As consultants, we’re always juggling information from different sources—whether it’s data, quotes, or images. We copy-paste that information into PowerPoint about 1 quadrillion times per day. But what if I told you there’s a way to save time and make your life a bit easier?
Try this: press WIN + V (WIN is your Windows key by the way). This opens your clipboard history, allowing you to select and paste from a list of everything you’ve copied recently.
Whether it’s a quote from a report, a graphic from a website, or a chart from Excel, you can quickly grab any item from your clipboard history without having to go back and forth between apps. This is especially helpful when you’re building slides on the fly, as it eliminates the need to switch from your source to your PowerPoint deck to copy and paste over and over again.
There’s just one thing that sucks about this shortcut. PowerPoint objects only paste as images when you use this shortcut. So, while it’s a huge time-saver, it won’t let you copy-paste many PowerPoint objects at a time. But overall, it’s a small con considering all the efficiency boost. Try it out – you’ll wonder how you lived without it.
