When you create a custom PowerPoint theme file with your organization’s colors, fonts, and effects, you may want to share it with partners, clients, or subsidiaries who use a different Microsoft 365 tenant. The theme file itself is a .thmx file that contains design definitions, but sharing it across tenants introduces several unexpected restrictions. These … Read more
You want to add a live webcam feed directly onto your slides without leaving PowerPoint. The Cameo feature provides a dedicated placeholder that streams your camera into the presentation. This article explains how to insert, customize, and work with Cameo layouts for professional webcam-friendly designs. Cameo was introduced in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 subscribers on … Read more
You need to create a PowerPoint presentation that works correctly when users switch to a high-contrast theme in Windows. Standard slide colors, shapes, and text often become unreadable or invisible under high-contrast settings. This happens because high-contrast mode overrides many of the colors you set in PowerPoint, replacing them with system colors. This article explains … Read more
When you type text into a PowerPoint text box or placeholder, the font size sometimes shrinks automatically to fit the text inside the shape. This behavior is controlled by a setting called AutoFit. While AutoFit can help prevent text from spilling out, it often creates inconsistent font sizes across slides and forces you to manually … Read more
When you insert a text box in PowerPoint and type inside it, you might notice white space between the text and the border of the box. This space is the internal margin, and it can make your text appear misaligned or prevent you from placing text exactly where you want. By default, PowerPoint adds about … Read more
When you add text to a PowerPoint text box, the text aligns to the top of the box by default. This creates uneven spacing when the text box is larger than the text or when you have multiple lines. You may want the text to sit in the middle of the box for a cleaner … Read more
You have a bullet list in a PowerPoint presentation and you want the bullet character to be a small image instead of the default dot, arrow, or checkmark. PowerPoint allows you to use any picture file as a custom bullet, which gives your slides a unique visual style without needing to insert separate icons for … Read more
When you add a bullet list to a PowerPoint slide, the default indentation may not match your presentation layout or brand guidelines. The indent level controls how far the bullet and its text sit from the left margin, and each sub-bullet level has its own preset spacing. This article explains the three methods you can … Read more
When you double-click a second PowerPoint file while one is already open, it typically opens in the same window as a new presentation, replacing the current view. This makes it difficult to compare slides side by side or drag content between two presentations. The default behavior in PowerPoint is to open all files inside a … Read more
When you open a PowerPoint file, you might see a message that says the author recommends opening it as read-only unless you need to make changes. This is the Read-Only Recommended setting. It is not a security lock. It is a polite suggestion that the file should not be edited unless necessary. This article explains … Read more