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.

Never thought that there would be so many haters in the workplace - what happened to being happy with your own success AND the success of others on your team.

So I used to work for this shady Series A funded startup in Mumbai. Our CEO was a drug addict who funnelled money back to a lobbyist on the VC side. They paid INR 1.2 Crores for their logo to a "creative agency", just one of the many dodgy expenses they made including multiple so-called official trips to exotic locations like Hawaii. Till date their SAAS product has not found a single buyer. The CEO's girlfriend was the Sales Director whose job was to wear skimpy dresses for business meetings.

Daily filling Timesheet even on bench.. bad process. it shall be weekly or monthly..

YOE : 7.8 i have an offer from IBM and HCL.
IBM : 18 fixed + 1 JB HCL : 21 ( 18 fixed + 1lakh approx (monthly variable) + 2 lakh Annual variable ) . Now i have a discussion pending with Robert Bosch , What should i quote ! Which will be better for job security and work life and overall career growth .

1st yr at a nyc v50 firm doing general transactional work. I know the lateral market for transactional lawyers is hot but not as hot for juniors. I just want a change of scenery because my current firm is bleeding good associates / not giving great training imo / and just seems small. Would lateralling this early feasible? Would it look bad on my resume?

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Hi Big 🐟,

Can somebody refer me into EXL services, As I have got shortlisted on Job ID 568888 but getting no response from their side. It will be more convenient to go through the interview process.
As well I'm looking for a change into O2C(Billing, Cash Application & Contract Management). I have 5 years of experience in the accounting & auditing field.

What are ways I can spend my $200 airline credit for the Amex platinum ? I saw upgrades don’t count and I have status so already get free baggage, lounge etc.

Could someone explain what finance closing process is? I passed CPA and have audit experience but I don’t really understand how industry accounting cycle works :( What does it mean to close the books? Are they referring to 12/31 deadline? Do all JE have to be recorded within this date? How does one close it?

Anyone familiar with Amazon's Solution Architecture team. Sounds like pre-sales /architecture type work. inputs on work, culture, pay, etc. appreciated

Hi,

I'm interviewing for Data Analytics Sr Analyst at Salesforce,
What is the Salary range for for this role?

Y.O.E - 4.5 Yrs
CCTC - 10Lpa,
Holding other offer - 21 Lpa

Is Vitro as bad as Glassdoor is making it out to be?

Meeting people while in consulting and in your early 30s...? Possible?

Walking into the office with a big smile and saying good morning to everyone you pass on the way to your desk sets a positive tone that lasts all day!

Anyone found an affordable adjustable standing desk they like? I have an iMac and a laptop is like to be able to fit on it.

Diversification is the key. My portfolio includes a bit of most of these.

1. Debt/Liquid mutual funds (direct)
2. Gold
3. REIT (fractional ownership and distribution)
4. Equity mutual funds (ELSS, direct)
5. Direct equity (India)
6. US stocks and ETFs (tech & genomics)
7. Crypto currency (interest deposits)

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Should I use 4:3 or 16:9 for my ppts?

Client wants to use 4:3 and I think they are insane.

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!!

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!

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

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!

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

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.

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?