As presentation nerds, we at BrightCarbon have had plenty of opportunity to get to know ins and outs of Google’s browser-based presentation tool. This guide will cover everything you need to know about Google Slides - from the very basics to the most advanced features - and will provide you with the know-how to make brilliant slides, quickly and easily.
At BrightCarbon, we've designed custom PowerPoint templates for everyone from small businesses to global enterprises, reaching hundreds of thousands of users. Along the way, we've spotted common pitfalls that crop up again and again. The good news? Most of these issues are easy to spot, and even easier to fix. Read on for five signs your PowerPoint template needs an update, plus practical tips to get it back on track.
For years, PowerPoint has been synonymous with boardroom presentations and academic lectures. Its default 16:9 slide ratio is tuned for projection screens, not LinkedIn grids or TikTok thumbnails. But what if the same tool that powers your pitch decks could also become your go-to design app for social media content?…
Logo slides are a regular fixture of presentations, but they're often ugly and messy and tend not to do too much to build the credibility they're supposed to. Follow along to learn how to make a logo slide look neat and tidy, and if you want a stretch task, get inspired by some competitor-trouncing alternatives
When it feels like the call is to make more and do it faster, design smart and build a presentation toolkit packed with effective layout slides. We show you how to start off by building five of your own.
Find out how you can make more accessible and inclusive presentations by thinking carefully about fonts, layouts, colours and structure.
Icons are a fantastic and versatile way of making your presentations more visually engaging. However, icons can also end up being at best decorative or at worse distracting when not used carefully. Learn three tips for choosing the right icons for your presentations.
Microsoft announced that Publisher is leaving us in October 2026. Read on for nostalgic Publisher memories and three great alternatives to explore before the Big Switch Off.
We’re calling out one of the major injustices of corporate rebrands across the globe – PowerPoint falling to the bottom of the rebranding checklist. We discuss why it's a problem and how to fix it!
Placeholders in PowerPoint form part of a layout and keep content in the right place on a slide. But sometimes, you want the names you see in the Selection Pane in the slide to follow what you set in the master. We're going to unravel a bit of PowerPoint history and find a solution to this conundrum in the process.
It's Christmas! After a late night with too much eggnog and brandy snaps we set ourselves a challenge to see who could come up with the wildest PowerPoint Christmas card! So it's the day after the night before, and through blurry eyes we can reveal our efforts...
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