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Out-GridView to present and demo results more easily.

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Background:  I recently had the opportunity to see a presentation involving FabTools (PowerShell Module for Fabric) .  The audience was PowerShell-light, and it was the end of long week, so even a small interruption in the flow had potential to lose traction. So it made me think about a small way that live demos can be streamlined for both presenters and viewers. Using | Out-GridView for presenting, demonstrating, and sharing. When we're sharing the results of our actions in PowerShell we have the advantage of knowing what we're looking for and what we're looking at. Our audience however may be deep in unfamiliar territory. Out-GridView can be a visual communication tool that helps them to catch up. Because Out-GridView is an output tool and not a scripting tool it is easily forgotten (or unknown) to people who are very competent in PowerShell. Generally I use this cmdlet when I'm sharing information with others (either looking at the same screen, or doing a quick paste...