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1. Display a
Live Twitter Feed
in PowerPoint 2016
Go to the Start menu and search for “Regedit.”
Press “CTRL” + “F” and type “COM Compatibility.”
Press enter.
Double click on the “8856F961-340A-11D0-A96B-
00C04FD705A2” folder. Change the compatibility flag’s
value to “0.”
Download the add-in called “LiveSlides” through this link:
https://www.liveslides.com
Run the “liveslides.exe” file you just downloaded.
Follow the installation step.
Restart your computer.
Exit Regedit.
Open the Windows Registry Editor.
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Note: This tutorial is for PowerPoint 2016 and does not apply to
older versions of the software.
Look for the folder entitled
“8856F961-340A-11D-A96B-00C04FD705A2.”
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#ConfigureYourSettings
#AddTwitterLiveToYourProfile
Pick the slide that will display the Twitter feed.
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Transitions Animations
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Go to PowerPoint and click the “Insert” tab.
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File Home Insert Design Transitions Animations
Pictures
Online Pictures
Screenshot
Photo Album
Look for the LiveWeb section and click on the
“Web Page” icon.3
Web
Page
Enter the Twitter homepage:
www.twitter.com. Click “Add” and
proceed to the next step.
5 www.twitter.com
www.twitter.com
Tick the “Yes, refresh web page
automatically (real-time update)” box.
Click “Next.”
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Yes, refresh web page automatically
Eliminate‘residual’image flashing
A momentatry flash of the page
the page is refreshed when t
place a PowerPoint autoshape
Select your preferred webpage size
and its position in the slide.7
Eliminate‘residual’image flashing
Center of slide
Size the web page shape to
Set shape position at:
90|
Click “Next.” Tick the “Run show after
inserting the web page” box if you
wish to verify that the Twitter feed
was successfully added.
8 Run show after inserting the web
on Finish to insert the web page.
Click “Finish” and PowerPoint should
automatically direct you to the slide
displaying the Twitter feed.
9 Finish
A quick Wizard interface will appear.
Click “Next.”4
LinkWeb
You can also add other websites in your slide
such as Facebook, Instagram and even Google.
Just copy the URL of your website choice, follow these steps,
and paste the sitelink. Tadaaa!
You now have an attention-grabbing
presentation!
Wow your audience by adding unique and captivating features
in your PowerPoint slides. Combine websites that make your
presentation an eye-catching visual, while making your pitch an
unforgettable one. After all, an imaginative mind comes with
endless possibilities.
Make sure your Twitter
account is signed in.
Make sure that LiveSlides is
installed in your computer.
Change the size of the
webpage while on display by dragging
the lower right corner of the screen.
Tips
Reminders
REFERENCES
Klein, Matthew. “How To Add Live Web Pages to a PowerPoint Presentation.” How-To Geek. August 18, 2010.
www.howtogeek.com/howto/25946/how-to-add-live-web-pages-to-a-powerpoint-presentation
Stuurman, Pim. “Display a Live Twitter Feed in PowerPoint.” Tweet Beam. February 10, 2015. www.tweetbeam.com/blog/twitter-feed-powerpoint
“How to insert live webpages to PowerPoint 2013/2016?.” Juice Tech Entertainment. January 21, 2016. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyzCCHdyuMY
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