Even though it might be deemed somewhat restrictive and possibility even too complicated by some, PowerPoint is, without a doubt, one of the best choices when it comes to creating presentations and illustrations. Among other things, its effectiveness stems from the fact that it manages to pack a lot of useful features wrapped around a typical Office UI.

Be that as it may, you can still greatly improve PowerPoint's capabilities with the help of various add-ins, for example, ToolsToo. Quite simply, ToolsToo adds more than 55 tools for shape management and a little more than 20 slide tools directly within PowerPoint's ribbon toolbar.

Its deployment procedure is reduced to a simple installation process through which you are guided by a typical wizard. It goes without saying that Microsoft Office needs to be present in your computer's system to be able to install this add-in. Subsequently, you will notice that all the aforementioned tools are easily accessible from a bespoke tab.

We'll start off with the shape tools for they are more numerous and arguably the most useful ones. You get the possibility to adjoin shapes at each end, to align, distribute, or accurate replicate shapes. Furthermore, you can rearrange z-order and animation sequences, paste thumbnails, as well as add connection sites.

The slide tools section includes a self-explanatory agenda copier and a few other features that allow you to insert pictures from your computer's clipboard, to reformat slides, to split texts between two slides, as well as to split and remove animations. In addition, ToolsToo also estimates the duration for each and every slide.

To conclude, ToolsToo is an efficient Microsoft PowerPoint add-in, and it's probably one of the best go-to solutions if you're looking to enhance the Microsoft-vetted presentation utility's functionality. With a bit of getting used to, ToolsToo can surely help you improve your productivity thanks to its plethora of useful tools.