Jul 26, 2024 | Articles, DataPoint, DataPoint Automation, Evergreen, Merge
In the digital era, personalization is key to engaging with your audience — whether it’s a customer, employee, or partner. Enter mail merging, a powerful process that has revolutionized the way businesses communicate on a large scale. But what exactly is mail...
Jul 23, 2024 | Articles, Data Dashboards, DataPoint, Reporting
Choosing the right tool for data presentation and analysis is crucial in a business environment. While Business Intelligence (BI) tools like Power BI offer comprehensive data analysis and visualization capabilities, there are compelling reasons to consider PowerPoint...
Jul 17, 2024 | Articles, Case Studies, DataPoint, Non-profit
Here is another great story by one of our clients about how they are using DataPoint. Let’s explore how how the American Association of Physicists in Medicine uses DataPoint for donor recognition at their events. A bit thank-you to Michael Woodward, Deputy...
Jul 16, 2024 | Articles, Data Dashboards, DataPoint, Reporting, Scoreboards
When you’re working with data, especially in a professional or business environment, one of the key challenges is ensuring that the information presented to stakeholders is current, clear, and impactful. This is where linking Excel to PowerPoint using DataPoint...
Jul 11, 2024 | Articles, DataPoint
Excel is undeniably the workhorse of data management, celebrated for its versatility and robust capabilities. It empowers users to efficiently organize, analyze, and visualize data, making it indispensable for professionals across various industries. Excel’s...
Jul 9, 2024 | Articles, Aviation, DataPoint, Digital Signage
PresentationPoint was founded in 1998 and was inspired by aviation and airports, where real-time information on television screens and other media is obvious and critical. When I have to pitch at an event about our PresentationPoint company, then sometimes I let...
Jul 2, 2024 | Articles, DataPoint, Reporting
In today’s data-driven business environment, the ability to quickly generate documents and presentations that reflect the most current data is not just an advantage; it’s a necessity. Our DataPoint plugin stands out as a powerful solution for automating and...
Jun 26, 2024 | Articles, DataPoint, Financial, Reporting
In the fast-paced financial sector, where data drives decisions and accurate, up-to-the-minute information is non-negotiable, the ability to efficiently generate documents and presentations with the latest data is crucial. PresentationPoint’s DataPoint software...
Jun 19, 2024 | Articles, DataPoint, Reporting
In the age of rapid information exchange and dynamic data landscapes, keeping presentations up-to-date can be a daunting task. Whether you’re delivering quarterly sales results, monitoring real-time data feeds, or sharing the latest metrics with stakeholders,...
Jun 12, 2024 | Articles, DataPoint, Reporting
A question at our PresentationPoint office popped up: how many PowerPoint presentations are made on a daily basis worldwide?? PP PowerPoint, Microsoft’s seminal presentation software, has not only become ubiquitous in corporate offices and educational...
Jun 5, 2024 | Articles, DataPoint, Reporting
In today’s fast-paced business world, generating accurate and up-to-date presentations and documents in bulk has become a paramount need for organizations across the globe. Whether it’s for financial reports, marketing material, or corporate...
May 29, 2024 | Articles, DataPoint, Financial, Reporting
Financial document automation facilitated by DataPoint works by enabling the seamless integration and real-time presentation of financial data within PowerPoint presentations, digital signage, and other documents. Here’s a breakdown of how it operates. 1. Create...
May 27, 2024 | Articles, DataPoint, How-To
Here at PresentationPoint, we LOVE PowerPoint. Its ease of use and the fact that most people in organizations already have access to PowerPoint as part of the Microsoft Office Suite make it the perfect companion platform for DataPoint. Another amazing feature of...
May 27, 2024 | Articles, DataPoint, DataPoint Automation
In today’s fast-paced business environment, efficiency and time management are key. Companies continually seek tools that can automate mundane tasks, allowing teams to focus on strategy and decision-making. DataPoint Command Line Tool (DP30GEN) steps into this space...
May 22, 2024 | Articles, DataPoint, Reporting
In the fast-paced business world, efficiency in document generation is crucial. Organizations across various industries strive to streamline this process to enhance productivity, reduce human errors, and improve response times. One powerful tool that is...
May 15, 2024 | Articles, DataPoint, Reporting
A question at our PresentationPoint office popped up: how much time is spent to keep presentations up-to-date? PP Calculating a precise estimate for the total number of hours spent updating presentation data worldwide annually is challenging due to several variables,...
May 9, 2024 | Articles, Data Dashboards, DataPoint, Evergreen, Reporting, Scoreboards
In an age where data drives decisions, business intelligence (BI) tools have become indispensable in extracting insights from vast amounts of data. However, the real challenge lies in communicating these data-driven insights effectively. Presentations, especially...
Apr 29, 2024 | Articles, Data Dashboards, DataPoint
In today’s data-driven business environment, presentations often need to include the latest data for accurate decision-making and compelling storytelling. When that data resides in Excel files on SharePoint, incorporating it into PowerPoint presentations can...
Apr 11, 2024 | Articles, Attractions and Events
We are thrilled to announce that PresentationPoint will be participating as a sponsor at the upcoming Present To Succeed conference, now in its 4th edition. This prestigious event, which is the largest of its kind globally, brings together professionals from around...
Feb 15, 2024 | Articles, DataPoint, Reporting
In this article, we explore the topic of executive summary PowerPoint presentations, what they are, why they are important, and how to automate their creation. What are Executive Summary PowerPoint Presentations? An executive summary PowerPoint presentation is a brief...
Jan 31, 2024 | Articles, Elections, Government
In the fast-paced world of politics, voter engagement has shifted dramatically. Today’s technology-laden landscape necessitates tools and strategies that facilitate rapid, personalized communication with potential voters. Enter DataPoint, a dynamic software...
Jan 26, 2024 | Articles, DataPoint, Reporting
In today’s fast-paced business environment, generating PowerPoint reports manually can be a time-consuming and error-prone task. Fortunately, automation offers a solution to streamline this process, allowing you to focus on valuable insights rather than tedious...
Jan 14, 2024 | Articles, DataPoint, DataPoint Real-time Screens
In the dynamic world of business, staying informed and up-to-date is crucial for making informed decisions. When it comes to presentations, incorporating real-time data offers a multitude of advantages. In this blog post, we will explore the benefits of using...
Dec 21, 2023 | Articles, DataPoint, Merge
In the vibrant world of digital marketing, Personalized Videos have emerged as a real game-changer. They can make your message more memorable, enhance audience engagement, and drive serious conversion results. One tool that stands out in achieving this is the...
Dec 16, 2023 | Articles, Data Dashboards
In today’s data-driven world, effective communication of information is key to success. With the rise of big data, businesses and organizations are inundated with information that needs to be analyzed and presented in a clear and concise manner to make informed...
Nov 24, 2023 | Articles, Data Dashboards, DataPoint, DataPoint Automation, Reporting
As a decision-maker in today’s fast-paced, data-driven world, extracting value from your data has never been more important. We understand that dealing with multiple data sources and formats can be challenging. That’s why we’re excited to introduce...
Nov 17, 2023 | Articles, Case Studies, DataPoint, DataPoint Automation, Marketing and Advertising
Did you know, you could use PowerPoint and DataPoint as tools for automated product catalog design? In this article, we visit Sara Mau from Botania.dk who runs a webshop selling hundreds of different flower seed variants. As you might imagine, managing such an array...
Oct 16, 2023 | Articles, Digital Signage
Digital signage televisions have become a popular tool for businesses to communicate with their customers or employees, providing a dynamic and interactive way to display information. However, deciding what to show on your digital signage can be a daunting task. With...
Oct 9, 2023 | Articles, DataPoint, How-To
Real-time data is becoming increasingly important in many different industries for informed decision-making. Displaying such data on television screens can be an effective way to help people access, interpret, and respond to the information in real-time. Here are 24...
Oct 2, 2023 | Articles, Data Dashboards, DataPoint
In today’s fast-paced business world, effective communication and data visualization are vital for success. When it comes to creating real-time dashboards and dynamic presentations, PowerPoint has long been a popular choice. However, many individuals and...
Sep 25, 2023 | Articles, DataPoint, Education, How-To
In the world of reporting, the choice of fonts holds immense power. The right font can elevate the visual appeal of a report, enhance readability, and communicate information effectively. With a plethora of font options available, it can be overwhelming to choose the...
Sep 19, 2023 | Articles, QR Codes
A trip to the dentist can be a nerve-wracking experience for many people, with dental anxiety being a prevalent concern among patients of all ages. The waiting room, often the first point of contact, plays a crucial role in setting the tone for the entire dental...
Sep 12, 2023 | Articles, DataPoint, How-To
In today’s fast-paced and data-driven world, static presentations with outdated data have become a hindrance to effective communication and decision-making. PowerPoint presentations have long been a popular medium for conveying information, but relying on old...
Sep 1, 2023 | Articles, DataPoint, Education, How-To
Digital signage has revolutionized the way schools communicate with their students, parents, and staff. It enables schools to display important information, announcements, and upcoming events in a visually appealing and interactive way. By utilizing PowerPoint and...
Aug 28, 2023 | Articles, DataPoint, DataPoint Automation, Evergreen, Merge
If you frequently make presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint and find yourself manually updating your charts and slides every time data changes, you need to try PresentationPoint’s DataPoint Plugin. With this powerful plugin, you can create dynamic, data-driven...
Aug 17, 2023 | Articles, How-To
In the ever-evolving world of typography, fonts play a crucial role in shaping the visual identity of a brand or document. Microsoft, known for its commitment to innovation and design, has recently introduced a new font called Aptos. Previously known as Bierstadt,...
Aug 16, 2023 | Articles, DataPoint, DataPoint Automation, Evergreen
Do you ever find yourself spending endless hours in PowerPoint, copying and pasting values from one slide to another, or from another document or source to your slides? If so, you’re not alone. Many people underestimate the amount of time they spend on these...
Jul 18, 2023 | Articles
I love outlining! I use outlines when planning, brainstorming, writing, and creating presentations. In this article we will explore the benefits of using ChatGPT PowerPoint outlining to speed up and enhance your presentation creation process. When you start up with a...
Jul 11, 2023 | Articles, Data Dashboards, DataPoint, DataPoint Automation, Evergreen
In today’s data-driven world, effective data visualization has become crucial for conveying complex information in a simple and visually appealing format. PowerPoint, with its versatile features, allows users to create impactful presentations incorporating...
Jul 4, 2023 | Articles, DataPoint, Digital Signage, Evergreen
Effective communication is essential for any successful organization. However, slow communication can be a major obstacle to productivity, collaboration, and success. That’s why we’re excited to introduce our new slogan, “Fighting Slow...
Jun 27, 2023 | Articles, Attractions and Events, DataPoint, Digital Signage, Maps, Wayfinding
Festivals are a great way to spend time with friends and family, enjoy music, food, and drinks, and create unforgettable memories. However, with large crowds and multiple stages or attractions, festivals can also be overwhelming and confusing, especially when it comes...
Jun 21, 2023 | Articles, DataPoint, Digital Signage, Hotel, QR Codes
In the hospitality industry, a guest’s experience is everything. As a hotel operator, you want your guests to have the best experience possible to keep them coming back. Here are 10 ways you can use hotel digital signage to maximize your customer experience and...
May 1, 2023 | Articles
PresentationPoint, a leading provider of digital signage software and presentation and automation tools, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Founded in 1998, the company has grown from a small startup to a global player in the digital signage industry. Over...
Apr 26, 2023 | Articles, DataPoint, Food & Beverage, QR Codes
In the current digital age, technology is rapidly transforming every aspect of our lives, including the way we order food in restaurants, now by offering digital menus. A digital menu is a digital version of your restaurant’s printed menu. It’s an easy way...
Apr 15, 2023 | Articles, Digital Signage
Evolution of Public Signage What’s one thing a barbershop, a laundromat, and an arcade all have in common? No, not quarters. They all have some sort of signage advertising their services. In fact, most businesses do. Human beings have been communicating since the dawn...
Jan 19, 2023 | Articles, DataPoint, QR Codes
Business presentations have a reputation for being boring. Too many slides with bullet points and reams of financial tables. Here are our creative business presentation ideas to help you break out of boring and into grabbing your audience’s attention. One Point...
Oct 4, 2022 | Articles, Broadcasting, Case Studies, DataPoint, Elections, Government, Reporting
In this article, we discuss how Robertson County Government in Tennessee in the US used DataPoint to create their own election dashboard software for their election viewing party. A big thank you to Chet Biggers, IT Manager for Robertson Country for sharing this story...
Sep 27, 2022 | Articles, DataPoint, How-To
Microsoft Office is a very powerful tool that can be even more powerful with PowerPoint automation. Why do you need to use Automation in PowerPoint? Let’s face it – we are all far too busy to be spending time copying and pasting numbers, pictures, and...
Sep 20, 2022 | Articles, Broadcasting, Case Studies, DataPoint, Scoreboards
This story comes from the UK and shows how one of our clients, British Gymnastics, uses DataPoint as scoreboard software for some of their events. About British Gymnastics British Gymnastics is the National Governing Body for Gymnastics in the UK. They are based at...
Sep 1, 2022 | Articles, DataPoint
Imagine if each person in your audience received a customized presentation just for them based on their needs and interests. That’s right: a custom presentation. Just for them. If you can’t imagine it, that’s because it sounds impossible—but not by...
Jul 7, 2022 | Articles, Digital Signage, Food & Beverage, Hotel, Marketing and Advertising
Remember the split-flap displays on train stations and airports? The ones that showed your flight or train schedule, with letters and numbers that clacked as they changed? Generations of travelers have many fond memories of these clacking information screens seeing...
Jul 2, 2022 | Articles
What is a PowerPoint designer’s worst nightmare? When your amazingly crafted, beautiful PowerPoint presentation ends up in the hands of your client’s employees who then proceed to butcher your treasured creation beyond recognition! You know the feeling....
Jun 25, 2022 | Articles, Case Studies, DataPoint, Digital Signage, Real Estate
In this case study, we explore how St John Properties uses DataPoint to create their building lobby digital signage directories. About St. John Properties St. John Properties is a commercial Real Estate company headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. St. John...
Jun 13, 2022 | Articles, DataPoint
Microsoft recently announced Power BI PowerPoint integration, finally connecting two of their major software products – their premier data reporting tool (Power BI) with the world’s leading presentation software (PowerPoint). Let’s examine their...
Jun 2, 2022 | Articles, Digital Signage, QR Codes
Digital signage is a powerful tool. With its motion, video, and vivid imagery, it’s no surprise that it grabs our attention as we walk by. But what happens after the patron sees the ad? How do you get them to take action NOW instead of just going about their...
May 26, 2022 | Articles, Digital Signage, FAQ, How-To
We best know PowerPoint with its interactive presentations that are typically used at meetings where you have one person (the presenter) who shows a slide and tells about it. When he is finished, he uses the mouse or a presenter stick to click and move to the next...
May 12, 2022 | Articles, DataPoint, How-To, Maps
Recently I was asked by a customer if DataPoint can show thematic maps, colored by data. A thematic map is a type of map that portrays the geographic pattern of a particular subject matter in a geographic area or shape. Of course, the answer was yes, but you need to...
May 3, 2022 | Articles, DataPoint, Digital Signage, QR Codes
QR codes (also called quick-response codes) are like barcodes, but they’re made to be scanned by a cell phone camera. They’re used by businesses today in all kinds of ways—from marketing to creating a seamless payment experience. The beauty of QR codes is...
Apr 25, 2022 | Articles, DataPoint, Digital Signage, Weather
Download our free New York weather template for PowerPoint. This template displays the current weather conditions, the high temperature and low temperature of the day, as well as the forecasted weather for the next five days. This free New York weather template will...
Apr 11, 2022 | Articles, MessagePoint
If you’re running a business, you need to know how to effectively communicate with your employees. For the past few years, office digital signage for workplace communication has been on the rise. Why? Because it helps businesses harness the power of technology...
Apr 4, 2022 | Articles, DataPoint, Evergreen
“Data” and “report” are the two words you are well accustomed to, even though you may or may not have to deal with it every day. But in case you have to create reports and manage dashboards every single day, then you are already aware of how arduous it is to manually...
Mar 27, 2022 | Articles, DataPoint, Evergreen, QR Codes
QR code images or quick response images are often used in prints and displays. These can be scanned with your telephone’s camera app. This camera app detects that it is a QR code image, and translates the information into a link to a destination where you can...
Mar 14, 2022 | Articles, MessagePoint
When you are looking to fill openings in your company, have you thought of the advantages of internal recruitment? What is Internal Recruitment? Internal recruitment is the filling of jobs from people already within your organization. Advantages of Internal...
Feb 28, 2022 | Articles, Data Dashboards, DataPoint, Healthcare
In this video, we show you how to create a live coronavirus dashboard using PowerPoint and the PowerPoint add-on, DataPoint. Then we break down some of the steps and show how-to screenshots in the article. Find A Coronavirus Dashboard Data Feed The first step is to...
Feb 21, 2022 | Articles, DataPoint
Creating reports and data presentations out of scratch can be a hefty task and requires lots of research. The process begins with the collection of most updated numbers and stats found in the internet or any other source and then operation to sort out those data...
Feb 14, 2022 | Articles, DataPoint
Customers all over the world use our DataPoint plugin for PowerPoint to run a real-time slideshow with up-to-date news, weather, key performance indicators, messages, etc. Some want to add inspirational or funny quotes to this slideshow to motivate personnel....
Jan 31, 2022 | Articles, DataPoint, Digital Signage, Dynamic elements, How-To, Weather
In this webinar recording, PresentationPoint partner Kurt Dupont shows how to set up a Live Weather display using PowerPoint and our PowerPoint add-ons, DataPoint, or Dynamic Weather. Have a look at this exclusive and in-depth webinar about showing real-time and live...
Jan 30, 2022 | Articles, Attractions and Events, Case Studies, Non-profit, VideoPoint
In this article/video and case study we look at how Reverend George Rizor creates virtual church services using PowerPoint and our VideoPoint software. For three years now, my church services, which incorporate multiple cameras have been working terrifically. The...
Jan 24, 2022 | Articles, How-To, iPoint, SignageTube
Digital Signage software is a very important aspect of any business that wants to grow their engagement and customer base. As well as if any company wants to create a positive impact worldwide, then what is better than advertising through digital signage displays? But...
Jan 17, 2022 | Articles, How-To
PowerPoint is an amazing program not only because it’s a great way to communicate and share ideas with others, but also because it can take content from myriad sources, and combine them all cohesively with visual unity. There are essentially two ways in which...
Jan 8, 2022 | Articles, Digital Signage, How-To
Professionally I have been active for more than 30 years in the AV and digital signage industry. Every day I’m confronted with people that are designing their advertising and messaging in a basic design tool, exporting it to images, copying it on a USB stick and...
Dec 20, 2021 | Articles, DataPoint, Evergreen, How-To
Here is a recording of a recent webinar we put together on “Amazing Things You Can Do With Airtable and PowerPoint” exploring how you can use Airtable for online data collection and then use DataPoint to show Airtable data in real-time on PowerPoint....
Dec 11, 2021 | Articles, DataPoint, How-To
The last countdown event of the year is always the countdown that we all do; the countdown with family and friends to New Year. Think about Times Square, New York. That is the best example of counting down to New Year. You can create that same effect in your office,...
Dec 7, 2021 | Articles, DataPoint, DataPoint Real-time Screens, How-To
A computer or television screen that counts down to next Christmas, creates attention and Xmas-awareness. This awareness is very important for shops. Public holidays or celebrations generate extra sales. Imagine Valentine. When you see that tomorrow it is Valentine,...
Dec 7, 2021 | Articles, DataPoint, DataPoint Real-time Screens, Industrial/Manufacturing, Logistics
If you are white-collar personnel or a firm whose whole work involves dealing with numbers, data (i.e., creating reports and presentations) and dashboard, you know how difficult it is to sort them out and arrange them in one place. But what if you can do much more...
Nov 30, 2021 | Articles, DataPoint, Digital Signage, Education, iPoint, SignageTube
Technology has made our daily lives effortless in almost every aspect. Especially when the pandemic hit us and going outside for either work or school became totally restricted. Technology played a pivotal role and connected us with our family, school, work etc. With...
Nov 23, 2021 | Articles, DataPoint, DataPoint Automation, Evergreen
Technology has heavily influenced our daily life, making our lives easier in every aspect. Daily necessities have become easily available and affordable. In the corporate world, where people often have to track and play with numbers, technology has created different...
Nov 16, 2021 | Articles, Evergreen, Non-profit
Here are some fundraising PowerPoint ideas to help you use PowerPoint for fundraising for your organization. 1: Public Speaking Opportunities Public speaking is a great way to use PowerPoint for fundraising. You can speak in front of hundreds of people and get the...
Nov 9, 2021 | Articles, DataPoint, DataPoint Automation, Evergreen
Updating data manually is always a hefty task. You have to go through piles of pages to find a few relevant pieces of information you are looking for. But does it end there? Unfortunately, the answer is no. After finding the data you are looking for, you will have to...
Nov 2, 2021 | Articles, Evergreen, MessagePoint
In this webinar video, we show you how to use PowerPoint for interoffice communications by turning your existing computer network into a company-wide broadcasting system. Show the latest company news, sales figures, welcome new employees, or showcase the next office...
Oct 26, 2021 | Articles, Case Studies, Data Dashboards, DataPoint, DataPoint Real-time Screens, Evergreen, Reporting
The Power of Data Dashboards Wherever your eyesight wanders around, you will see data, and with every step, you will experience the changes it has brought about. For example, if you look in the world of business, data is being used constantly to analyze, innovate,...
Oct 15, 2021 | Articles, Attractions and Events, DataPoint, DataPoint Real-time Screens, Digital Signage
Congratulations Sotheby’s for this new record #loveisinthebin. Looking totally different now at all the shredded invoices and papers here in our recycle bin . Nice to see that real-time information on your screen there with our DataPoint presentation software....
Oct 2, 2021 | Articles, How-To
Microsoft has announced that they are going to add some new features in their one of the most popular and commonly used products, PowerPoint. PowerPoint was first released on April 20, 1987, and was initially available for Mac. Later on, it was acquired by Microsoft...
Sep 28, 2021 | Articles, Evergreen, How-To
I love when I drive or walk by a business and they have a funny sign out front. It shows me that the shop owners have a sense of humor and I have a warm feeling about the business and enjoy that they made me laugh. In this video, we will show you how to create your...
Sep 21, 2021 | Articles, Digital Signage, Evergreen, iPoint, Marketing and Advertising, SignageTube
In this video and article, we discuss how to benefit from location based advertising on digital signage. Digital Signage Excels @ Location Based Advertising You can use digital signage monitors close to the advertiser to deliver advertising while prospects are in the...
Sep 13, 2021 | Articles, DataPoint, Evergreen
Our customers often use PowerPoint to create menu boards and price lists. A good tip for price lists is to show your items for as long as possible. The risk of a PowerPoint price list is that you are going to use multiple slides to show all your items and...
Sep 6, 2021 | Articles, Evergreen, iPoint
In this video, we explore how to choose and manage music backgrounds for your retail store, restaurant or other environment. Music has a huge impact on our experience. It taps our emotions. Music can be uplifting, melancholy, or make us want to dance. Music can soothe...
Aug 31, 2021 | Articles, Data Dashboards, Non-profit
Ever wonder what PresentationPoint staff do for vacations? Our founder, Kurt Dupont, donates some of his vacation time to cook for 150+ hungry campers at the nonprofit Chiro Youth Camp. Being Kurt, he came back and created this nonprofit infographic dashboard in...
Aug 20, 2021 | Articles, DataPoint, DataPoint Automation, Evergreen, Merge
This week we added a great feature to our DataPoint (Enterprise edition). This edition already includes a PowerPoint generator to generate individual and personalized presentations and documents for you, via its Snapshot Save As feature. But we have added an...
Aug 17, 2021 | Articles, Digital Signage, SignageTube
Successful businesses evolve with market trends, technological innovation, and internal forces. As your organization grows, you have to upgrade to stay ahead of the competition. This principle also applies to digital signage. A decade ago, a USB stick was the go-to...
Aug 10, 2021 | Articles, Digital Signage, Evergreen, iPoint
Lets explore the use of timed content within your digital signage content management system. What is timed content? Timed content for digital signage is content that changes based on time. This might be: Time of day Day of the week Seasons/Weather Holidays and events...
Aug 3, 2021 | Articles, Data Dashboards, DataPoint, DataPoint Real-time Screens, Evergreen, Logistics, Transportation
The trucking industry is a challenging one, with many logistics to manage. In this video, we will show you how to set up a truck logistics dashboard using PowerPoint and our PowerPoint add-on, DataPoint. Why are Truck Logistics Important? Truck logistics dashboards...
Jul 20, 2021 | Articles, MessagePoint
In this video and article, we explore how you can use your existing computer network for inter office communication using push notifications and by controlling your network’s login screens, wallpaper and screensavers. Inter Office Communication: The Problem...
Jul 13, 2021 | Articles, Digital Signage, Evergreen
Forget old, static billboards! Digital billboards let you add movement and video to your advertising and to show hundreds of messages instead of a single message. Why Digital Billboards? With digital billboards, you can show a playlist of multiple ads instead of a...
Jul 4, 2021 | Articles, Case Studies, DataPoint, Evergreen, Healthcare, Non-profit
In this video and article, we provide a non-profit digital signage case study, showing how Bravo Ambulance uses our DataPoint software to communicate with their dispatchers, paramedics, and other team members. Thanks to Tony Napoli, President of Bravo Ambulance for...
Jun 28, 2021 | Articles, Evergreen, Human Resources, MessagePoint
One of the most troublesome parts of having workstations all over the office, the country, even the world, is getting everyone on the same page with information. Send out an email and only a small percentage will read it in time. Sending a printed newsletter is...
Jun 21, 2021 | Articles, Data Dashboards, DataPoint, Evergreen, Financial
In this video, we explore how to create a crypto dashboard in PowerPoint to show real-time pricing of cryptocurrencies. See the video above to see the crypto dashboard in PowerPoint in action. The first step whenever you are creating a data-driven PowerPoint...
Jun 15, 2021 | Articles
Cancer in a child has a huge impact on the family. It is a terrible disease and leaves no one untouched. How can you as an entrepreneur make a big difference for these families? BNI Foundation Belgium is auctioning an exclusive 80-year-old Japanese tree! We already...
Jun 11, 2021 | Articles, DataPoint, DataPoint Real-time Screens, Digital Signage
In today’s highly competitive marketplace, businesses should adopt intensive cost-cutting to stay ahead of the curve. Undertaking as many tasks as possible in-house or yourself is an effective way to cut costs. Professional digital signage services are costly. So, you...
Jun 4, 2021 | Articles, DataPoint, DataPoint Real-time Screens, Evergreen, Financial
In this video, we are going to show you how to create a live crude oil price dashboard in PowerPoint using our DataPoint add-on for PowerPoint. Click on the video below to see our process. Live Crude Oil Price from Web URL Our first attempt was to gather the...
May 31, 2021 | Articles, Attractions and Events, Evergreen, Tutorials
Here is a recording of our recent webinar, “Event Promotion Using PowerPoint.” PowerPoint Create as Video: Quality and File Size How to Hide Video Media Controls on Slideshows FAQ: Should I Export Presentation to 4K Video? Voter Turnout Personalized Videos...
May 11, 2021 | Articles, How-To
A surprising message from Microsoft recently. Microsoft is going to replace its default font. Originally it started with Times New Roman and with Office 2007 it switched to the current Calibri font which was the default font for the last 15 years. Now Microsoft is...
May 10, 2021 | Articles, How-To
Tech-giant Microsoft recently announced 2 new versions of Office. A consumer Office 2021 version and Office LTSC for commercial customers. They will become available later this year for both macOS and Windows. After Office 2016, Microsoft started to promote more of...
May 4, 2021 | Articles, Case Studies, DataPoint, Makeovers
Today’s story is from Torsten Maier, a student at Penn State. Torsten wanted to re-make a favorite Pokeman board game for his sister that they played in their childhood. Torsten didn’t want to make all the Pokemon tiles by hand, so he Googled ways to...
Apr 27, 2021 | Articles, Digital Signage, SignageTube
Many businesses have screens they want to put signage up on. Up to now, that’s been a pain. You have to create something in one program and manually load it to the screen. Changing it is a lot of work, until now. SignageTube makes all of this a lot easier. And now,...
Feb 28, 2021 | Articles, MessagePoint
PresentationPoint is proud to introduce: MessagePoint, the most powerful communication tool your office has. MessagePoint uses your company’s screensaver, background images, and push notifications to keep your team informed, motivated, and moving together. It allows...
Feb 23, 2021 | Articles, DataPoint Automation
While it is a useful tool, it is unusual that a PowerPoint presentation becomes a major player player in international politics and tension. Let’s look at how the Meng Wanzhou PowerPoint became the “smoking gun” that has lead to multiple arrests and...
Feb 9, 2021 | Articles, Tutorials
By popular demand, here is a recording of Chantal Bossé’s recent webinar she taught for our members – “PowerPoint for Video Production.” Please hit the like and subscribe buttons on our YouTube channel to encourage us to continue creating...
Jan 26, 2021 | Articles, Case Studies, DataPoint, DataPoint Automation, Evergreen, Financial
PowerPoint navigation is an underutilized feature. You can use navigation to create interactive presentations, kiosk presentations, directories and much more. Let’s explore how to use PowerPoint navigation to create a self-guided client presentations that your...
Dec 14, 2020 | Articles, Case Studies, Data Dashboards, Government, Logistics, Military or Defense, Reporting
PresentationPoint is proud that our software is used in military planning for mission-critical situations needed by people who serve in military organizations. Our software is used by such militaries as the US Air Force and US Army. Recently we created a custom...
Dec 1, 2020 | Articles, DataPoint
DataPoint is absorbing TickerPoint. We already have our DataPoint plugin to connect text boxes, and other PowerPoint shapes to real-time data and data sources. With a normal text box, text is shown: left aligned, centered, or right aligned. But the text is placed...
Nov 24, 2020 | Articles
When you want to show a video in full screen on a PowerPoint slideshow, then you can insert that video to slide. When you are using this slideshow for your information screens at the company, then you want it to start automatically. To start a video automatically,...
Nov 20, 2020 | Articles, Tutorials
Here is a recording of Richard Goring’s fantastic “Cool New PowerPoint Functions in Office 365” webinar he taught for our PresentationPoint audience. In addition to his great teaching we caught on video, Richard has also generously provided us with a...
Nov 17, 2020 | Articles, DataPoint, DataPoint Real-time Screens
Would you be watching screens and channels for a long time when you assume that they are just showing old content on their digital signage television screens? Probably not. People want to see real-time data, accurate information, the latest key performance indicators...
Nov 10, 2020 | Articles, How-To
This article will help you to set up a digital menu board for your restaurant, take-away, bar, or coffee shop. Back in the old days, people used menus on paper, but they were expensive to create, and expensive to update because you had to reprint them. Or they used...
Nov 5, 2020 | Articles, DataPoint, DataPoint Automation, DataPoint Real-time Screens
Our lives are filled with data. Step counters, sleep monitors, earnings reports, the list goes on. From the second we wake up, to when we go to sleep, we are consuming data. Not all methods of consuming data are created equal, though. This is demonstrated by the...
Oct 28, 2020 | Articles, BreakPoint
Meetings can be boring. Sorry to say, but yes, they sometimes are. Meeting breaks are mostly better😊. But the PowerPoint slide that announces the meeting break is boring then again. Nothing moves. It mostly brings the virtual message: “Well done! You...
Oct 26, 2020 | Articles, DataPoint, Elections, Government, Maps
Elections are a great time for people who love data. In this video and article, we will show you some different ways to show US elections polls data in PowerPoint. Step 1: Assemble US Elections Poll Data The first step is to assemble the data. I found some US...
Oct 24, 2020 | Articles, Case Studies, DataPoint, Elections, Evergreen, Government, Non-profit
In this video, we show you how you can create personalized voter turnout videos using PowerPoint. The examples shown are for the US election, but will also work for any country, state, province, or municipal election. This could be used to increase voter turnout on a...
Oct 17, 2020 | Articles, DataPoint Real-time Screens, Evergreen
People in western countries spend up to 12 hours per day looking at screens. As I write this article, I’ve easily spent 36 hours over the past three days either staring at my computer screen, television screen, phone. Screens have undeniably become a massive part of...
