authorSTREAM lets free users create their own “channels,” for PowerPoint presentations and is like a personalized Web page where you can showcase your presentations.

Learn how to create and start a custom slide show in Microsoft PowerPoint. A Custom slide shows only the slides you choose.

Make your Microsoft Word and PowerPoint documents stand out by creating your own one-click formatting with Style Sheets (formerly known as style sets).

If you don’t want the same rectangular pictures for your Microsoft PowerPoint slide show, create a custom-shaped picture placeholder and make it available to the presentation via a layout slide.

Once you make your PowerPoint template, you can even share it with colleagues, and make everyone's life a little easier. Here's how to create your own template in Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac or PC.