Whether a software is strong or not, I think it can be distinguished mainly from two points.

First of all, the software provides some very powerful functions.

With a simple button, earth-shaking changes can be achieved. Such as one-click retouching software.

Second, the software provides some variable commands.

With these commands, we can accomplish routine tasks well, and when we want to go further, we can achieve creative results.

Many previous answers talked about the latest powerful functions such as smooth transition and 3D model, which belong to the first category. I mainly talk about the second kind of power.

When we arrive at the university, we will meet all-purpose oil majors, such as international marketing, planning and management. This specialized course covers all aspects, but each aspect will not be particularly in-depth.

Many friends will feel that what they have learned is not particularly practical when they study. There is neither operational experimental equipment nor accurate mathematical model. The course is general but not refined, and it can neither be designed nor manufactured.

And excellent students in this kind of major can gain knowledge that ordinary engineering majors can't. The final employment of graduates can be very wide, and the potential that can be tapped is also huge. After years of gathering, few students work in the same field, but for engineering students, after years of gathering, most of them are in the same system.

PPT is such a universal software. It seems that it can be used in any occasion, and the good effect is not bad. Knowledgeable but not refined, it provides many design sections, which are enough to complete the most routine tasks. If a function is used in a special way, it can also make an effect comparable to that of professional design software.

Give a few examples:

blur

PPT has some built-in image adjustment filters, which are rarely used. Pictures have an artistic effect called blurring.

It will blur the clear picture.

By making good use of fuzzy effect, colorful gradients can be made in PPT.

Using PowerPoint to make such a gradient, whether it is speed or effect, is even better than professional design such as PS and AI.

Step 1.

Fill the background color for PPT.

Step two.

Draw multiple shapes on the background color and fill them with colors.

Step three.

Save the PPT on this page as a picture format.

Step four.

Insert this picture back into PPT, reduce it to a certain extent, and right-click to save it as a picture.

This step is very critical. The purpose of re-inserting the picture and reducing the operation is to make the resolution of the picture lower and have better effect in blurring.

Step five.

Drag this picture to full screen size and apply blur to the artistic effect to increase the radius. After selecting a picture, right-click to open and set the picture format, and the adjustment of radius is hidden in the artistic effect of the tab.

Let's compare the color transition before and after blurring, and you can't see the handwriting of PPT at all:

With this gradient, we can enhance the design sense of the background:

You can also cover it on the slag map to save the day:

I took this photo in a corner. Flat enough to be left out in the corner and draw a circle by yourself.

Covered with homemade gradients, you can stand on the international stage with feelings.

I took this photo by the roadside. Does it look like a passerby?

Draw a few pictures and treat them as gradients as described above.

Cover the picture, adjust the transparency, and the artistic sense will be improved immediately.

vector graphics

PPT provides Boolean operation between vector graphics, with which we can draw all kinds of strange graphics. Someone uses PPT to draw pictures. I think it is ideal, but it is not necessary.

Even this operation applies to the mixing of pictures, words and shapes. Using this technique, you can make very creative pages in PPT.

For example:

Insert text above the shape.

Subtract the text from the shape, and you can get the shape of the subtracted text, thus revealing the picture behind it.

Let's lower the transparency of the shape so that you can see the hierarchical relationship between layers more clearly:

Draw a shape along the edge of the leaf with a curve, and then subtract it from the shape to reveal the complete leaf shape behind.

Fade in/out switch

3D animation and smooth animation are of course cool, and the most common fade-in/fade-out animation also wants to stand up and say a few words. I watched the launch of Tesla Model Y a few days ago and paid attention to the environment around Roadster on the screen. When the car drove out, it changed from pure black to urban scenery.

I immediately thought of the fade-in/fade-out effect in PPT page switching. Is this a fade-in/fade-out switch between two pages of photos? Give it a try.

This is the first page PPT.

This is the second page PPT.

Select the second page to switch the effect to fade in/out for 1 sec. Just do it.

I think this switch is great because it is simple and can open more brain holes.

Think about it, all picture states can smoothly transition through fade-in/fade-out. For example, present and future, black and white and color, line draft to finished product, vague to clear, concept to scene and so on.

For example, color to black and white:

Apply fade-in/fade-out switch to the following two pages of PPT to get the case effect. And these operations can be done in PowerPoint.

For example, from draft lines to finished products:

Select a picture.

Through the use of pencil sketch effect in artistic effect, it can be transformed into line drawing.

The simpler the picture, the better the pencil sketch effect.

Apply fade-in/fade-out switching animation:

3D effect

The effect of being left in limbo is actually very powerful.

It can generate three-dimensional objects according to the plane shape. Its adjustable parameters include prism (style, width and height), depth, surface texture, material and light source.

Prism can be understood as a form of volume increase when the shape changes from two-dimensional to three-dimensional

Simply put, it is the style of the protruding part.

Controlling the height of the prism can make the protruding part shorter or longer; The control of the width can make the protruding part sharp or round.

The application of different preset styles can make the changes more diverse.

Assuming that the original shape is on the xy plane, the new z axis is the depth. You can resize it or give new colors to the new xz plane and yz plane.

The so-called surface diagram in Powerpoint is actually the edge line of a cube. By setting this parameter, you can give the ridgeline a new color and width.

As for materials and light sources, the color, texture, transparency, smoothness, reflectivity and other properties of the surface of an object can be changed. Give people a different look and feel of materials.