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Power Point I

Outline Presentation Design Tips When to use Power Point Creating a new Power Point presentation - templates - blank pages Slides, master, outline, speaker notes Slide layouts

Presentation Design Tips Pick fonts your audience can read easily. Use clear, easy to understand language in your slides High contrast between font and screen colors - slides are viewed at a distance and in low light Only use appropriate symbols, graphics or sound effects Use slides for necessary content only

When to use Power Point Presentation to a large audience Presentation materials likely to be used again or may have many versions Room well-equipped for computer use (computer, projector, projection screen) OR  displaying transparencies (with overhead projector) Color or multimedia effects important to convey the message Not much audience interaction is expected Non-sleepy hours (morning, late afternoon after a break)

Creating a New Presentation Auto Content Wizard Template Blank Presentation Opening an existing presentation

Creating a New Presentation No idea?  New to preparing presentation Auto Content Wizard - dozen choices to choose from Limitation: Constrained by the structure and design

Blank Presentation vs. Templates Blank presentation: If a lot of modifications needed from templates, better create a blank presentation Templates (preset presentation designs):   Pro: Fast to create a presentation.   Con: Little flexibility   Examples of templates

Views 1. Preparation SLIDE (best for visual thinker) OUTLINE (best for point by point thinker) 2. Editing SLIDE SORTER (sort and edit slide arrangement) NOTES PAGE (speaker notes) 3. Preview SLIDE SHOW (show slides one by one automatically - audience’s view)

Slide Master Set up a consistent style for your slides and create your own template View --> master -->slide master Choose format --> background Choose fill effects Select a pattern Save as a template: File --> Save as ---> presentation templates --> create name --> save

Handout Master Controls the appearance of handouts printed to the audience Edit header, footer, date, and slide number in handout master choose handout designs: a) 2 per page b) 3 per page c) 6 per page d) outline view

Slide Headers and Footers View --> Header and Footer Edit Changes: Date and Time Slide Number Footers/notes/logos

Notes Page Write your notes on any slide using the notes page View --> Notes page --> type notes in the notes area under each slide display on the notes page Print “notes pages” if you want both slides and speaker notes together

Other features in the View menu Black and white View Slide Miniature View Toolbars Rulers Guide Zoom

Slide Sorter A bird’s eye view of the entire presentation Cut/copy/paste slides Change the order of the slides Check sequence of the slides before rehearsal Decide which slide to show/hide

Slide Layouts Format --> slide layout 24 choices Select the most appropriate layout for each slide if the default is not appropriate Format --> apply design (change  presentation design templates)

Slide Color Schemes Format -->slide color schemes Change color schemes for one slide (APPLY) or the entire presentation (APPLY TO ALL) Choose between standard and custom color schemes

Background Format --> Background Change color or fill effects of the background

Changing text area colors and creating reverse effects Format --> Color and Lines Add borders to the text area (line) Change color of the text area (color)