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AI-Powered Investment Banking Materials
Hey everyone - I've been a long time lurker on here and received tons of helpful tips / great advice and figured it’s about time I contribute. I recently created a tool that automates finance deliverables like basic company overviews, buyers lists, comps charts and more. You can use it for free on...
incoming summer analyst without any excel/ppt knowledge :(
Hey guys, I am currently a third year student at a top european university, and a few months ago I got an offer for a summer intern role at a big 4 M&A (which is my first interniship ever). However, I am scared I will fuck up everything, since, even tought I may be a little knowledgable about M&A, I...
What is the most time consuming work that analysts do?
Im in VC and have been thinking about making the switch over to IB. From what I've heard analysts tend to spend most of their time working on decks. Is this true, and if so how much time are you spending on this weekly? I'm more interested in the modeling part of IB, which I'm sure most of you are...
Best way to build charts, tables and graphs
Do you guys think it is more efficient to build the charts,tables and graphs you will use on ppt in excel or in ppt itself?
PowerPoint Inspiration and Courses
While I've used PowerPoint quite a bit in my time, I've never really needed to be better than the average high school kid making a class presentation until now. Are there any good courses (or youtube channels) people would recommend for improving? Would anybody be willing to share examples of...
The best resources for free slides ideas / templates
Hi all, Wondering if anyone has any good free websites they can recommend for finding new PPT templates or ideas for slides or even just new presentation schemes? Also wondering if there is any free software similar to ThinkCell (not talking about the free trial, but about something that has a free...
If you or your bank/fund/firm/company still use 4:3 powerpoint format then you deserve to fail
16:9 is supreme and 4:3 is the worst cultural artifact of the the 90's outside of taking 2 VHS tapes to watch a movie and AIDS
Should 2 graphs on same slide be side by side or one on top of the other?
2 bar charts. Everything will fit either way on the slide, but wondering which one people prefer as being more digestible by the "audience". Thank you
Powerpoint Plugins
Can anyone recommend useful powerpoint add-ins? Macabacus is super useful but is there anything for streamlining importing of Logos? I.e to be able to search and add a company logo natively within PPT?
Social Media to follow for Excel/PPT skills?
I recently saw an excel IG account that had a lot of excel basics... was wondering if anyone knew any accounts marketed more for higher level users (i.e. one for people looking to get into IB/PE). I would love to learn more macros and keyboard shortcuts and think that an account like that could help...
How to improve Powerpoint and Excel skills - and the correct hardware devices to use for IB fresher
Hello guys, I recently joined as an investment banking analyst and would appreciate if you can answer the following queries - 1. I am currently using the HP Envy laptop with a Logitech MX Master 3 wireless mouse. The keyboard does not have a separate number pad but i seem to be comfortable with it....
PowerPoint Tips/Resources?
Hi everyone, I'm currently an incoming IB summer analyst in the M&A group and was wondering if anyone had any tips or resources that will help me improve my PowerPoint skills. I'm pretty comfy in excel but a few of the analysts at the firm have told me that most of the work I'll be doing will be in...
HOW TO FORMAT TABLES IN PPT
Only one in the office RN. I need to get this deck out the door so I can sleep. How the hell do you format tables so they are all the same width besides copy and pasting? Every slide my table is slightly changing and I cant have that. What software do you guys use Macabacus sucks at this.
Excel and PowerPoint Macros and Add-Ins review
It looks like there's a new post every 6 months or so discussing everyone's favorite macros and plugins, so I figured I'd consolidate my notes on this and share them here. Hopefully, it's somewhat helpful for those either entering their internships (especially in the boutique space where you may not...
PowerPoint Help, suggestions for templates?
Hi Guys, Does anyone have suggestions for a provider/website that sells PPT slide deck templates for the PE industry? I'm absolutely terrible w/ PPT and I'm not experienced enough to build out the sides from scratch, any suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Does anyone have a checklist that they use when reviewing a PowerPoint?
I understand a lot of the little things may be group/bank specific, but does anyone have a good checklist that they run through? Examples would be: * Future years must have "E" * Hit F7 on everything * Tie numbers * Control F for double space * Deck starts on page 0 not page 1 Any suggestions to add...
Microsoft Office 2016 Upgrade
Our office just updated from Office 2010 to 2016 (and Windows 10 as well) and it's turning out to be a sh*tshow so far. Have any of you gone through the upgrade and care to share some tips / shortcuts for powerpoint and excel? For example I can't tab through the formatting pane in the new...
Gaming mouse shortcut keys, which one should I assign
Hello everyone, title says it all, bought a beast of a gaming mouse (Logitec G602) and have 11 keys to assign to specific actions - for PPT and Excel, those of you who use gaming mouses for modeling & formatting purposes, what are the shortcuts you saved?
Best PowerPoint Plugins
Hello WSO - I tried searching for this but was unable to find an exact match for my question. My question isn't "what are your favorite PowerPoint shortcuts" but rather what are some of your favorite downloadable PowerPoint plugins? I'm trying to find a few that might improve productivity. Seems...
PowerPoint Sample for Application
A small boutique investment bank in my area is requesting that I submit a power point sample along with my resume and cover letter for application purposes. What exactly are they expecting? Should I make up something new to serve as this sample or just clean up something that I have presented in...
PowerPoint Skills
Hey guys, something in the works right now, but for those of you in IB , what are the top things that determine whether someone is "good in PPT" or not for IB? Obviously attention to detail matter, but I mean more specifically within PPT...what skills are crucial? alignment/quickkeys/consistency,...
Good power point course for creating Equity packages?
Our firm has a template that it has been using for quite some time now, and I would like to spearhead a new one on the side for our future equity packages. We syndicate HNW individuals and are expanding our pool of funds, so I figured a more "appealing" template would be useful. I used to make power...
Printing widescreen (16x9) PPTs...
Anyone know if there is a good way to print the 16x9 layout without too much white space? Does FedEx, UPS, Staples or any other retailer specially print those?
PowerPoint: Custom Shapes and Objects for Investment Banking
Hello there! Through the years, I've noticed that most pitch books and other powerpoint presentations created in Investment Banking do include a "standard" set of shapes/objects, should they be arrows, circles, boxes, etc. I currently work in a M&A boutique and was wondering if in BB banks people...
Marimekko Template
I ran into this article the other day: http://peltiertech.com/marimekko-charts/ Here's a completed edition: http://www.andypope.info/charts/colwidth2.htm
PowerPoint Paste Full Slide (Keep Source Formatting)
Good morning/afternoon/evening everyone, I know this comes off as an easy question, but I can't seem to paste a full slide in PP from one deck to another without losing some formatting. I understand there is paste options, but even when I paste via "keep source formatting" it seems to shrink my...
PowerPoint Shortcuts & Tricks
Excel shortcuts are vital to success and survival in the investment banking world (whatever your own definition of "success" may be). From day 1, monkeys' mouses are unplugged and keyboard shortcuts are memorized. One thing people often forget to mention as a necessary investment banking skill --...
Think Cell
Essentially think-cell is an add-on to powerpoint to make charts faster. Would you know of any other installation-based alternatives? Are There Good Alternatives to think-cell? think-cell has become the industry standard for generating graphs in a lot of ways. This is largely due to its ability to...
Client Mapping Presentations
I always wondered what is other approach in creating client mapping exercise presentations: I have a logic of criteria-region-country(-city)-client but then put the chosen prospects in the beginning of the presentation, while all the research is kept in the as appendix in case someone else wants to...
Noob PowerPoint question
I'm making a powerpoint presentation and the text keeps shifting to the right a little bit after the first line. Check out the bottom part that reads "Premium Price: Price the investor pays for the contract, the right to buy/sell the underlying asset." How do I fix that so it's all aligned together...
Bunkr:PowerPoint :: Tinder:Ice Cream Social
Just when I think it's safe to wash my hands of the French tech scene entirely, the frogs come up with something spectacular. Are you still throwing together pitchbooks using PowerPoint? Ewwww... You guys are gonna have to see this to believe it. This won't appeal to the IBD divisions around the...
Linking Excel exhibit to Word and PowerPoint
Anyone have a suggestion on how to link an Excel spreadsheet to Word or PowerPoint? I always copy my exhibit / graphic from Excel as a picture and then pasted as an enhanced metafile into my destination sheet. Needless to say I've become extremely frustrated with constantly having to go back and...
Organizational Chart in .PPT
Anyone have any good recommendations on how to make a flashy organizational chart in .ppt? We have a few templates but they all suck and my artistic ability is very limited. If anyone can send me one (PM me and I'll give you e-mail), I'd be willing to trade some models (formulas intact) or send you...
PowerPoint Help
I noticed that many investing-related PowerPoints have an agenda or table of contents at the bottom of each slide, as the slide changes to a different category the category's name on the table gets highlighted. is there an automatic way of going about doing that to my PowerPoints or would I just do...
How to Build F'ing Amazing Decks for a BSD
I gotta say, my life has improved dramatically since I got to the point where I could control much of the messaging my team produces. Before I go any further, huge caveat: this is completely culture-specific and audience-specific. There are some groups out there that would hand me my walking papers...
PPT Color Schemes
Guys, I'm sick of our color scheme for our PPT decks (pitches, discussion materials, etc.). It was created to coincide with our firm's logo, but our group is trying to find a new format. What are some good color schemes that you have come across? Obviously I am not looking for "shit brown", 90's...
Study Confirms Your Boss is an Ape
Ok, so there isn't really a study that actually confirms this, but the Wall Street Journal did have a an interesting article on the predictable nature of primates (yes, even you). Your Boss may not be an actual ape, but he behaves like one and you behave just like a primatologist would predict....
Pitch Book Practice
Ok guys, I'm looking to practice writing pitch books. Primarily Sell-side. I've searched the forums/M&I and have found some useful pitch book examples and 'templates'. My question is though, how to you practise creating them? Would you suggest using past M&A transactions or completely starting from...
Vent your PowerPoint demons..
Hi everyone, sorry in advance if this is the incorrect forum. Ex-monkey here: I made the move from M&A , segued into VC for a bit, and I'm now launching a tech start-up. If you have any questions for me regarding this route, please don't hesitate to PM me and I'll answer when I can. If there is...
Powerpoint Numbering
Can anyone walk me through how to number pages in Powerpoint to not count the title page, table of contents and section divider pages when numbering?
Powerpoint
Sorry if this question sounds silly,but how can i change with one movement the colour of the words in the slides?I can do it for one slide,but it will be painful for 100+ slides.
Chicago Booth Powerpoint
Does anyone, especially admitted students at Booth, have examples of 'good' powerpoint slides for the essay 3? :D
I’m Stuck. Bankers, Do you do the Powerpointz?
Guys, this is for work, NOT school, and it’s due Monday, but I’m stuck. I need to make a broken-apart pie chart with 6 slices. Easy. But I also need to pair-up the 6 slices into 3 pairs of 2 slices. Think of a pie with three pulled-apart slices, each of which is divided in half by a line. In...
Good Slide Layouts?
Anybody have examples of good presentation layouts? I need to make a presentation for final rounds with a boutique... basically saying 'why do I want to work here.' Any advice? Oh and please don't link me to the Citi thing, haha.
I AM THE ORSON WELLES OF POWERPOINT
I AM THE ORSON WELLES OF POWERPOINT. BY OYL MILLER - - - - I am the Orson Welles of PowerPoint 2010. Next slide. I don't let marketing get in the way of a potential masterpiece. You see I don't create mere presentations. I use technology and the language of our times to evoke human emotions from my...
PowerPoint question
Granted, IB isn't supposed to be the PPT kings, but I figured you guys might know a thing or two about it. Does anyone have any idea how to copy/paste PNG files with transparent backgrounds into PowerPoint and NOT have the background turn black? Yes, once it does, Set Transparent Color can help, but...
Powerpoint & Excel "boot camp"
I was wondering if anyone had insight into a reputable and applicable group that performed training sessions for Excel & Powerpoint. Specifically, advanced training that would be done in several days, not so much weeks. Thinking of the same type of training you would get in an analyst training...
Is my associate a fake?
So our subject in question apparently has 3 years of bulge bracket IB experience under his belt, and we just took him on as a 1st year associate. However, he seems rather clueless on quite a few things which leads me to wonder about how legitimate his experience was - Some highlights include: - Uses...
Plagarism at work? Is there such a thing?
Is there such a thing as plagarism at work(not copyright laws) when it comes to giving an internal presentation? The SAs at the BB I work at have to give a presentation on a topic in our department(we basically had free reign on the choice). Would it be okay if I just took a paper from a college or...
Excel, VBA practice projects
I've been learning some excel 2007, vba, and powerpont. The problem is that i'm learning primarily from books, and I need things to apply my new skilsl to for them to really stick. I'm already working on optimizing all of the spreadsheets I use in my everyday life. Anyone have ideas for clever...
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