A guide to for using PowerPoint in Streaming Media.

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White Space Remember 3 to 4 aspect ratio. 25 or fewer words to a line. Cues: Underline, Italic,,color & CAPITALS. White Space Remember 3 to 4 aspect ratio. 25 or fewer words to a line. Cues: Underline, Italic,,color & CAPITALS.

Not: BOLD, ITALIC, CAPITAL LETTERS THAT ARE UNDERLINED.

Size- Letter size no smaller than 24 pts. Capital letters 32 pts. Fonts- avoid serifs Use no more than 3 types of fonts per page. Size- Letter size no smaller than 24 pts. Capital letters 32 pts. Fonts- avoid serifs Use no more than 3 types of fonts per page.

Color and contrast- No red, stay with blue and yellow. Use no more than 3 types of colors per page. Color and contrast- No red, stay with blue and yellow. Use no more than 3 types of colors per page.

E Times New Roman Arial Avoid Sans Serif Fonts Sans Serif Font Non- Sans Serif Font

Alignment- Flush left No more than six lines per page. Capitalization- Avoid it’s overuse. Clip Art, Photos and Color. Alignment- Flush left No more than six lines per page. Capitalization- Avoid it’s overuse. Clip Art, Photos and Color.

Bitmaps, Gifs, Jpegs and Mpegs. Did we say no more than six lines per page. Bitmaps, Gifs, Jpegs and Mpegs. Did we say no more than six lines per page.

Colors: Blue is conservative Red is emotional Green is interactive Gray is neutral Colors: Blue is conservative Red is emotional Green is interactive Gray is neutral

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