Quick Tip: Use smart art to quickly frame up a slide and then convert it into shapes. Saves a lot of time.

so sad around the holidays 😕

Bachelor folks check in, Firefly gang

For peeps in Brazil, what is all this UFO stuff that’s making the rounds?

I hate you, Verizon. You are the worst. That’s all. Just needed to get that out of my system.

Things are apparently going to get better after a client will be leaving, I’ll get to work on different brands but I am feeling pretty burnt out from the agency I’m at. Will new clients help? Or should I look elsewhere. Been at the agency almost 3 years, I feel like I need to switch things up for my sanity.

Can someone recommend a good photographer for headshots? I’ve tried two so far with mixed results. Don’t really like the final product and most are not great for a professional setting.

Do MBB firms usually give temporary accommodation to look for a place for people relocating from outside?

Hi Fishes,
How many days Persistent takes to share interview feedback?

I’m really discouraged. My after tax / after 401k contributions etc. take home pay is $6,500 monthly. I have $60,000 in savings / stocks for a down payment but even looking at a $550,000 home, my monthly payment would be about $3,400 from the calculators I’ve been using. Is that too high?

So discouraged that houses where I live are about 50% higher than what they were 2 years ago, and now interest rates are around 5.25% for my credit score. This is like a 1750 sq foot home

Anyone working for Oracle Cerner / Cerner Corporation and can provide a referral?

Hey everyone i am looking for a job change I am currently working in publicis sapient as a dot net developer I joined this company last December so i have 11 months of experience and i have done 6 months of internship as well. Anyone who can help me by giving a referral.
Thank you.

Hi Fish,

My LWD in TCS is on next week. Can anyone please help me what are the formalities I have to do and clearance I have to apply for.
If someone has gone through the process recently, a step by step guide would be really appreciated.

Unless you find public sector work virtuous, what is the appeal of Federal? I have done a few projects and wanted to stick my finger in a socket. Slow clients and non-transferrable experiences.

We are starting to look into A/B testing for international. Difficulty is, how are we going to maintain translations if we chose translations that deviate from the US source as all translations are based of a US sources string?

cisco or morgan stanley?

Anyone listened to A Model Family (Netflix) soundtrack. Wellerman it’s awesome 👌

How useful is a CPA license in finding a non-accounting job? Eventually I want to go into more of a financial analyst role but tbh I’m curious about what most people leave auditing to go into. I’m open to anything.

I was asked to create a workshop on advanced PowerPoint features. 1. What would you include? 2. How would you make it fun?

Never create net new slides. Use past formats to tweak and upgrade

Anyone know if you can paste a text box as a placeholder in Slide Master?

Does anyone know of any other programs that convert complex ppt decks to new master formats? The only one I've found is UpSlide. Thanks!

PPT for Mac good enough to justify the purchase of an M1? It’s been 5 years since used last and it seems better, but still missing some key features such as text formatting.

have a requirement to show an interactive scatter chart in Power Point from data stored in an Excel spreadsheet. Power Point and Excel files need to be in the same folder on a local machine and usable without an internet connection. I'm wondering if anyone has had a similar rewritten and, if yes, what was the approach and/or tools that you used?

I've researched using VBA but there are several examples and I'm wondering the most maintainable and user- friendly solution. Thx!

Is it possible to link a title on a PowerPoint slide to other slides in the presentation? (Like how in Excel you can link to other cells so you don't have to keep filling in the same information)

For example, I have a title that has the format: date of meeting title of meeting. This is a weekly meeting so every week I have to manually change the date for 30+ slides. Any insights? Thank you!

How do you add a column to the left side of a ppt table without resizing all the other columns?!

Hi Everyone!
I’ve been asked to develop 4 slides that summarise a firm’s strategy but I won’t get the chance to present the deck. Does anyone have any tips on how to make great, concise slides? Thank you!

Select an item -> select a box -> ctrl + shift and drag. Creates aligned copies

When you align objects, is there some way to “pin” down one object? Ex. I want to align object A to the center of object B, not the other way around.

My understanding is that it uses the larger object as the reference but wondering if you can swap that

my powerpoint KEEPS CRASHING. it is so frustrating!!! i’m tried restarting the app, my computer - the control panel right click “change” trick ….. every time, it starts acting up again. i’ve lost so much work, time and energy fighting with my computer! please send your best tips!!

Why don't we do these things on InDesign?

I need to create a slide that shows a project timeline changes over time with rationale for each change. Anyone have a suggestion for how to display this meaningfully?

Anyone willing to share PowerPoint templates for BPI - P2P O2C R2R

Has anyone ever successfully presented a complex Visio flowchart in PPT? Any tips and tricks much appreciated!

So who else creates their slides in MS Word? Never liked the UI of PowerPoint.

Can rows be set to be collapsible in a table?

What are the best PowerPoint plugins you recommend? All consultancies have their own, as a freelancer I am looking for a good alternative including all typical productivity and formatting tools if possible.