Making an Amazing Power Point Presentation Pioneer Media Center

Select “File” Select “New Presentation” The first slide is the Title Slide The Opening Screen

Design Themes Select “Themes” Click on the arrow to see more design themes

Avoid black or dark background colors Blue is a good standby Avoid using to many colors Always review or test the colors before selecting Be consistent with design, color, graphics, and style Selecting and Designing Themes and Colors

Click on the Colors button to the right of the design themes Allows one to customize or select the background colors Design Theme Color Schemes

Under “Font” select the desired font from the drop down menu Select your font Fonts

Keep simple Avoid fancy Fonts such as scripts Select Arial, Verdana, or Helvetica Do not use more than two Fonts Make Font size large enough for audience to read Good font sizes to use are 24, 28, or 32 Headers or Title slides use 48 SELECTING FONTS

Select the Font color button on the toolbar. The color line under the “A” indicates the Font color selected. Click on the drop down arrow to change the color. Changing Font Color

How much text should be on a slide? Use bullet points-No more than seven Slides are to support the speaker Presentation not a written report Text On Slides

When choosing images they should relate to the information One good image is better than several Images should be good, not pixilated, out of focus Charts and diagrams are useful but keep them simple Images

Selecting New Slides Select New Slide Icon in Upper Left Corner

Select “Insert” from the menu bar Select “Photo” “Photo Browser” (opens in iPhoto library) Select Picture from File navigate to desktop and select a picture Clip Art opens clip art library Several Ways to Insert Pictures

Select “Command”, “Shift”, and “4” keys When you see a cross hair reticle Click and drag your cursor to highlight the area you want to take a picture of. Let go of the mouse and you will hear a camera shutter noise On the desktop the file will be save as a png named screenshot with the date and time Making a Screen Shot

A technique to add visual effects Do not overuse Select Animations from the tool bar Select the effect Select the text to animate it Examples of Effects Animations

Used for visual effect Used to transition slides Do not overuse Examples of Transitions Transitions

You are doing a presentation Use large pictures to make your point List items using bullets Use less text, not paragraphs Do not over use animations and transitions Remember

Have a beginning a middle and an end Tell your audience what you are presenting Present it Summarize it Do not read the power point slides Conclusion

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