from a letter or legal-sized paper, it adds a white border around the page, even when there was none in the design. As a designer, this drives me CRAZY.
  • Adobe Creative Cloud allows you to move things slowly with the arrows, or in 10px increments when you hold the Shift and arrow key. In PowerPoint, when you hold shift and click the arrows, the shape resizes. It would be nice if there was another way to move things with the arrows in increments of 10px with PPT too.
  • PPT claims to be able to embed fonts, but it only causes headaches. Every time we have a file that we want to embed fonts, all we get are error messages. It's infuriating that we can't use more customized fonts and share them with our clients. Everyone asks for standard system fonts, which makes the design bland.
We use it for presentations as well as printed documents. We use PowerPoint when files need to be edited between us and our clients, so we can hand over a document and they can maintain it without us. However, if we want something static or more polished, then we move it into the Adobe Creative Cloud applications instead.
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