07th Dec 2020
PowerPoint for Windows PC vs PowerPoint for macOS
Understand the most significant differences between PowerPoint for Windows and PowerPoint for Mac whether you're a PowerPoint dabbler or power user.
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Jamie Garroch
Senior technical consultant
Describe what you do at BrightCarbon
I help presentation designers be more productive in PowerPoint through the design of add-ins, delivery of training, and speaking at events.
Kids
Two teenagers for my sins, Connor and Kaitlyn. All three of us supported by my incredible wife, Becky. She’s my rock.
Pets
Dougal the Labradoodle, Lol and Dan the cats.
Drinks
I’m Scottish, so a really good single cask single malt, sipped slowly next to an open log fire. Followed by lots of coffee the next day.
Degrees
Centigrade or Fahrenheit? As a Brit living in the US, I’m very confused!
B. Eng. Communications Engineering from Plymouth.
3 words that describe me
Fancy dress costumes.
Couldn't do my job without
Passion, PowerPoint, perseverance.
Hidden skill
Making stuff. I designed and built my own home office from scratch.
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Tell me more!Recent articles by Jamie Garroch
19th Oct 2020
Solving the missing Mac Developer tab in PowerPoint
- PowerPoint productivity / Presentation technology
- Comments: 13
If you've ever run or written a macro for PowerPoint, Excel or Word on a Windows PC you'll probably be familiar with the Developer tab. Move over to the Mac and you'll be able to turn on the Mac Developer tab for both Excel and Word but it simply doesn't exist for PowerPoint. Until now!
04th Sep 2020
PowerPoint Mac Quick Access Toolbar
- PowerPoint productivity / Presentation technology
- Comments: 8
One of the things we recommend PowerPoint users do is create a quick acccess toolbar. It's a easy way to get to some of the hidden functionality in PowerPoint. But when do you find the time to create one? What tools should you add to it? Here at BrightCarbon we've created a PowerPoint toolbar to help.
24th Jul 2020
How to create a random order slide show in PowerPoint
- PowerPoint design / PowerPoint productivity
- Comments: 6
There’s no native feature in PowerPoint that lets you run your slides in a random order. But, where there's a will, there's a way! And with a touch of VBA, we've got a way.
06th May 2020
How to update PowerPoint preview thumbnail icons
- PowerPoint design
- Comments: 10
You’re about to learn everything you ever needed to know about how PowerPoint preview thumbnail icons work, how to generate them, and how to get rid of them.
22nd Jan 2020
Making the most of PowerPoint automation solutions
You probably already recognise Microsoft Office as a powerful suite of applications designed to make your working day productive and, dare I say it, even fun! But did you know you can get even more out of Microsoft Office applications through automation solutions?
