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In PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 on Windows or Mac you can choose to have any changes made while you're presenting synchronized to your slide show. This is useful if you have coauthors who are making last-minute changes and you want to make sure those changes get incorporated into the presentation.

Note:  This only applies to presentations stored on OneDrive or SharePoint.

To configure this setting go to the Slide Show tab of the ribbon, select Set Up Slide Show , and in the Show options group you'll find Keep slides updated .

If you're already in your presentation and you want to turn slide syncing on (or off) select the More slide show options button in Presenter view and you'll find the option on the context menu.

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Present like a pro: new updates in Slides designed to make you look good

Zeina oweis.

Product Manager, G Suite

New feature updates in Slides to help you present your best work.

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As a go-to presentation tool, Google Slides already comes equipped with real-time collaboration features. Starting today, we’re introducing new robust features to help you and your team win that pitch, nail that client presentation and get buy-in for new ideas—all while saving valuable time.

Here’s a look at the latest updates in Slides, including new G Suite integrations, partner applications and customization options.

Capture ideas in Keep, bring them to life in Slides

We built Keep to help you easily capture and organize ideas. Today, you can use a new drag-and-drop integration between Keep and Slides to transform these ideas into action. Simply select notes from Keep (or  sort with #labels ) and drag them into Slides. When you add a note from Keep into your presentation, Slides will automatically add a title and description for you.

The Office of Information Technology for the State of Colorado uses the new Keep and Slides integration to keep track of population numbers at different agencies and report them to their team. Instead of digging through emails and Docs to track down figures, the team saves statistics to Keep and drags them into Slides to present.

If you’re new to Keep,  download here .

Skip manual updates, use linked Slides

Whether you’re trying to prepare several client presentations or make sure data is up to date, repeatedly copying slides from one presentation to another is a major time-sink. Now, you can link and sync slides from multiple presentations with a click. This way, you can maintain a single source of truth and easily update linked slides to match the source, like for quarterly business reviews or company presentations.

Sriram Iyer, Senior Director of Product Management at Salesforce Sales Cloud, is excited to use the new slide embedding feature to streamline his teams workflows. Says Iyer, “At Salesforce, we use Google Slides for customer-facing and internal presentations. The linked slides feature will help us easily keep presentations up-to-date.”

You asked, we updated

Our customers also asked for additional features in Slides. We listened to those requests and now you can:

• Insert Diagrams, or ready-to-use visualizations. This is great for when you need to effectively share timelines, processes or hierarchies.
• Select Grid view to view all your slides at once as thumbnails. This helps you easily reorder or change formats of multiple slides.
• Tailor presentations to different audiences with the Skip slide feature. You can now choose to skip select slides without fully deleting them when you present from your phone or laptop.

Try these feature upgrades and create better presentations.

Try new add-ons, shape up your Slides

We’re constantly improving Slides to provide you with robust tools to share ideas. Today, we’re bringing  add-ons  to Slides. To kick it off, we’re introducing seven  integrations—designed to bring expertise from companies like Adobe and Shutterstock—right in Slides.

Use these new, rich integrations to help you build more powerful presentations, whether you want to add full-bleed images, use advanced image editing tools or include diagrams you created in programs outside of G Suite.

• Search for and add images from  Adobe Stock , right in Slides. You can use the  Adobe Stock add-on  to build visually-stunning presentations in Slides. Teams can seamlessly search, preview and purchase Adobe Stock images—without leaving Slides. Through the add-on, teams can also use Adobe Stock Visual Search to find relevant stock images with an uploaded image (versus a text search).
• Use the  Shutterstock  Editor add-on to add and customize photos within Slides.  With the  Shutterstock add-on , teams can browse Shutterstock’s entire library of royalty-free images, and sign into Shutterstock to license content, directly in Slides. Select an image, then apply customization options like filters, text, logos and more.

Teams can benefit from even more powerful capabilities in Slides with additional add-ons from Balsamiq , Lucidchart , Pear Deck , Noun Project and Unsplash . Tap “Add-ons” in the Slides menu bar to get started.

Customize Slides, automate workflows with Apps Script

Apps Script, the same technology that powers add-ons, can transform the way you work. Apps Script for Slides lets your teams programmatically create and modify Slides, and customize the menus, dialog boxes and sidebars in the user interface.

So, what’s the big deal? Apps Script provides amazing possibilities for improving your team’s workflows. Sales teams can use Apps Script to automatically pull in information from Sheets’ databases to create customized client pitch decks and templates. Marketing teams can host internal assets in a customized sidebar in Slides for easy access to logos and files they use most often.

To learn more about how you can automate your workflows using Apps Script, check out this post .

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As a go-to presentation tool, Google Slides already comes equipped with real-time collaboration features. Starting today, we’re introducing new robust features to help you and your team win that pitch, nail that client presentation and get buy-in for new ideas—all while saving valuable time.

Here’s a look at the latest updates in Slides, including new G Suite integrations, partner applications and customization options.

Capture ideas in Keep, bring them to life in Slides

We built Keep to help you easily capture and organize ideas. Today, you can use a new drag-and-drop integration between Keep and Slides to transform these ideas into action. Simply select notes from Keep (or  sort with #labels ) and drag them into Slides. When you add a note from Keep into your presentation, Slides will automatically add a title and description for you.

The Office of Information Technology for the State of Colorado uses the new Keep and Slides integration to keep track of population numbers at different agencies and report them to their team. Instead of digging through emails and Docs to track down figures, the team saves statistics to Keep and drags them into Slides to present.

If you’re new to Keep, download here .

Skip manual updates, use linked Slides

Whether you’re trying to prepare several client presentations or make sure data is up to date, repeatedly copying slides from one presentation to another is a major time-sink. Now, you can link and sync slides from multiple presentations with a click. This way, you can maintain a single source of truth and easily update linked slides to match the source, like for quarterly business reviews or company presentations.

Sriram Iyer, Senior Director of Product Management at Salesforce Sales Cloud, is excited to use the new slide embedding feature to streamline his teams workflows. Says Iyer, “At Salesforce, we use Google Slides for customer-facing and internal presentations. The linked slides feature will help us easily keep presentations up-to-date.”

You asked, we updated

Our customers also asked for additional features in Slides. We listened to those requests and now you can:

• Insert Diagrams , or ready-to-use visualizations. This is great for when you need to effectively share timelines, processes or hierarchies.
• Select Grid view to view all your slides at once as thumbnails. This helps you easily reorder or change formats of multiple slides.
• Tailor presentations to different audiences with the Skip slide feature. You can now choose to skip select slides without fully deleting them when you present from your phone or laptop.

Try these feature upgrades and create better presentations.

Try new add-ons, shape up your Slides

We’re constantly improving Slides to provide you with robust tools to share ideas. Today, we’re bringing add-ons to Slides. To kick it off, we’re introducing seven  integrations—designed to bring expertise from companies like Adobe and Shutterstock—right in Slides.

Use these new, rich integrations to help you build more powerful presentations, whether you want to add full-bleed images, use advanced image editing tools or include diagrams you created in programs outside of G Suite.

• Search for and add images from Adobe Stock , right in Slides. You can use the Adobe Stock add-on to build visually-stunning presentations in Slides. Teams can seamlessly search, preview and purchase Adobe Stock images—without leaving Slides. Through the add-on, teams can also use Adobe Stock Visual Search to find relevant stock images with an uploaded image (versus a text search).

• Use the Shutterstock Editor add-on to add and customize photos within Slides. With the Shutterstock add-on , teams can browse Shutterstock’s entire library of royalty-free images, and sign into Shutterstock to license content, directly in Slides. Select an image, then apply customization options like filters, text, logos and more.

Teams can benefit from even more powerful capabilities in Slides with additional add-ons from Balsamiq , Lucidchart , Pear Deck , Noun Project and Unsplash . Tap “Add-ons” in the Slides menu bar to get started.

Customize Slides, automate workflows with Apps Script

Apps Script, the same technology that powers add-ons, can transform the way you work. Apps Script for Slides lets your teams programmatically create and modify Slides, and customize the menus, dialog boxes and sidebars in the user interface.

So, what’s the big deal? Apps Script provides amazing possibilities for improving your team’s workflows. Sales teams can use Apps Script to automatically pull in information from Sheets’ databases to create customized client pitch decks and templates. Marketing teams can host internal assets in a customized sidebar in Slides for easy access to logos and files they use most often.

To learn more about how you can automate your workflows using Apps Script, check out this post .

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20 Best Update & Project Status Report Templates for PPT (2024)

Working on a big project can be stressful if you've got no idea of how it’s progressing. It’s easy to keep everyone on the same page and updated. Present the status of your project with a project status report PPT format.

Creating a project status report for PPT may sound difficult and time-consuming. But you don’t have to start from scratch. You can find hundreds of modern and easy-to-edit project status report templates online. I'll share some of the best project status report templates for PowerPoint .

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Top 20 Project Status Report Templates for PPT From Envato Elements

How to quickly customize a premium project status template, 8 tips for creating a project status report, top 5 project status report design trends, common powerpoint questions answered (faq).

Take a look at some of the best project status report templates for PPT, all available on Envato Elements:

1. Imfea: Project Status Report Template for PowerPoint  

Looking for a professional and creative project status template for PowerPoint? This template will come in handy. The PowerPoint report template offers:

• 60 unique status update slides
• two color variations
• widescreen resolution
• image placeholders

This project progress report PPT also comes with custom icons and image placeholders.

2. Project Status Report PowerPoint Template  

This project status report template for PowerPoint has a modern design. It’s perfect for a project progress report PPT. The PowerPoint report template comes with many different slides to help you include relevant project details. It offers:

• five color variations for your project update slides
• download link to 800 vector icons

Start working with this project status update presentation PPT! 

3. Project Status Report Template (PPT)  

Project Status is a simple project status report for PPT. It comes with:

• 40 editable project status slides
• 10 color variations
• retina-ready format
• easy editing options

Designed in widescreen resolution to present a perfect project status report PPT, it also comes with custom icons and image placeholders. Likewise, this project status update template for PPT includes plenty of tables, charts, and other infographic elements. Use them to design a beautiful report.

4. Project Status PowerPoint Template  

Choose this project status update template for PPT. It's great if you’re looking for a bold and professional template. You’ll find:

• 20 unique status update slides
• based on master slides

The status report template PPT comes with icons, tables, and charts, plus plenty of infographic elements. 

5. A4 Vertical Project Status Report PowerPoint Template

Stand out with this vertical project status PowerPoint template. It includes many different project update slides. You'll find slides for an agenda, yearly Gantt chart, and task timeline. The template includes:

• five color variations
• 800 custom icons
• various infographic elements

6. Project Review PowerPoint Template

Wondering how to present your project status in PowerPoint? This template comes with modern and minimalist slide designs to make it easy to see the project status. It was designed in standard and widescreen resolutions. With this project update PowerPoint template, you'll get:

• 31 PowerPoint project status slides
• resizable graphics
• free web fonts 
• picture placeholders
• 16:9 widescreen ratio

7. Project Plan: A4 Vertical PowerPoint Template

This PowerPoint report template has a versatile and modern design. Use the template to create status report updates for any type of project. This vertical template comes with:

• dark and white versions
• vector icons

Also, these project status presentation slides are suitable for print. Start working with this original project report PPT template! 

8. Retail Pitch Deck PowerPoint Template

Try this PowerPoint report template if you're in the retail business. Find versatility in your project report design with this template. It comes with modern and professional designs, and it also includes:

• plenty of slide designs to add your content, including a status update slide
• 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio 
• blue, green, orange, salmon, and lavender color themes
• user guide PDF

9. Animated Project Update PowerPoint Template

Looking for an animated project update PowerPoint template? This marketing project status PowerPoint template has everything you need. Create a detailed project status report with awesome infographics. The template comes with:

• 100 unique project update slide designs
• five pre-made color themes
• 3,000+ icon pack
• fully and easily editable

It's perfect for a complete project status report in PowerPoint.

10. Radit Business PowerPoint Template

Here’s a modern PowerPoint template for project status reports. The project status report PPT includes:

• 39 unique project status slides
• 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio
• all graphics are resizable and editable
• documentation file

It also features a stunning design. Still thinking about how to present project progress in PowerPoint? This project status update PPT template is a great way to start.

11. Project Strategy PowerPoint Template

Looking for a more unique project status report in PPT? This PowerPoint report template comes with:

• unique and dark project status slides
• three color themes
• infographic elements

It's a great tool for project managers looking for work efficiency. This also works as a project update presentation sample. 

12. Brila Business PowerPoint Template

Create an original project progress presentation PPT with Brila. This project PowerPoint report template has a creative and colorful design and was designed in widescreen resolution. With this download, you'll get:

• all resizable graphics
• used and recommended free web fonts

Download this easy-to-edit project update presentation.

13. Company Profile PowerPoint Template

Wondering how to present project status in PowerPoint? This project status template also works as a company profile. It's easy to customize and edit. It comes with:

• five color themes (blue, red, green, orange, and grey)
• infographic elements, charts, and tables
• 800 vector icon set

Add your content to this project status update PPT. Insert your own photos in the image placeholders. 

14. Annual Report PowerPoint Template

This PowerPoint report template can easily be used for a project status report in PPT. The project status report PowerPoint has a professional design. It includes:

• different project update slides
• widescreen format
• six color themes
• plenty of infographic elements

Still wondering how to present a project status in PowerPoint? This template is a great place to start.

15. Movea Project Status Report PowerPoint Template

Here’s another great project status PowerPoint template. Create a beautiful status update slide with this template, which comes with editable icons. Also, find image placeholders with this project update template PPT. With your download, you'll get:

• 100 presentation slides in total
• 50 unique and editable presentation slide designs
• two options of color theme variations
• 16:9 HD widescreen slide format (1920 x 1080 pixels)
• image placeholders with slide master

Looking for a sample project report PPT? Start working with this amazing status update presentation. 

16. Rima Business PowerPoint Template

This cool and modern PowerPoint template has all you need. Rima has enough project status presentation slides PPT for you to play. Create a stunning project report with this template. It comes with:

• 39 unique project update slides
• resizable and editable graphics
• free web fonts

The PowerPoint report template also has image placeholders. This is one of the best project status reports in PowerPoint you'll find. 

17. Project Status Report PowerPoint Template

Looking for a project update presentation sample? Here’s another complete project status report PowerPoint template. Use it to create great-looking project reports. The PowerPoint report template comes with:

• 30 unique slides
• light and dark versions
• easy customization options

Wondering how to present a project status in PowerPoint? This template includes charts and infographics to make it happen.

18. Web Design Project Status PowerPoint Template

Are you a web designer working for different clients? Learn how to present your project progress in PowerPoint with this awesome template. Here are some of its features:

• 5 PPTX files
• 5 pre-made color themes

This modern project status template for PPT also works for any type of presentation. It has everything you need for detailed project reports. 

19. Proposal Project Update PowerPoint Template

This is a beautiful project status update PPT PowerPoint template. Use it for different project status reports. It comes with:

• 30 slides for a complete project progress presentation PPT
• widescreen slide format
• fully editable elements

The status update slide comes with image placeholders. This is a great project status update template for PPT.  

20. Holi Project Status Template for PPT

Last but not least! Create an amazing project status report PPT with this template. Holi is a simple PowerPoint template with a clean and bold design. It includes:

• 39 unique project status update slides
• drag-and-drop image placeholders
• custom icons

Design a stunning project status report. This is one of the best project status update templates for PPT.

Found your project status report template for PPT? Now you’ll need to customize it to fit your project details. Take a look at how easy it is. Customize a premium project status report template below. 

For this tutorial, I’ll be using Movea: Project Status Report PowerPoint Template. Find it on Envato Elements. This template has a modern and clean design. It comes with 50 editable project status update slides in two color variations. 

Let's get started:

1. Choose Your Slides

To delete unwanted slides, click on the View tab and select Slide Sorter . Then, hold down the Shift key and click on each slide you don’t want to keep. After you've selected all the unnecessary slides, right-click and select Delete slide . Then, switch back to Normal view . 

2. Add Your Content

Add your own content. Double-click on any text area and press Control-A or Command-A to select all the text. Then, paste your own content or type it in. 

3. Customize Fonts

As you’re entering the content, it’s easy to update your fonts at the same time. While the text is highlighted, select a different font from the drop-down menu on the Home tab of the ribbon. 

4. Customize Colors

To change the colors, click on the Design tab and select a different color theme. Or right-click on any colored area and select Format shape . Then, click on Fill > Solid Fill and enter your own color code. 

5. Add Your Own Images 

The last step is to add your own images or photos. Most PowerPoint project status report templates come with image placeholders. It’s easy to do. Click on an image placeholder icon, choose an image from your computer, and click Insert .

Add the necessary project status update slides to your PowerPoint report template. Here are some tips that can help you work with a project report template:  

1. Use Gantt Charts

Gantt charts are an excellent way to illustrate a project schedule in the form of a bar chart. This type of chart is a staple for any project status report. 

2. Talk About Solutions 

Even when these details were laid out before the project was started, talk about how your project is solving problems. This helps connect your audience with the problem and solution again. 

3. Break Your Project Down

Project status reports are about breaking down the components of your project, so turn them into digestible pieces. Consider one slide that contains a road map, section breakdown, or project phases. 

4. Add an Expenses Page

The road map to achieving a particular goal is important, and so is including your expenses. This expense slide can be a simple list of all the expenses that you've accrued.

5. Add Milestones

On a project status report, include all the milestones that you've reached. Add any future milestones that you plan to reach with your project. This is essential for your audience to know what you've done and what you plan to do. 

6. Add a Summary Slide

Be it at the beginning or the end of your presentation, it's a good idea to add a summary slide. This can be where you highlight the essential topic you'll touch on or give a reminder of what you just mentioned. Either way, it can help your audience keep their attention on crucial aspects of your presentation.

7. Provide Helpful Links

A great PowerPoint presentation shares the key points of a specific subject. However, sometimes, project status reports require more information and data. To that end, it's helpful to include links to resources that can help your audience seek more information if they need it. Here's one example of how to do it:

8. Highlight Next Steps

Last but not least, highlight next steps. Knowing the basis of where the project is at is incredibly helpful. However, it's just as (or even more) important to let your audience know what actions you'll be taking to keep the project progressing. Don't forget to highlight the course of action so everyone can be on the same page.

Deliver the most up-to-date designs to your audience in your project status reports. We've collected five of the top design trends in 2024. Use them in your own PowerPoints:

1. Include Multi-Colored Charts

Make the charts more interesting. Use many complementary colors to highlight lines, bars, and tables. Blue, green, and red colors work exceptionally well here. 

2. Add Dimension

Make your design seem more interesting and appear to pop out of the slides. Layer your elements on top of each other. This gives a sense of dimension in your slides that looks visually pleasing. Add solid shapes on your slides as this is one standard design that always looks great.

3. Use Highlight Colors

This can really help give a hierarchy to your slide design. This color can be a highlight color that's used for on the various shapes on your slides. Draw attention to a particular section on the slide, and display the most important information on that slide. 

For more color combinations that work well together, check out this article:

4. Include Various Types of Charts

Get creative with the different types of graphs in project status reports. Use them to highlight specific data for your project in your project status PPT. Pie charts, line graphs, bar charts, timelines, and infographics. All work well in a project status PPT. Only include charts that fit the particular content that you're presenting.

5. Use Icons

Most types of PowerPoint presentations come with icons in their slides. Create a complete project report PPT using icons as visual aids. They also work for a project progress presentation PPT.

Need even more PowerPoint templates? We'll cover even more premium templates that you can download.

Discover More Great PowerPoint Templates

Looking for a different PowerPoint template? Or need more inspiration for your project status report template design? The articles below will be useful:

Microsoft PowerPoint is a complete slideshow application. It's got all the features you could ever want in this type of software. To help you get the most out of PowerPoint for your presentations, we'll cover five frequently asked questions:

1. Can I Print My PowerPoint Presentations?

Absolutely! Need to print out hard copies of your PowerPoint presentations? You can easily do this within the software. But keep in mind that all your animations and videos won't be shown. 

For more information on how you can print your presentations, check out the article below:

2. Can I Customize Templates Easily?

All PowerPoint templates are fully customizable, regardless of what template you use. Templates will help you start with a professional design. Customize every aspect of the design to fit your particular presentation.

Learn how to edit your PowerPoints from the article below:

3. Can You Create Infographics in PowerPoint?

Infographics are a great way to add interest to your presentations, especially in project status reports. They give the viewer something to look at, while providing useful information about your project.

The best way to get started with infographics is with templates. Choose the ones that have them designed and ready to customize. For more templates that feature infographics, check out the article below:

4. How Can I Make My Presentations More Interesting?

PowerPoint presentations can be quite stale, but there are many different ways that you can spice up your slides. Here are some tips to create a captivating presentation:

• declutter your slides
• change up the colors
• use images for interest

Check out this article to find out how you can add interest to your slides:

5. Can I Record a PowerPoint Presentation Via Zoom?

Virtual meetings are a staple for any business in 2024. Don't miss any detail by recording a presentation on Zoom.

To begin a recording of a PowerPoint presentation, move your cursor over the menu bar in Zoom. To record your PowerPoint in Zoom, click Record .

For a more detailed explanation, follow the tutorial below: 

Learn More About Making Great PowerPoint Presentations

Creating great presentations can be tricky. Ready to learn more about making great PowerPoint presentations ? We've got you covered. Check out the tutorials below: 

Where to Find Great Project Status Report Templates

Are you looking for the best project status report templates? Envato Elements should be your first stop. This marketplace offers thousands of top-quality project status report templates for PowerPoint, as well as thousands of design assets.

Explore PowerPoint Status Report Templates

Browse our collection of the best project status report templates for PowerPoint, and find your next favorite presentation template!  

Editorial Note: This post has been updated with contributions from Daniel Strongin , Janila Castañeda and Dacia Egurrola . Daniel is a freelance instructor for Envato Tuts+. Janila is the Associated Editor of the Tuts+ Business channel. Dacia is a staff writer with Envato Tuts+. 

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51 Best Presentation Slides for Engaging Presentations (2024)

Written by: Chloe West

When you're creating a presentation for a live audience or embedding it on a webpage for visitors to access on their own time, you want it to be engaging. And unfortunately, too many presentation slides are boring and forgettable.

But with Visme, we've put together 51 of our top presentation slides to help you find the perfect template for your next presentation.

To make navigation easier, we've broken them down into six categories. Browse through each below to find your next presentation slides.

Here's a short selection of 8 easy-to-edit presentation templates you can edit, share and download with Visme. View more below:

51 Best Presentation Slides for Engaging Presentations

Business Presentation Slides

Finance presentation slides.

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Pitch deck presentation slides, nonprofit presentation slides, presentation slide faqs.

There are so many reasons you might need to give a presentation in your business or career. And we’ve got just the right templates to get you started.

After all, you’re probably spending enough time creating the content and rehearsing your presentation deck. You don’t need to worry about your presentation slide design at the same time.

Here are a few of the best presentation slide ideas based on topic material, like the ones you’re regularly using. And if you're racing against the clock, tap into Visme's AI presentation maker to create eye-catching presentations in seconds. Just input your prompt, provide more context, select your preferred style and watch the tool generate your slides. Customize every part of your presentation with our intuitive editor.

1. Meeting Agenda Template

Customize this presentation template to make it your own! Edit and Download

Sick of seeing team members nod off or lose focus during your team meetings?

Put together your meeting agenda ahead of time using these presentation slides to help keep your team engaged and informed throughout.

This template comes with 15 premade presentation slides that cover everything from project management to charts showing performance and overall meeting objectives. Whatever you need to share in your meeting, you can find in this theme.

Plus, you can completely customize these business slides to match your company colors directly in Visme!

2. Company Goals Template

It’s important to ensure everyone on your team knows and understands the company’s goals. After all, everyone’s work should be geared towards achieving those goals.

You can use these nice business slides to put together a background of your company and how far it’s come, as well as detail your upcoming goals, launches and more.

3. Company Overview Template

If you’re speaking to a networking group about your company or pitching to investors, you likely need to give an overview of your company, its leadership team and its offerings.

These are the perfect presentation slides to help you put together a minimalistic design that draws focus towards your company and its mission.

Plus, all of these good-looking slides are perfectly set up to highlight your company’s most important assets.

And best of all, they’re completely customizable. Add in your own brand fonts and colors to create the perfect presentation for your business.

Make the goal-setting or design process a collaborative activity with the help of Visme’s collaborative feature . Team members can edit your presentation, leave feedback and draw annotations in real-time or at their own pace.

4. Project Status Report Template

When it comes to project management, you could always just send over a boring email or report update, but a better way would be to put together a presentation updating your team and/or your supervisors on the status of the project and the remaining timeline.

This presentation theme comes with 14 different slides to help you put together a status report that covers all aspects of your project: the various phases and how far along each one is, the timeline for your project, a project health card and more.

You can also gain even more inspiration for your project timeline slides from these timeline infographic ideas .

5. Business Annual Report Template

Want to show your boss how the company is doing? Or share how your team’s efforts have affected the bottom line? Put together a presentation that shows your business’s results over the year.

While this presentation template comes with a fun geometric accent pattern, you’re able to swap out any of these shapes for ones that more accurately represent your business or your message right in Visme’s design dashboard.

Working on this design with your team? Effectively manage the process with Visme’s workflow management tool . You can assign different sections of the slide to your team members to work on set deadlines, manage progress, track corrections and more.

6. Business Plan Template

Are you starting a new business? You might be looking for investors, or perhaps you want to pitch the idea to a potential cofounder. You need to deploy the best presentation slides possible.

You can use this theme to put together a polished business plan presentation that showcases your business idea, the market summary, the industry opportunities and more.

You can also use Visme’s color themes to find the perfect color scheme for your presentation and your upcoming business. After all, your brand colors can say a lot about your business.

7. Product Introduction Template

Put together a presentation that introduces a new product idea to your boss, your board of directors or your investors. Take advantage of the charts and graphs in Visme’s design dashboard to showcase various studies and statistics that prove why your idea will be profitable.

Or you can utilize this presentation theme to introduce a product to the public. If your company is in the process of developing a new product to release, a presentation introduction can be a great and engaging way to share it with your audience.

8. Product Presentation Template

Whether you’re launching a new product or sharing the features of an already existing one, you can show off your product through a presentation with nice slides.

You can share your presentation on social media, on your website or at a large company event to announce it to your audience. Include bright, high-quality photos of your product and a list of its best features to really highlight your new release.

9. Visual Brand Identity Template

There are many different ways to create a brand style guide for your business. One great way is with a presentation.

These presentation example slides allow you to seamlessly input your fonts, colors and other visual guidelines into a single presentation so that you can easily share your brand with the designers, marketers and other members of your team.

10. Special Business Presentation Template

These presentation slides can help you easily put together a business introduction template for a conference or networking event.

Just click above to edit in Visme, switch out your background with one of the thousands of options in our photo library, add in your own key facts, vision and values and download!

If you’re running out of ideas for your presentation , you can use Visme’s Writer AI to produce high-quality drafts, proofread your content or adjust its tone.

11. Industry Trends Template

Put together a presentation to showcase upcoming trends in your industry. You can leave the patterns and colors the way they are in these existing presentation slides, or you can add in your own brand colors or product colors.

Understanding developing trends in your industry each year is important so that you know where your business should focus its efforts.

Sharing a presentation with your team is a great way to stay ahead of the curve.

12. Services Template

Use these slide presentation examples to showcase your services and what you can offer your clients/customers. If you have a visual business, a presentation is an excellent way to highlight your work and show it off to prospective leads.

Swap out each photo in the example slides with photos of your work, update the fonts to match your brand voice (or upload your brand fonts) and add in the services you offer.

13. Slideshow Template

A slideshow presentation is a great way for you to showcase photos of your work alongside your service offerings. This template even includes social media icons on the last page so that viewers know how to find the business online.

Again, you’ll want to swap out all of the photos with your own work, but this presentation theme is a great way to get started.

14. How To Presentation Template

Are you presenting a tutorial or step-by-step guide on how to do something? Using example slides to put together your content is a great idea.

It’s a disservice to your company and your customer to assume that everyone automatically knows how to use your product or service. Showing your audience exactly what to do is essential to your customer service strategy.

Spice up your presentation by adding stunning, high-resolution images and stock photos , videos , icons , widgets and other design elements.

Didn’t find any photos that caught your eye? We’ve got you. Use Visme’s AI image generator to whip up captivating images that match your presentation theme and design.

Even if you have photos that need editing, use Visme's AI Edit tools to touch up, unblur, upscale, erase and replace images with one click.

15. Survey Results Template

Putting together a customer survey is a great idea to understand how your audience feels about your industry or even your company. Grab those results and insert them into these presentation slides to share with your team.

You can also put together a blog post or webpage with survey results and embed this presentation directly into it so your audience can understand the state of the industry as well.

Visme’s design dashboard allows you to add in various charts and graphs that adjust automatically based on the numbers you input. After all, ain’t nobody got time for manually adjusting the sizes of bar graphs and pie charts.

16. Company Overview Presentation Template

Utilize these beautifully designed presentation slides to create a brief overview of your company and its offerings.

Having a readily available presentation overview of your company is a great idea for when you’re pitching investors, journalists for coverage and more. You don’t need to recreate a presentation each time. Instead, put together a visually appealing and informative one-size-fits-all overview.

You can add in your own photos or choose from Visme’s photo library to keep the same beautifully minimalistic appeal.

When sharing financial information, it’s always helpful to put together some kind of visual aid. This can be used to further emphasize your content, whether it’s about going over budget, showing off exciting revenue increases and more.

Check out these finance slide presentation examples to find the perfect template for your goals.

17. Financial Report Template

Use this template to put together a presentation that goes over your company’s expenses, sales, profits and more.

The built-in data visualization options allow you to showcase your point with more than just numbers. Add in a table of contents to keep your report organized and cohesive, letting your team know exactly what information they’ll find inside.

18. Statistical Presentation Template

Need to report some financial statistics and data? These presentation slides are perfect for helping you insert cold, hard facts into your presentation.

Each slide includes a different type of chart or graph for you to choose from to fully represent your data and statistics. You can easily switch your color scheme by inputting your own brand colors or by choosing a preset color theme from Visme’s dashboard.

19. Map Presentation Template

It’s important to know where it makes the most sense to market your product geographically. Showcase sales and overall company growth and profitability by location.

Knowing your revenue based on geographic location is essential for a global company, and this presentation template is perfect for the job.

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Sales and Marketing Presentation Slides

When it comes to sales and marketing for your company, there is a lot of data and information that can be represented visually. Creating sales and marketing presentations helps with keeping your team on the right track, but can also be a great way to make a pitch.

Learn more about creating essential sales and marketing presentations with these templates.

20. Visualization for Sales and Marketing Template

When you’re putting together a sales and marketing plan, you have to present it to your boss for approval, then to your team for implementation.

Use these presentation slides to help visualize your sales and marketing plan , including each of the upcoming tactics and strategies and the steps for putting them in place.

Having a presentation to refer back to allows your team to ensure they’re implementing the strategies properly.

21. Simple Marketing Presentation Template

Whether you’re introducing new marketing ideas to your team, pitching a new marketing strategy to your boss or to a new client, a presentation with nice slides is the perfect format.

Grab this presentation template that helps you to define your new ideas and share specific tactics for how they should be implemented for the business. Then get ready to rock your pitch and share your awesome new ideas.

22. Market Analysis Template

Review market trends with your team so you know where to take your company’s marketing messaging. You can send out a customer survey or take a look at a few studies that have been done surrounding your industry to put together your market analysis report.

Input all of your findings into this presentation template so you can easily present it to your team or grab the link and send it in an email. Even if you’re not standing up to give a presentation, these presentation slides are still an engaging way to share necessary information.

23. Marketing Plan Template

Building a new marketing plan for your business? Put together  great presentations for your marketing plan to share with your team.

Presenting your new marketing plan to the company is a great way to get everyone motivated and on board with new strategies and ideas.

You can add in your goals, objectives and even user personas with this ready-made marketing plan template.

24. Sales Report Template

Your sales team should be regularly providing insight on how much revenue the company is generating. And a great way to do that is through a sales report presentation or slideshow.

It’s important to stay informed of sales growth throughout the year. Share graphs of sales quarter-over-quarter or year-over-year to see where the company/sales team needs to improve.

25. Press Release Template

Don’t just write a boring old press release to send out to journalists and media publications. Instead, create an interactive press release showcasing your launch.

A presentation press release will help your business stand out from the dry press releases most publications receive, offering even more incentive for them to highlight your business and its products/services.

Edit this business slide to add in your own brand touches, voice and launch information before grabbing the link and sending it off.

26. Social Media Report Template

Sharing results of any marketing strategy is always essential. This is how you keep your team updated of any strategies that are working, and any strategies that need some adapting.

This presentation theme is a great way to share your current strategy and results. Input your platforms, your strategies and your metrics before presenting it to your team. Customize the presentation slides so that they cater perfectly to your company’s strategy.

27. Social Media Strategy Template

Pitching a social media strategy to your boss can also be done well with a presentation. Showcase why social media is important to invest in, what your plan is and how it will affect the bottom line.

This presentation template already gets you started in perfectly pitching your own strategy. Simply adjust it to your brand colors and fonts and update the information with your own.

Presentations are huge in educational settings.

Whether you’re a teacher looking for an interactive way to share your lesson plan or a student trying to finish up a school project, we’ve got the presentation templates for you.

Take a look at our education presentation slide options to find one that works for you.

28. Training Plan Template

When working one-on-one with a student or mentee, it can be a good idea to put a training or education plan into place. These presentation slides are the perfect start to your lesson and can help to visualize the content and learn in a different way.

Putting together educational content in a presentation helps offer different formats for learning. Students are often not provided with all of the tools they need to learn the material, and an interactive presentation is a great place to start.

29. Book Report Template

Putting together a book report to present for your class? Get started with a presentation theme that you can fully customize for your specific book.

These presentation slides allow you to seamlessly enter in the information about your main characters, the theme of the book, its timeline and any other pertinent information you need to share with the class.

Don’t worry about presentation design in your next project. We’ve already got it all put together for you! Simply click edit, insert your book content and download your presentation.

30. Trivia Template

Help your class remember fast facts before a text with this trivia template. It’s a great way to host a study session in your classroom, and the content is easily interchangeable.

Or if you’re a student, put together a presentation study guide to help you memorize the most important key facts and information from class. A trivia presentation format can make for a fun study sesh before the test.

31. Lesson Plan Template

Don’t waste time putting together a dry Microsoft Word or PowerPoint lesson plan. Instead, create an interactive lesson plan that helps you stay on message during your class, and helps your students to know exactly what’s going to come next.

32. Group Project Template

Group presentations just got a little more exciting. Blow the rest of your class’s projects away by using these presentation slides to compile your overall project objectives and results.

You can easily adjust colors and fonts, add in your team members and insert copy relevant to your class and your group project.

Don’t forget to thank your classmates and your teacher for listening in the end.

A pitch deck is an essential presentation for all businesses and entrepreneurs to have. There are many times you might need to pitch your business, whether it’s to investors for funding, journalists for media coverage and more.

Using a presentation template to put together your pitch deck is a great idea so that you can focus on pitching your business without having to worry about the design.

Browse through the pitch deck presentation slides below to find one that works for your business and its goals.

33. Airbnb Pitch Deck Presentation Template

Give this Airbnb-inspired pitch deck presentation theme a go when putting together a slideshow for your business. In your company slide, include the solution that your business provides its customers, product/service information, and excerpts from press acknowledgements.

34. Front Pitch Deck Presentation Template

Showcase your business with this geometric pitch deck template inspired by Front. Add in the planned acquisition channels for your business, your leadership team and more.

Your pitch deck is meant to showcase your business to people who may want to work with you, so it’s important to share the most imperative information.

35. Buffer Pitch Deck Presentation Template

Showcase the state of the industry and your business’s role in it with this pitch presentation slides idea inspired by Buffer. The information these presentation slides include helps you to share the impact your company has had on your industry.

Since industries are ever-changing, you can easily update the information within your pitch deck in Visme and it will automatically sync to the webpage where you embed this presentation.

36. Comms Pitch Deck Presentation Template

Use these presentation slides inspired by Intercom to give your audience an idea of what your product is going to look like and how it will work.

This is the perfect pitch deck template to take advantage of when launching a new SaaS product or app so that you can share what the technology will look like and how it will work.

Showcasing specific features and tutorials is a great way to get people talking about your product.

37. WeWork Pitch Deck Presentation Template

Is your company helping to fuel a movement? Share how your company is changing the industry with this pitch deck template inspired by WeWork.

It’s exciting when your business is doing more for your industry than simply adding another product or service. Focusing on a movement that really switches up the way your industry does things is an incredible feat.

Utilize a pitch deck template like the one above to showcase how your company is involved.

38. Buzzfeed Pitch Deck Presentation Template

Does your business focus on content? Or perhaps you’re creating a new kind of media outlet?

Show off your content and analytics with this Buzzfeed-inspired pitch deck presentation template. Getting advertisers on board and other media outlets to talk about you is important for success.

This is why you need to be putting together a pitch deck that shares that kind of information. No one will want to work with you if you keep your analytics in the dark.

Use dynamic fields to ensure your brand information and other key details stays consistent across slides and other projects. These fields are customizable and change automatically based on input or predefined conditions.

39. Investor Pitch Deck Template

Starting a new venture that you need funding for? Use these presentation slides to put together a pitch for investors in your business.

From showcasing the problem in the industry to your business’s solution, along with your business plan and pricing table is a great way to get potential investors interested in what you’re selling.

40. LinkedIn Pitch Deck Presentation Template

Compare and contrast what processes look like with and without your business with this pitch deck template inspired by LinkedIn.

It’s a great idea to take care of this in your pitch deck so that you make the job of any media outlet or writer covering your business even easier. After all, you’ve done the hard work for them.

They were going to share how your business helps. You’ve already visualized this in your pitch deck. This increases the chances that people will cover your business.

41. Mattermark Pitch Deck Presentation Template

Use this pitch deck presentation theme inspired by Mattermark to put together key questions about the industry that showcase why your business is so essential.

Launching a startup is hard work, and that’s why a pitch deck is an essential marketing tool to have. Creating a pitch deck that already answers the why and how questions of your business is a great way to introduce who you are and what you’re doing to investors and reporters.

42. Foursquare Pitch Deck Presentation Template

Put together an overview of how your product works with this pitch deck presentation template inspired by Foursquare.

With presentation slides already in place to showcase a step-by-step tutorial, all you have to do is input your content and publish your presentation.

43. Fyre Festival Pitch Deck Presentation Template

If your company has been doing some awesome stuff lately, you want your potential investors and those looking to work with your business to know about it.

Show off your company achievements with this pitch deck presentation template inspired by the famous Fyre Festival pitch deck.

44. Biogrify Pitch Deck Presentation Template

Use these presentation slides inspired by Biogrify to excite people about how they can use your product. If you have a unique product or service, you just need to drum up a little excitement and attention!

A pitch deck is the perfect way to do that. Add in your company’s logo, mission and unique selling proposition to get people looking forward to becoming customers/users.

45. Launchrock Pitch Deck Presentation Template

Influencer marketing is a huge marketing strategy that can generate some serious results. What better way to pitch influencers about your business than with this pitch deck inspired by Launchrock?

Don’t email off some boring PDF or Google Doc. Create enticing pitches to influencers with this pitch deck theme, and start watching the replies from influencers pour in.

Working with influencers to promote your product is a great way to increase your audience base and word of mouth about your company.

When you’re running a nonprofit, there is a lot of pitching your organization, talking to donors and working on events to increase donations. This is why you need great slide presentations.

Putting together a presentation for your nonprofit is a great way to showcase what your organization does and why people should donate to it.

Here are a few nonprofit presentation slides to choose from, where all you have to do is insert your information, change colors and fonts and present.

46. Nonprofit Report Template

Put together a report that covers what your nonprofit is working against as well as your nonprofit’s achievements each year.

47. Nonprofit Art Template

Use this presentation slides idea to provide an overview of your nonprofit and its main projects. To generate even more support and donations, it’s important to provide clear insight into your key products and objectives.

48. Nonprofit Environmental Template

This presentation theme is perfect for showcasing the key issues your nonprofit fights for and its process for doing so.

Being transparent about what your nonprofit works on is important so that your donors know exactly where their money is going. Being secretive can generate some bad press, so it’s better to be open with your supporters.

49. Nonprofit Animals Template

These presentation slides use earthy colors to convey their nonprofit’s connection to animal rights. Use this to showcase your nonprofit. You can use the current colors or update it to match your nonprofit’s brand/industry.

50. Wildlife Conservation Template

Use these presentation slide examples to cover why your nonprofit matters and why donors should consider contributing.

A nonprofit only exists when people donate, so putting together a compelling pitch deck showcasing why your nonprofit is so important to your main issue is important. These slides are perfect for sharing your goals and mission.

51. Pet Adoption Slideshow Template

If you're looking for stunning presentation slide ideas , we've got more than enough. This pitch deck presentation template is perfect for SPCAs and other animal societies working on finding forever homes for their animals.

However, it can also be adapted to any other nonprofit or business need. The great thing about these presentation slides is how versatile they are. Each one is completely customizable to fit your specific needs. For example, you can turn it into a video presentation .

Q. What is a PowerPoint Slide Deck?

A PowerPoint slide deck is a collection of slides that are created using an online presentation maker. These slides are used to create presentations for various purposes, like sales , marketing , research , case studies , webinars , onboarding and business in general.

PPT presentation slides typically consist of a series of slides that contain text, images, charts, graphs, and other multimedia elements that are used to communicate information to the audience in an engaging and visually appealing manner.

So why is it called a slide deck? In the early days, presenters would create slides by photographing images or text onto transparent film. These slides would then be loaded into a slide projector and displayed on a screen. The collection of slides was referred to as a "deck," and the presenter would advance through them one by one. Today, the term "slide deck" is still used to refer to a collection of slides or presentation materials, even though most presentations are now created and displayed digitally.

Q. What is a good presentation slide?

A good presentation slide is one that engages your audience and effectively communicates your message.

Here are some key characteristics of a good presentation slide:

1. Keep your slides simple and uncluttered: Avoid excessive text and use bullet points or concise phrases to convey your main points. Use clear and legible fonts, and maintain a consistent design throughout the presentation.

2. Visual appeal: Incorporate visually appealing elements such as relevant images, charts, graphs, or diagrams. Use high-quality visuals that enhance understanding and make the content more engaging

3. Make it readable: Use a readable font size. Stick to a maximum of two or three font styles and sizes. Blend bright and dark colors for the text and background to ensure visual contrast and good visibility.

4. Consistent structure: Use consistent formatting, such as font styles, colors, and alignment, throughout the presentation.

5. Make it interactive: Include animation and interactivity to add flair to your presentation. It can make your presentation powerful and memorable.

Q. How do you make a good presentation slide?

There are lots of presentation software available for creating presentations. But Visme offers users a wide range of features to create visually stunning and engaging presentations.

All you need to do is choose a template from our extensive library of over 500 presentation templates and customize it with your text. You can edit content, change image(s), apply custom colors, input your own fonts and logo, and more. You can visualize data using our wide range of customizable charts and widgets.

Spruce up your presentation by adding audio, video, animations and other interactive elements. Download it as a PDF, PPTX, MP4, and HTML5 to share with your recipient , or generate a shareable link for online sharing.

Q. How do you design a presentation?

Here's a step-by-step guide to help you design some of the best business presentations:

1. Define Your Objective: Determine the purpose of your presentation and identify the main message or key points you want to convey

2. Plan Your Content: Outline the structure and flow of your presentation. Divide it into sections or key topics to ensure a logical progression. Read this article to learn more about creating an effective presentation outline .

3. ​​Create a Storyline: Craft a compelling narrative that ties your key points together. Storytelling can help engage your audience and make your presentation more memorable.

4. Choose a Design Theme: Select a visually appealing design theme or template that aligns with your topic and audience. You can use the ones we've shared above as your presentation inspiration.

Visme’s branding kit streamlines on-brand content creation and ensures you stay consistent across all channels. With our AI-powered brand wizard , you can automatically generate branded templates fitted with your brand elements.

5. Use Visual Elements: Incorporate relevant visuals such as images, charts, graphs, icons, or diagrams to enhance understanding and engagement.

6. Maintain Visual Hierarchy: Organize your content with a clear visual hierarchy. Use headings, subheadings, and bullet points to guide the audience's attention and emphasize key points.

7. Use Transitions and Animations: Apply transitions and animations to enhance the flow and engagement of your presentation.

8. ​​Practice and Test: Review and rehearse your presentation to ensure a smooth delivery. Test your presentation on the actual equipment or platform you'll be using to ensure compatibility and optimal display.

9. Seek Feedback: Before delivering your presentation, consider sharing it with a trusted colleague or friend for feedback. Ask for their input on the content, design, and overall effectiveness. Incorporate their suggestions to improve your presentation.

Q. Which slide is best for presentation?

The best slide for a presentation highly depends on the topic and the target audience. For example, if it's a pitch deck presentation, the financial projections or business model slide would be the best.

However, here are some of the most common slides you should know about:

1. Title Slide: It announces the presentation's topic and introduces the speaker. It grabs the audience's initial attention.

2. Agenda Slide : This gives the audience an idea of what to expect throughout the presentation.

3. Content Slide : These are dense with information. They're best when broken down into bullet points for readability.

4. Visual Slide: Slides with infographics, charts, or other visuals can improve understanding and retention of complex data.

5. Interactive Slide: Encourages audience participation and engagement, especially in virtual presentations.

6. Conclusion/Summary Slide: Reinforces your presentation's key points or takeaways.

7. Question & Answer Slide: Allows interaction and clarification, ensuring the audience fully grasps the presented materials.

8. Contact Information Slide: Provides follow-up information for further questions or networking.

Q. What are the 3 main types of presentation slides?

While there's no one-size-fits-all rule for making presentation slides, you can group them into three main categories:

Introduction and Closing Slides

These slides bookend your presentation. The introduction slide typically includes the title of your presentation, your name and any relevant introductory information. The closing slide summarizes key points, provides a conclusion and often includes contact information or a call to action.

Content Slides

Content slides make up the core of your presentation and contain the primary information you want to convey to your audience. They can include text, images, charts, graphs and other visual or textual elements supporting your presentation's message.

Transition Slides

Transition slides signal a change in topic or create a smooth flow between different sections of your presentation. They often feature a brief title or heading that previews the upcoming content. Transition slides help guide your audience through the presentation and make it easy to follow.

Q. What are the 4 types of presentation?

The four types of presentations are informative, instructional, persuasive and arousing.

1. Informative Presentations: These are used to educate the audience on a particular topic. They present facts, data and information to increase the audience's knowledge and understanding.

2. Instructional Presentations: These presentations provide step-by-step guidance or training on a specific task, process or concept. You can use this type of presentation for teaching or coaching purposes, emphasizing learning and development.

3. Persuasive Presentations: The primary goal of these presentations is to influence the listeners' attitudes, beliefs or behaviors. Use this presentation type when you want your audience to accept certain arguments or propositions.

4. Arousing Presentations: These presentations aim to evoke interest and awaken curiosity about the topic among the audience. They often aim to inspire, motivate or raise awareness about an issue.

Q. How do you make a 5-minute presentation interesting?

Creating an intriguing 5-minute presentation may be challenging due to the time constraint. Yet, you can deliver an impactful and engaging presentation with a focused approach and attention to detail.

Here are some of the ways to do it:

1. Focus on a single core message : Since you have limited time, choose a specific topic and stick to it. Present only the crucial information that will help the audience understand your point.

2. Engage from the start: Start your presentation with a compelling story, anecdote or a surprising fact. This will grab the audience's attention and spark curiosity.

3. Keep slides simple and visual: Avoid cluttered slides with too much text. Use visuals such as images, graphs or infographics to illustrate your points clearly and concisely.

4. Tell a story: A narrative structure engages the audience and helps them follow your message. Consider using metaphors or anecdotes to explain complex ideas.

5. Encourage questions or interaction: Since time is limited, you might opt for a brief Q&A session, ask a rhetorical question or request audience feedback for further discussion later.

6. Finish strong: Conclude with a powerful statement, call-to-action or takeaway summarizing your main point. Leave your audience with a lasting impression of your message.

Q. How many slides should a 20 minute presentation be?

The number of slides you should have for a 20-minute presentation can vary depending on several factors, such as the complexity of the topic and the pace of your speech.

However, the general rule of thumb is to allocate at least 1-2 minutes per slide, which suggests 10-20 slides for a 20-minute presentation.

Q. What Is the 5 5 5 Rule for Presentation?

The 5 5 5 rule is a framework that ensures your presentation is clear and remains engaging. A presentation should have no more than five words per line of text, five lines of text per slide and five slides that apply the first two rules in a row.

Q. How Do You Make a Presentation Slide?

With Visme’s presentation software, creating a presentation slide is a breeze. Follow these steps to create a presentation slide with Visme.

Step 1: Log in to Visme and choose from hundreds of beautifully designed presentation templates . Each template is equipped with various intuitive layouts, typography, color themes, data widgets and graphics. Or Use Visme’s AI presentation maker to swiftly create a presentation based on your specific needs.

Step 2: Customize your presentation with your company’s logo, colors and other brand items. Upload your own creative collateral or use our assets library to add photos, images, graphics, icons and animations to your content.

Step 3: Once you have finished editing and are ready to share, download your presentation as a live webpage, video, PDF, or HTML file, a customizable PPTX, or embed it on your website.

Q. What Is the 10 Rule for Slides?

The 10 rule for slides is part of Guy Kawasaki’s 10/20/30 rule which emphasizes that no presentation should have more than 10 slides, last longer than 20 minutes, and contain fonts smaller than thirty points.

Q. Which is better Google Slides or PowerPoint?

When it comes to PowerPoint vs Google Slides , both have they're pro's and con's. You'll need to decide what's worth the trade if you should pick one over the other, or simply choose Visme.

Ready to Create Engaging Presentation Slides?

Ready to get started with creating your presentation? Choose from any of these 51 slides for presentation, or browse Visme’s complete template library to find the perfect match for creating your own presentation.

Each one of these presentation themes can be adapted to match your business, school, nonprofit and other needs so that you can create something perfect for your goals and objectives. Create your free account to start customizing with our drag-and-drop presentation maker.

And once you’ve finished creating your presentation, check out our video to help you present like a pro and wow your audience.

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Hi, I’m Lishan Yu, a Program Manager on the PowerPoint team. I’m excited to share a new capability that will give you confidence you’re sharing the latest information when presenting.

For years, PowerPoint didn’t allow changes made to slides by others to be displayed while presenting. This ensured that the presenter was in full control of the content being shared. No one could revise slides, either accidentally or maliciously. It also ensured that all of your computer resources were used for slideshow rendering. A concern that is especially important if you are running on a low-end machine.

However, while some presenters may still desire this original design, we’ve heard from others that they are seeking more flexibility. With an increased focus on collaboration and real-time updates, we’re excited to make available the ability to synchronize changes whenever they are made, even when the presentation is in Slide Show mode.

How it works

You can synchronize changes in two ways: automatically or manually.

Automatically update slide content

 1. Select the  Keep Slide Updated  check box on the  Slide Show  tab on the ribbon.

 3. Whenever an update to a slide is made and detected, the content is automatically updated and visible in the slide show being presented.

Manually update slide content

 1. Clear the  Keep Slide Updated  check box on the  Slide Show  tab on the ribbon.

2. Start the presentation by selecting the appropriate button on the  Slide Show  tab.

3. Whenever an update to a slide is made and detected, an  Update Slides  button appears at the top of Presenter View.

4. Click the  Update Slides  button to manually synchronize the slide content.

Scenarios to try

• During a slide show with multiple presenters, fix a typo or make couple edits to your slides while others are presenting.
• When you are driving a collaborative meeting, ask your audience to add their questions directly on your Q&A slide, and have a more open, engaging, and interactive presentation.

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This feature is available to presenters running Insider Fast builds on Windows and Mac.

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• Mac: Version 16.35 Build 20022603 or later. Mac presenters can only manually update slide content at the moment. Stay tuned for when auto-update is available.

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How to update a PowerPoint slide while presenting

I need to find a way to update a powerpoint slide mid-presentation with images based on audience feedback (ie. audience votes for an image and then that image gets put on a slide later).

I'm concerned about the risk of editing in presentation mode and the editor inadvertently exiting the slideshow in the middle of the presentation.

Are there any add-ons etc. that can be used in PowerPoint to edit/modify a slide during mid presentation while preventing the risk of messing up the live presentation if possible?

Ideas thus far:

• Using the LiveWeb plugin and an FTP site/Dropbox to point to an image and overwrite the image on the LiveWeb slide based on audience feedback (too complicated for the editors that will be doing this live)
• Update presentation remotely while on a shared network (not sure if PPT will update this live.).
• Update: As long as the presentation is using "Presenter View" and an extended monitor, you can navigate through the entire computer and edit any slide on the PowerPoint. Edited slides will show the updated content/images in the live presentation. Doing this, however, pauses the live presentation. So if the person presenting needs to go to the next slide or activate an animation while you are editing, it won't happen until the presentation is resumed. This seems like it will work as long as the presenter doesn't try to move to the next slide before the editor is done editing. Any add-ins that allow for simultaneos editing AND navigation of the presentation?

Has anyone ever done something like this before? What did you do to make it work in a live presentation?

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• Good luck. Even if there was some magic software that could do this, you'd have the problem where you'd basically be trying to work in a file that's already open. Unless somehow you could get it to link to some other file, I dunno. Somebody prove me wrong? –  MDT Guy Commented Nov 26, 2013 at 22:21

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In PowerPoint 2013, it is really very simple:

In Presenter View, click on Show Taskbar (upper left corner)

When taskbar opens at bottom of screen, click on PowerPoint tab,

In three views that are shown (Editor, Presenter and SlideShow), click on the Editor view.

If you want audience to see your changes as you make them, have same slide showing in all 3 views.

If you don't want audience to see changes until you are done, click the Black screen icon in Presenter View (Monitor with diagonal line across), before you start your change, OR change to a different slide in Presenter view.

Slideshow will show your changed slide on the big screen, when you go to it.

Happy PowerPointing!

• The question is about ver 2010. Do you know whether this will work in that version? –  fixer1234 Commented Aug 28, 2015 at 20:21
• Yes it will work –  Firee Commented May 22, 2017 at 10:18

MDT is closer than he might think; I used to brief a stack of presentations some of which were being edited during the show. The key is to create the master presentation as a smooth interface to a collection of presentations. I used to get this done in Office 97; I'm sure it can be done now. If that suits your needs, static link to a volatile presentation (but with a stable filename) might be the thing.

• How did you go about editing the other slides(presentations) while giving the presentation? Was someone in the room updating files on a shared network drive? –  Ian Commented Dec 12, 2013 at 16:19
• @Ian, Yes, that's exactly it. For extra smoothness, I would open all of the child presentations first, then open the one that linked to them. That was not necessary however, it just avoided some wait time for opening things when the link was clicked. If you can accept that slight wait, then you can have somebody roll emergent changes into a separate linked presentation while the meeting is in session. Caution -- the other file MUST be closed and saved by the other user by the time you want to use it. Also, I believe SharePoint has some awesome magic for this sort of thing. But I don't know. –  user268926 Commented Dec 13, 2013 at 6:59
• It canbe done in Office 2013 by the way... –  gparyani Commented Dec 13, 2013 at 16:32

This is really quite simple, especially since you say you want to change a slide that's not currently in view (which can get tricky due to bugs in some PPT versions).

Add this to a VBA module in your presentation. You'll have to save the presentation as PPTM or PPSM rather than PPTX/PPTX.

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• I'll give this a shot. So essentially, this code would use a shape as a placeholder and look for an image in a file directory, correct? –  Ian Commented Dec 12, 2013 at 16:18
• In this case, it just adds the picture directly, no placeholder as such. It wouldn't be hard to extend it a bit to name the picture once it's inserted, then before adding a new picture, delete the old. I'll pop a little aircode for that into a new answer. –  Steve Rindsberg Commented Dec 13, 2013 at 16:06

Have you ever thought about custom shows? Create a single PPT file with all the different combinations possible. As you click through the slides and select a picture hyperlink to a custom show that includes the correct picture. With a little thought and a tree to track all possible combinations, you can do what you want.

This is very old, but as someone who needed to be able to update future slides without interrupting the current show, I found that Powershow worked exactly how I needed it to work. The changes in 2013 are great, however, it does not allow the user to edit the show without affecting what the audience sees.

The dance school I work for uses slides and sometimes movies during our recital. There were a few times where I clicked a different slide and cut off the sound for the video displaying because it cut off the show. I did some research and found Powershow. It took a little getting used to, but is exactly what I needed.

I can do whatever I want, including update and rearrange, as well as delete upcoming slides, while the show displays in a different session in powerpoint.

• Hello and welcome to SU! You could include a link to the above mentioned software in your answer. –  pulsejet Commented Mar 15, 2017 at 14:47

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• In Windows, go to File > Account > Update Options > Update Now or Check for Updates . On Mac, go to Help > Check for Updates .
• To upgrade to the latest version, purchase PowerPoint 2021 from Microsoft or subscribe to Microsoft 365.
• Use the Microsoft AutoUpdate tool for Mac or Windows Update to keep all your Microsoft apps up to date.

This article explains how to update PowerPoint and upgrade to the latest version. Instructions apply to PowerPoint 2021, 2019, 2016, 2013, and Microsoft Office/Microsoft 365 .

How Can I Update My PowerPoint for Free?

No matter which version of PowerPoint you have, Microsoft has probably released a few updates since you installed it. If you have Microsoft 365, PowerPoint should install updates automatically by default as long as you're online, but you can also manually check for updates:

Open a new slide and select the File tab.

On Mac, go to Help > Check for Updates . You can also go to the App Store and look under Updates to see if PowerPoint updates are available.

Select Account .

In older versions of PowerPoint, select Help .

Select Update Options > Update Now or Check for Updates (depending on your version).

After PowerPoint installs updates, you'll have the option to enable automatic updates (if it's not already enabled).

Mac users can download the Microsoft AutoUpdate tool to keep all their Office apps up to date. You can also refresh Microsoft apps by running Windows Update .

How Do I Download the Latest Version of PowerPoint?

If you want to upgrade to a newer version of PowerPoint, you must purchase PowerPoint from Microsoft or subscribe to Microsoft 365. You can also buy Office 2021 from Microsoft if you want Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint all in one package.

A Microsoft 365 subscription gives you access to all Office apps (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) for an annual fee. You can use the latest version of PowerPoint and try new features as they get released. The downside is you have to renew your subscription every year.

With the standalone version of PowerPoint, you'll still get occasional updates, but you may miss out on the newest features. The upside is you own the software, so you never need to renew the license. Either way, Microsoft offers free trials and discounts for students.

To see which version of PowerPoint you have, go to File > Account > About PowerPoint .

Microsoft occasionally releases patches to address bugs and make PowerPoint more reliable. These updates are usually minor, but they are still essential to keep PowerPoint functioning properly. Wherever you're having problems with PowerPoint , updating the program could resolve the issue.

Microsoft no longer releases updates for older versions of PowerPoint, so if you're still using a discontinued version like PowerPoint 2010, you should consider upgrading. More recent editions of the program, like PowerPoint 2021, feature tools and effects you won't find in outdated versions.

If you have a slide made in an older version of PowerPoint, you can open it in a newer version and take advantage of the latest tools and features.

If you want to update  link data in PowerPoint , choose the link update option if you see it when opening a PowerPoint file or open the source document to update the links. If you need to update a link source to a new file, select  File  >  Info  >  Related Documents  >  Edit Links to Files  to open the  Links  dialog box. From there, choose  Change Source  > go to the new file >  Open  >  Update Now .

To automatically update  Excel charts added to PowerPoint , go to  File  >  Info  >  Related Documents  >  Edit Links to Files  > and highlight the file you want to update automatically. At the bottom of the  Links  dialog box, check the box beside  Automatic Update .

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Synchronize Changes in PowerPoint While Presenting

When you’re giving a PowerPoint presentation, you always want to make sure you have the latest updates to the slides available. Not only because you want to make sure you’re presenting the newest and most correct information, but because once you start the presentation, you’re unable to make changes on the fly. That is now changing as there’s a new feature in PowerPoint that allows you now have slides updated by your team on the fly, even when the presentation is in Slide Show mode.

You can have changes made by your team synchronize changes either automatically or manually.

Automatic Updates: To have your slide show updated on the fly, click on the “Slide Show” tab and check the box for “Keep Slides Updated.”

Start your presentation by selecting the appropriate button on the Slide Show tab, and whenever an update is made and detected, the content is automatically updated and visible in your live slide show.

Manual Updates: If you as a presenter want a bit more control over things and doesn’t want to be surprised, you can have manual slide updates. Make sure the above box is unchecked, and start your presentation as normal. Whenever and update to a slide is made, an “Update Slides” button will appear in your presenter view:

Clicking on “Update Slides” will manually synchronize the content.

So how could this feature be handy?

• During a slide show with multiple presenters, fix a typo or make some edits while others are presenting.
• When running a meeting with a slide show where interactivity is key, you can ask the meeting participants to add questions directly to a slide to encourage collaboration.

Note: Like many of Microsoft’s collaboration features, this feature requires that the PowerPoint file itself must be stored on either OneDrive or SharePoint.

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How to Update Microsoft PowerPoint? A Complete Guide!

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PowerPoint is one of the most professional and proficient presentation making software in the market currently. It is vastly used by a high number of professional and dedicated users worldwide. Thus, it is quite common for software globally recognized as PowerPoint to receive regular updates. But, how do you update Microsoft PowerPoint? Let’s find out!

To update PowerPoint on Windows, click on the “File” tab, then click on “Help” in PowerPoint 2010 or “Account” in PowerPoint 2013 or later. Finally, click on “Check for Updates”. For PowerPoint on Mac, click on “Help”, and then “Check for Update”. You can also update from the AppStore on Mac.

Even still, it can feel very rough trying to get your hands around a task that can be tackled in different ways. Hence, I advise you to read through this entire article where I’ll show  how to update Microsoft PowerPoint,  in different ways and contexts.

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How to Know Your PowerPoint Version?

To know whether you need to update your Microsoft PowerPoint, you first need to ensure the version of it that you have installed. Different versions of PowerPoint have their unique variations in steps when checking their versions. I’ll be covering in-depth details about the most common PowerPoint versions that are still used today.

For PowerPoint 2007

Unlike most versions, PowerPoint 2007 has an Office logo at the Ribbon command tab. This makes the process a little bit different but here’s how you do it.

1. At the top left corner of the ribbon, click on the Office logo

2. Choose “PowerPoint Options” from the drop-down menu (it will be located at the bottom of the dropdown menu that appears)

3. A new pop-up window will appear. From the new window, click the “Resources” option.

4. Under the “About” section, you will see the version number at the bottom

For PowerPoint 2010

PowerPoint 2010 follows a slightly different approach than PowerPoint 2007 as the Office Logo button has been replaced with an orange File Tab. The procedure is just as follows:

1. Click on the “ File ” tab on the top left corner of your PowerPoint screen.

2. Click on “ Help ” from the left column

3. On the right side underneath the “ About ” section you will find the version number.

For PowerPoint 2013 and 2016

Both of these versions follow an exactly similar process when it comes to checking their versions.

1. Single Click on the File Tab

2. Select the Account option from the drop-down menu

3. Choose the “About PowerPoint” section

4. The version number including the bit version of office is mentioned clearly on top

How to Manually Update Your PowerPoint Software?

Well, thanks to Microsoft’s online technical support facilities, you can easily update your PowerPoint manually if you have a stable internet connection. All you need to do is visit their official Microsoft Office Support site and you will be provided with available updates of PowerPoint on different platforms and versions. 

However, for your convenience, I’ll still show you the different ways you can update your PowerPoint manually.

How to Update Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 on Windows?

Unfortunately, right as of this moment, Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 support has been ended by Microsoft with its entire Office 2007 package. Nonetheless, you can still update your Office and PowerPoint alongside a whole new available version by following these steps:

1. Go to Start Menu

2. Go to Programs and proceed to “All Programs”

3. Select the option called Windows Update

4. You will be directed towards Microsoft’s official support site where you can choose the version you want to update to.

Previously, however, you could have updated the PowerPoint 2007 by clicking on the “Office” button on the top left corner of the PowerPoint screen. On the dropdown, click on “ PowerPoint Options ” at the bottom of the menu.

A new window will appear. Click on “ Resources “, and finally click on “ Check for Updates “. This would have previously worked. However, as mentioned above, the support of Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 has now ended.

How to Update Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 or Newer on Windows?

The process for updating PowerPoint 2010 is pretty straightforward. The steps to be follows are mentioned below –

1. Open an empty Slide from PowerPoint

2. Click on File Tab on the top left corner of your PowerPoint window.

3. Then select “Help” or “Account” depending on the version of your office.

4. On the options that appear, locate and click on “Install Updates” or “Check Updates”, whatever option available to update to the latest version

How to Update PowerPoint Version on Mac?

If you’re a Mac user, your procedure of manually updating your PowerPoint will be a little different than traditional Windows users.

There are multiple ways to update PowerPoint on Mac.

Method 1 – Using Help Menu in PowerPoint

1. Open an empty new slide on PowerPoint

2. Go to Help on top Menu and click on “Check for Updates” from the dropdown menu that appears.

3. An Update dialog box will appear

4. Click on the downward arrow next to the Update button and then choose PowerPoint from the drop down list

5. Click the Update button next to your PowerPoint

Method 2 – Using the AppStore

Another way to ensure that your Microsoft PowerPoint application on Mac is up-to-date is by using the AppStore. Here are the steps that you need to follow –

1. Open the AppStore on your Macbook

2. Once you’ve opened the AppStore, you can either click on “ Updates “. If your PowerPoint application needs an update, it will appear here.

3. Alternatively, you can also click on the “ Search ” bar on the top left corner of the window and type in PowerPoint. When the PowerPoint application is visible in the main part of the window, click on “Update” on the top right corner of the screen.

This is perhaps one of the easiest way to update your PowerPoint application on Mac. However, the only drawback with this method is that it doesn’t allow you to enable the Automatic update of the PowerPoint application for future updates.

Method 3 – Using Microsoft’s AutoUpdate Tool

For this method, you’ll first need to download the AutoUpdate tool for Mac. Here are the step by step instructions for updating Microsoft PowerPoint on Mac using the AutoUpdate Tool.

1. You’ll first need to download the Microsoft AutoUpdate tool. Click on this link – Microsoft AutoUpdate Tool

2. You’ll be prompted to download and save the AutoUpdate package installation file (.pkg extension). Save it to your desktop for easy access.

3. Once the file has been downloaded, open the folder location containing the installation file, and double click on it to start the installation process of the Microsoft AutoUpdate file.

4. The installation wizard will guide you through the installation process.

5. Once you’ve completed the installation, you will see a “Success” screen as showcased above in the image.

6. Now, open a blank slide on your PowerPoint presentation. Simultaneously, open the Microsoft AutoUpdate Tool.

7. If there is a newer version of the software available, you will see a similar screen as shown above. Locate Microsoft PowerPoint and click Update. Alternatively, it may be a good idea to select “ Update All “. This will update all Microsoft powered applications on your computer.

Important – If you are using Office365, then you don’t need to update your software as it is enabled to automatically update the applications as part of the Office Suite.

How to Enable Automatic Update for PowerPoint?

To make things easier, and let the computer handle all the updates and management, you can easily enable the auto-update option in your respective PowerPoint version.

For PowerPoint 2007 users, the support is officially over. For any version of PowerPoint onwards, users have to update their genuine Microsoft Office as a whole to receive updates for PowerPoint.

The steps are as follows:

Enable Automatic Update for PowerPoint 2010

1. Open any Office application and then go to the File tab

2. Click on Help in the left column

3. Select Update option

4. Turn on “Enable Updates”.

It’s that simple. The next time a new version of your PowerPoint is released, you don’t have to worry about updating it!

Enable Auto Updates for PowerPoint 2013 or Newer Versions

1. Open any MS Office application such as Microsoft PowerPoint.

2. Go to the File tab on the top left corner of your PowerPoint screen.

3. On the new window that appears, click on the “ Account ” option.

4. There will be an “ Update Option ” underneath the Product Information bar

5. You’ll also see an option to “Enable AutoUpdate”. Click on it to enable autoupdates.

Enable Automatic Updates for PowerPoint on Mac

1. Run Microsoft AutoUpdate Tool before

2. Open a Microsoft Office Application 

3. Click on Help ( Can be Seen on the top bar menu )

4. Proceed to “Check for Updates”

5. Then select “Automatically keep Microsoft Apps up to date” to receive any available updates for your Office and PowerPoint

What is the Latest Version of PowerPoint?

Currently, the latest version of Microsoft PowerPoint is PowerPoint 2019.

You can access PowerPoint 2019 by buying Office 2019 as a whole or by subscribing to Microsoft’s Office 365 subscription package.

The most recent update on the Windows platform came out in September this year,  (Build 13231.20200)

How to Install the Latest Version of PowerPoint?

If you don’t have MS PowerPoint installed already you can download the latest version from the Microsoft website. Here, how you can do it – 

• Go to Microsoft Website
• Purchase and download the MS Office 
• Install it on your computer

You now have all the latest Microsoft Office365 applications including Microsoft PowerPoint installed on your computer.   

Is Updating PowerPoint Necessary?

According to Microsoft, the latest version of PowerPoint comes with new visual effects like zooming, morph transition, and text highlighters etc. On the other hand, you also get access to a lot of options for pen and ink customization.

3D models and vector media can also be inserted into slides with ease now. Removing the background from images is also subsequently easier now. You can export videos up-to 4k and record your video and audio on presentations.

The newly added feature of the Application guard will help you keep, read, print, and save your slides in an isolated container to save them from attacks from malwares and thefts.

With all these new options available to boost your convenience, utilities, and accessibility, it is very necessary to update your PowerPoint. You will get more features and an extra hand in helping you make Presentations of your liking.

Drawbacks of Not Updating Your PowerPoint

As mentioned previously, many versions of Office have been discontinued completely and can no longer be updated due to shutdown of ongoing support from Microsoft.

This makes the older version of PowerPoint such as 2003, 2007 obsolete and keeps you one step down the ladder from your peers who are using the latest versions. Old PowerPoint versions lack the convenience, tools, and many visual effect options.

Running an old version, discontinued PowerPoint version may also tatter your work reputation and professionalism in workplaces and academic presentations. For a more premium look and feel while making your slides, you should consider updating your PowerPoint.

Final Thoughts

All MS applications including PowerPoint are essential for our personal and professional lives in many ways. So, keeping them updated and working at optimum levels is a must. 

I hope you now know  how to update Microsoft PowerPoint . May there be no further issues in updating it as I have step by step covered how to execute each task related to updating this software. Take care and be sure to keep your PowerPoint up-to-date. 

Free PowerPoint Project Status Templates

By Kate Eby | August 30, 2023

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We’ve compiled the most useful project status report templates in PowerPoint for project managers, executives, IT personnel, Agile teams, project team members, clients, and other stakeholders, across a variety of industries. 

Included on this page, you’ll find an executive project status report PowerPoint template , an Agile project status report PowerPoint template , a monthly project status report PowerPoint template , a project management status report PowerPoint template , a multiple project dashboard status report PowerPoint Template , and more. Plus, learn how to show project status in a PowerPoint presentation.

Basic Project Status PowerPoint Template

Download the Basic Project Status Template for PowerPoint

Use this basic project status template for PowerPoint to communicate project updates to stakeholders and team members in a clear and visually appealing format. The template helps you track progress, identify potential risks, and showcase significant achievements. Keep team members, clients, project sponsors, and other stakeholders in the loop with this dynamic template. By doing so, you can improve project transparency, decision-making, and project management efficiency. 

For more project status report templates and resources, check out this collection of free project status report templates .

Executive Project Status Report PowerPoint Template 

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Ensure accurate project update reporting with this dynamic, dashboard-style executive project status report PowerPoint template. This template provides key project metrics in a concise,  visually appealing, and easy-to-follow manner. The dashboard feature helps you track critical project data, such as timelines, budget, and resource allocation, in real time. It also provides slides for comparing planned and actual progress, as well as communicating the budget breakdown, risks, and financial resources. Use this template to effectively communicate project status to executives and stakeholders, enabling informed decision-making, alignment with project goals, and better project outcomes. 

Learn how to get the most out of your executive project status updates by reviewing these free executive project status and project update templates .

Agile Project Status Report PowerPoint Template

Download the Agile Project Status Report Template for PowerPoint

Use this month-by-month and quarter-by-quarter Agile project status report template to effectively track and showcase the progress of your Agile projects. This scrum-friendly template for Agile teams helps you easily present project updates, milestones, and sprint outcomes, providing a clear visual representation of project performance. This template will help you boost team collaboration, monitor project velocity, and make data-driven decisions so that you can improve your Agile project outcomes.

IT Project Status Report PowerPoint Template

Download the IT Project Status Report Template for PowerPoint

This IT project status report template can help your IT team streamline communication, effectively track project progress, and enhance project reporting. The template provides a structured format for displaying IT project goals, milestones, current status updates, and a summary of accomplishments. Use this template to present progress updates, budget information, and summaries, ensuring clarity and consistency when sharing information within the company.

Monthly Project Status Report PowerPoint Template

Download the Monthly Project Status Report Template for PowerPoint

Use this monthly project status report template for PowerPoint to bring others up to speed on your project’s progress. Fill in the slide entitled Project Components with your project’s budget, schedule, quality, scope, risk, and roadblock statuses, as well as the month’s remaining work. This template is an excellent solution for improving project communication and project tracking, and it’s easily shareable with team members and other stakeholders.

Project Management Status Report PowerPoint Template

Download the Project Management Status Report Template for PowerPoint

Effectively present project updates and key metrics in a structured and professional manner with this visually engaging project management status report template for PowerPoint. The template slides include a project report card, key milestones, critical risks and roadblocks, and summary, making it easy to communicate project status to stakeholders. By utilizing this template, you can streamline your project reporting, enhance communication, and provide a clear and concise snapshot of project status and performance. 

Learn how to update team members, project sponsors, clients, and other stakeholders on project progress in the most effective way by reading this comprehensive guide to project status reports .

Multiple-Project Dashboard Status Report PowerPoint Template

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Use this multiple-project dashboard status report template for PowerPoint to easily track and manage the progress of multiple projects in a single view. The template works by consolidating key project data, such as delivery timelines, resource allocation, financials, risks, and pending actions, into a visually intuitive dashboard. By using this template, you can save time, gain better insights into project performance, identify areas that need attention, and make informed decisions to ensure the successful completion of all projects.

How to Show Project Status in PowerPoint

To show project status in PowerPoint, use a well-organized project status report template with clear headings and dynamic visuals. Download a PowerPoint project status template to display key metrics, timelines, and KPIs with charts and color-coded indicators. 

Displaying and sharing project status is essential for effective project management and collaboration. It keeps all stakeholders informed about the project's progress, milestones, and potential risks, fostering transparency and accountability. By sharing status updates, teams can identify and address issues promptly, make data-driven decisions, and align their efforts toward common goals. 

To show project status in PowerPoint effectively, follow these nine steps:  

• Use a Project Status Report Template: Start with a pre-designed PowerPoint template that suits your project's needs. Choose a template that includes sections for project overview, progress, milestones, risks, and other essential project information. 
• Organize Information Clearly: Arrange project data in a clear and logical order. Use headings, bullet points, and visuals to present information in a concise and easy-to-understand manner. Consider using charts or graphs to visualize project progress, timelines, and key metrics. 
• Provide Visual Indicators: Use color-coded indicators (e.g., red, yellow, green) to quickly represent project status. For instance, red can indicate a project is behind schedule, yellow for caution, and green for on track. 
• Include Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Highlight critical KPIs that demonstrate project success or areas that need improvement. Ensure these KPIs align with the project's objectives. 
• Use Project Timelines: Display project timelines using Gantt charts or similar visuals. This helps stakeholders understand project phases and milestones. 
• Keep It Concise: Avoid overwhelming your audience with excessive details. Focus on key information and provide enough context to help stakeholders grasp the project's status quickly. 
• Customize for Your Audience: Tailor the presentation to your audience. Executives might require a high-level overview, while team members might need more detailed information. 
• Regular Updates: Update the PowerPoint presentation regularly to reflect the most current project status. This ensures stakeholders have the latest information. 
• Practice Delivery: Practice your presentation to ensure a smooth delivery and to answer any potential questions from your audience. 

By following these steps, you can create a visually appealing and informative PowerPoint presentation that effectively communicates your project status to stakeholders and ensures everyone is on the same page regarding the project's progress.

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A project status report is a document that describes the progress of a project within a specific time period and compares it against the project plan. Project managers use status reports to keep stakeholders informed of progress and monitor costs, risks, time and work. Project status reports allow project managers and stakeholders to visualize project data through charts and graphs.

Project status reports are taken repeatedly, throughout every phase of the project’s execution, as a means to maintain your schedule and keep everyone on the same page. The status report for a project will generally include the following:

– The work that’s been completed

– The plan for what will follow

– The summary of the project budget and schedule

– A list of action items

– Any issues and risks, and what’s being done about them

The true value of a project status report lies beyond its use as a communication channel. It also provides a documented history of the project. This gives you historical data, so the next time you are planning a similar project, you can avoid any missteps or bottlenecks.

Because project status reports cover so many topics, historically, they were time-consuming to create. Fortunately, modern project management software expedites the all-important reporting process.

Effectively manage project and keep your team up to date with this project status PowerPoint Template for presentation.  The project status report is the basis for this template. A project status report is used to keep stakeholders updated on progress.

The Project status template contains 4 slides with stunning layout and design. The table chart in the first slide highlights project priority, status and progress.  The second slides give a snapshot of the project in a tabular format. The presenter can use the table chart in the third slide to compare 3 projects in terms of progress and budget, and show progress in the timeline using the fourth slide.

Project managers can use this template in their day to day work. You can develop a detailed plan of work on the project, which will include deadlines, executors and functional connections between employees and track the status of work at each stage. IT companies can use the slides of this template when preparing business processes in terms of project management and control.

Also, this template will be useful for startups in preparation for meeting with investors and providing information on the process of managing future projects. Risk managers can use this template when preparing a strategy for getting the company out of the crisis. Business trainers and university educators can use this template when preparing their courses on effective project management or performance monitoring. Logistics managers can use the slides of this template when providing equipment delivery information for a new production line.

Using this PowerPoint template for presentation doesn’t require graphic skills. It is a turnkey PowerPoint template, ready to use. The slides in the project status template are fully editable and customizable. The icons are resizable and colors and texts can be modified to suit user requirements. Used for project management and business presentations to keep everyone updated with status of a project.

Ideal for marketers, project managers, team leads,  process managers, etc… Update stakeholders on project status during presentation with this ready-made project status template and impress your audiences with this set of impressive project templates. This template contains all the tools you need to create a professional presentation. Template slides will organically complement your old presentations and will take their rightful place in your collection of professional presentations.

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Top 10 status update templates with examples samples

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Have you wondered what sets a successful project manager apart? The answer lies in Status Update Templates and reports — a tool that overcomes obstacles and issues associated with progress tracking. These templates emerge as guiding lights for project managers, providing a framework to convey important status updates related to projects and milestones. Whether you're starting a massive project or fine-tuning a smaller milestone, these templates provide plenty of options to suit every managerial style.

These templates help create a narrative that appeals to your stakeholders. 

From Top 5 Weekly Status Update Templates , ensuring a steady pulse on short-term goals, to the Top 7 Status Report Templates , offering a comprehensive view of project dynamics—these templates help in effective business communication as well.

Each of these PPT Templates is 100% customizable and editable. You get both structures in the form of content-ready slides, and the editing capability means the presentation can be tailored to specific audience profiles.  

So, let's enhance your project management game with the following templates.

Template 1: Weekly Status Update PPT Template Bundles

Discover a sleek and creative tool: this weekly status PPT. This interface transforms your routine updates into engaging insights, aligning your company goals, and celebrating victories. It helps provide clarity, enhances collaboration, and boosts weekly progress tracking . No more drowning in a sea of emails or dishing out important details in lengthy meetings. This template ensures your updates are not just heard but understood, cultivating accountability and shared success. It gives your company a productivity increase, where everyone's on the same page. 

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Template 2:  Status Update Action Items PPT Template Bundles

Give your presentations the much-needed recall with this slide – the secret weapon for effective communication! This will help in proper collaboration, communication, and streamlined action plans. With the help of this tool, you can ensure your audience not only comprehends but engages with your updates, navigating through your action items. This clarity helps you in effective decision-making. Transform your status updates from mundane to masterful and leave a mark on your stakeholders.

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Template 3: Program Financial Status Update Report

Gain financial clarity with this PPT Template—helping you through budgets, expenditures, and projections. This isn't just data; it's your financial guide, making complex numbers friendly. This template empowers you with real-time updates and clear visuals, turning big figures into strategic decisions. With this report, you can present details on program costs incurred by your company for two months. It also includes administration expenses like wages, employee traveling expenses, and program costs like salaries and fringe benefits. Download for immediate productivity gains.

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Template 4: Project status updates with key milestones

Use this template to guideyour business on its journey to success. This PPT Template details your achievements and charting the course for future triumphs. It isn't just about hitting deadlines; it's a narrative of collective success and learning from challenges. Using this template, you can ensure transparency, clarity, and collaboration, offering a panoramic view of our progress. In essence, it's important for efficiency and shared victories and can help propel your project to new heights. With this template, you can list project details, goals, milestones like the open ones, and risks and issues with their status. Grab your template and get started!

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Template 5: Project Activity Status Update Checklist

You can make your projects successful with this PPT Template. More than a to-do-list , it's a guide that streamlines and analyzes project activities, ensuring alignment, efficiency, and clarity. This tool empowers you to identify progress, overcome bottlenecks, and communicate with your team. Consider it your project guardian, offering precision, and success in a single checklist. In this list, you can write down and detail your executive overview, milestones and deliverables, issues, risk and change management, and team progress. 

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Template 6: Product Development Checklist With Status Update

With this Product Development Checklist update template, you can help your business innovate its development phases. With each status update, you will not just be ticking boxes but also adapting to challenges and ensuring your product emerges victorious. This template is the heartbeat of your development process—a pulse of efficiency, and success. You can use this tool to detail particulars, owner, deadlines, and status with colored mediums for levels of incomplete progress and completed goals. Use this presentation template to turn your product vision into a reality that speaks volumes.

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Template 7: Weekly project status updates

When it comes to project management status , this Weekly Project Status Updates template helps in operational success. With clear breakdown of achievements, challenges, and upcoming milestones, this weekly progress report template helps in collaboration and informed decision-making. It transforms the abstract notion of progress into a tangible, digestible reality. With this template, you can list a summary of progress, milestones with the tasks and task descriptions, the key milestones completed in the week, and the top risks and concerns. 

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Template 8: Automatic monthly project goal status update

This PPT Template helps streamline project updates effortlessly and neatly summarizes the month's progress and key achievements. With this automated system, you can transcend the mundane and focus on the strategic. This template helps make sure everyone on your team is aligned, providing a snapshot of your successes, setbacks, and the trajectory you are forging. This template seamlessly delivers clarity and insights and enables each team member to contribute to your collective success. In this template, you can make a list of the priority tasks , objectives, outcomes, due dates, status, plan to improve, current discussion, and notes. 

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Template 9: Business status update report with risk and issues

This PPT Template highlights achievements but also lays bare potential hurdles and solutions. This template is a proactive approach to risk management. By identifying and addressing issues head-on, you can ensure the resilience of our business model and maintain a competitive edge. It's a tool that strengthens transparency and accountability in your business, enabling you to make informed decisions and stay ahead of the curve. Thus, this template helps you navigate risks, seize opportunities, and chart a course for sustained success. You can detail the summary, progress, risks, issues, and next steps for your business status update report.  

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Template 10: Project status updates with key milestones achieved

Enjoy success in your business with this presentation template. The slide helps you portray your project's journey, highlighting significant achievements and milestones. It's not just about numbers; it's about fostering transparency and understanding. By tracking important milestones, you can not only acknowledge accomplishments but also respond intelligently to challenges. Thus, this template helps ensure everyone is on the same page and propels you toward ultimate goals with precision and purpose. Make sure you list your project details like project name, client number, project goals, major milestones, and risks and issues associated with the project at hand. 

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In conclusion, these Top 10 status update templates aren't just a collection of documents; they're strategic tools that transform the way you communicate and collaborate on projects. By providing clear structures, insightful examples, and practical samples, they become your roadmap to success. Using these templates isn't just about efficiency; it's about precision, transparency, and aligning everyone toward a common goal. So, explore impactful project reporting and witness how these templates help enhance our communication game. For a deeper exploration, check out the Executive Project Status Report Templates with Examples and Samples . It helps in a more effective, streamlined, and ultimately successful project management experience.

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