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PowerPoint Stress Relief from eSlideIssue 40
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How to Survive the Frenzy Before a PowerPoint Presentation Event - Keep Calm and Carry On!
Minimize the last-minute frenzy (and possibility of painful presentation mistakes) that can occur before a large, important business PowerPoint presentation event.

At eSlide, we've supported many professional business PowerPoint presentation events, so we understand the intense pressure that they represent. As all of the last-minute details come together it can feel like being caught in a whirlwind. And all of the work that's been done to coordinate and arrange the event can be scarred by a single rough spot right at the beginning. But there are things you can do to help you keep calm and carry on - read more... 
eSlide's Quick Tip of the Month  
Save Time with SET AS DEFAULT Settings
Sometimes if you are "just making a few edits" to an existing file, you'll notice that any new object you draw (e.g., a box or a connector line) doesn't look right. Sometimes every line you draw will have an odd-looking arrowhead, or every box you draw has a funny bevel effect. It's easy enough to modify those things, but if you need to fix every single object after you draw it, you can lose critical time (and patience)!
To help "keep calm" and save time, use this helpful tip: once you fix the first object, RIGHT-CLICK on it, and select SET AS DEFAULT SHAPE from the menu that appears. This forces PowerPoint to update the default settings for the file you are working on. From that point forward as you draw new shapes they will have the same styles as the object you set as the default.
The good news is that this can save you a lot of time, but even better - since PowerPoint saves those settings within that specific file - you'll be saving time for any colleagues you share the file with also!
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