How to Make a Document Grid in PowerPoint

In this PowerPoint video, Nolan Haims shows how to set up a document grid for easier layout. Though PowerPoint doesn’t have a native grid feature—like you’d find in InDesign or Illustrator—Nolan uses the free BrightSlide add-on. This one feature (of which there are many) allows you to set rows and columns with custom values and makes it easy to design your slide layouts in a logical and pleasing way.

This video is an excerpt from Nolan’s “PowerPoint for InDesign Users” at CreativePro Week 2023!

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Nolan Haims has decades of experience designing visual communications for the largest brands and organizations. He trains organizations to communicate more visually and create compelling stories with data. Nolan speaks at national conferences, writes extensively on visual storytelling, and is one of the co-hosts of the long-running Presentation Podcast. As one of only 15 Microsoft PowerPoint MVPs in the U.S., he regularly advises the PowerPoint development team on the industry standard software. He is the author of thebetterdeckdeck.com and runs his own design consultancy in Montclair, NJ.

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