3. OUR PURPOSE: “Self-reliance is the ability, commitment, and effort to provide the spiritual and temporal necessities of life for self and family” Handbook 2: Administering the Church

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5. CHART EXAMPLES *fake data used for Powerpoint theme only **use theme colors (not shades)

6. MAP EXAMPLE New York City Rio de Janeiro *use bullets and text boxes to highlight cities

7. DATA & CHART EXAMPLE - Started a new business - Grew an existing business - Got a new job - Got a better job - Started an education program - Completed an education program Countries83 Stakes & Districts222 Self-Reliance Groups938 Members Involvement493 New “Starts”233 -New PEF Loans199 *fake data used for Powerpoint theme only **match colors to the footer bar color – using theme colors

8. “After the first meeting I was hooked. I have learned so many different things. The group meetings have strengthened my testimony and my faith. I know that our Heavenly Father has a plan for my family. I could not ask for a better program to help me grow and learn where I want to go.” Group Member Quote

9. SRS COLOR SCHEME *These are the approved colors you should use in your powerpoint ** Select Object > Go to theme colors

10. TEMPLATE HELP How to Insert a New Slide 1.Under “Home” in the ribbon above, click on New Slide and then scroll through the options for the slide you want and click on it!

11. TEMPLATE HELP How to Change a Slide Layout 1.Select the slide you’re wanting to work on from the left side bar 2.Under the “Home” ribbon click on Layout and choose another layout option and click on it.

12. TEMPLATE HELP The theme has colors that fit our scheme embedded – so use them. – How to find them: 1. Select Object 2. Shape Format (Click in top ribbon) 3. Drop down from “Shape Fill” (as seen in image below) 4. Use only the top colors. (unless doing a table as seen on slide 7) **To the right of Shape fill, Make sure there is no shape outline or drop shadows (as seen here)

13. TEMPLATE HELP As you use the themes built in remember to alternate them (the color) and keep the same order (ex: blue > red> green > yellow> orange > blue > etc…) – How to add new slide: Drop down from “New Slide” found on the top left and choose the specified color and layout

14. TEMPLATE HELP As you use the themes built in remember to alternate them (the color) and keep the same order (ex: blue > red> green > yellow> orange > blue > etc…) – How to add change slide layout/color: 1. Click on the slide on the left 2. Top left click on Layout and choose color/layout

15. TEMPLATE HELP The bar on the bottom should be consistent on all slides – (color can change)

16. TEMPLATE HELP As a general rule, try to choose photos that match the footer bar color. (the overall feel matches – ex: bananas with yellow)

17. TEMPLATE HELP All titles/subtitles should be “loose” character spacing. (found in text bar under this icon. Just select the text box and go up to this icon) EXAMPLE Before After

18. TEMPLATE HELP When using tables, match the shades with the footer color. (see example on slide 7 with blue, or this page would have a yellow table) How to: 1. Select Box to change (highlight) 2. Go to Table Design > Shading Countries83 Stakes & Districts222 Self-Reliance Groups938 Members Involvement493 New “Starts”233 -New PEF Loans199

19. TEMPLATE HELP How to Insert a Photo with a “photo space” available – Just drag your photo from finder or windows explorer into the placeholder – To resize/crop select the photo and click on “picture format” at the top, and then crop. You may resize/move the photo and the part with the slightly grayer color won’t show up.

20. TEMPLATE HELP How to Insert a Photo without a “photo space” available – Just as with the placeholder you just drag your photo from finder or windows explorer into the placeholder – To resize/crop select the photo and click on “picture format” at the top, and then crop. You may resize/move the photo and the part with the slightly grayer color won’t show up.

21. TEMPLATE HELP Images should be the new LDS church style. Please focus on images that communicate Faith and Hope. (can be seen on ldsphoto.ldschurch.org or in this presentation)

22. TEMPLATE HELP How to Insert a Video 1.Go to New Slide and Add the Video Slide 2. Drag video file onto slide and resize to fit over dark gray area 3.With the video selected, go up to “Video Format” and 4.check the box beside “Play full screen”

23. TEMPLATE HELP The last slides should be a “thank you” slide, followed by a black slide and then the end slate (church logo and copyright info). The black slide and end slate are found in the layouts. The thank you slide should be a “statement or question” layout. Black and End Slate Slides can be found under layout.

24. TEMPLATE HELP When you’re finished with a file, go to File > Compress Pictures > Print (220 ppi) Quality (*this is because it’s the highest quality in powerpoint, and if you print out the slides they will be good quality), and Check “Delete Cropped Areas of Photos.” This will reduce your file size. BE SURE TO SAVE AFTER.

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