How to Add Alt Text to an Object in MS PowerPoint

A sight-impaired person needs a screen reader to read out a description of the objects on the computer screen. If your MS PowerPoint slide has an object, you can add alternative text or alt text to it. This helps the screen reader, as they are not sophisticated enough to understand what the object represents.

When adding alt text, you can do it in two ways:

  • Automatically generate the alt text
  • Manually generate the alt text

We will show you in simple, step-by-step instructions how to add alt text to an image in Microsoft PowerPoint.

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How to Create a Pie Chart in MS Excel

A pie chart illustrates the distribution of your data in the form of a slice in a circle. Each slice represents a percentage of the whole. It means the data in the chart will always add up to 100%. Pie charts use one data series, and display the contribution of each value to a total. 

When to Use a Pie Chart in Microsoft Excel

  • When the data comprises distinctive parts
  • To compare categories
  • To represent percentages at a set point in time
  • To show how 100% divided up into a few shares

You cannot plot a pie chart with continuous data. For example, you cannot plot a pie chart for age, height, and body weight. 

In this pie chart tutorial, you will learn how to make a pie chart in Microsoft Excel. You will also learn to customize the chart, explode or rotate a pie chart, and much more.

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How to Create a Word Cloud in Google Slides

A word cloud allows you to visualize a grouping of frequently used words within a body of text. You can then detect the major themes within the text. Google Slides does not have a built-in option for creating word clouds. This tutorial shows you how to create a word cloud in Google Slides using an online word cloud generator.

2 Steps to creating a word cloud in Google Slides

  • Generate a word cloud online
  • Insert the word cloud image into a Google Slide

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How to Change the Bullet Color in MS PowerPoint

You may need to present your points in the form of bullets in your slide. But unless the bullets are in contrast with the background, they may not be visible. To increase the contrast, it may be necessary to change their color. 

Fortunately, changing the color of bullets is a simple task in Microsoft PowerPoint. You can have:

  • Bullets of different colors
  • All bullets of the same color

We will show you simple, step-by-step instructions on how you can change the color of bullets.

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How to Change Hyperlink Color in PowerPoint

Did you know it’s possible to change hyperlink colors in your PowerPoint presentation? You may want the hyperlink color to match the theme or your slide design. Or, to increase the contrast to improve the visibility.

We will show in simple, step-by-step instructions how to change the hyperlink color in a PowerPoint presentation. 

Two Methods to change hyperlink color in Powerpoint

  • Change individual hyperlink color.
  • Change the color of hyperlink text throughout the presentation.

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How to Save Google Slides as PDF

This tutorial shows you how to save Google Slides as a PDF document.

3 Methods of saving Google Slides as a PDF

  • Download option on the File tab
  • Email option on the File tab
  • Print settings and preview option on the File tab

Note: All the methods will remove all transitions, animations, and comments. They will also replace videos with images or frames hyperlinked to the video files.

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How to Create an Index in MS Word

Many books contain an index at the end. This helps in easily locating words, keywords, and phrases in the book. MS Word offers a simple method of adding an index in a document. 

In this tutorial, we will show you how to:

  • Select References for an Index Entry
  • Insert the Index
  • Update the Index

We will use simple, step-by-step instructions for creating an index in MS Word.

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How to Switch Columns in MS Excel

You may need to switch columns in your MS Excel spreadsheet to re-organize the data. Let us walk you through the methods to swap columns without disturbing your data.

3 Methods of switching columns in Microsoft Excel

  • Cut and Paste Option
  • Drag and Drop Option
  • Duplicate a Column before Swapping

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How to Make a Signup Sheet in MS Word

The best way to get information about attending visitors or guests at an event, is to use a signup sheet in MS Word. 

Signees can provide information on a signup sheet so that you have an accurate headcount. It also makes organization and planning easier.

See how to make a signup sheet in Microsoft Word with simple, step-by-step instructions.

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