2. Overall design standards

3. Overall design standards
There are five basic slide samples presented here to help you build a PowerPoint® presentation:
Cover slide with David Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA Health logo
Section title slide
Title + Text slides
Photo slides
Other slides
Select and edit any of the following sample slides to create your own custom presentation.

4. Overall design standards
These standards are a tool to help guide you
These sample slides will not cover every design challenge needed in a PowerPoint presentation
By using these standards for color, type size, backgrounds and placement, a presentation can be created that is in keeping with our brand

5. Overall design standards
Please follow these basic guidelines when creating a new presentation:
The cover slide should always be the first and last slide of every presentation
Never change the background color of a slide
This means never use a photo, illustration or pattern for the background of any slide that contains copy
All slide transitions should be set to default; no animation should be applied

7. UCLA Health cover slide
The previous slide is the David Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA Health cover slide. It is always the first and last slide of every PowerPoint presentation
The background is always UCLA Blue (RGB values ) with white stripe behind logos
The logos are always in full color
Never add photos, illustrations or text to this slide
For best results, copy and paste the artwork from the sample slide

8. Section title Slide

9. Section title slide
The previous slide is an example of a section title slide. This is used as a divider to begin sections in a presentation
The background is always white
The top bar is always UCLA Blue
The bottom bar is always PMS 1235 (Gold)
The type is always black

10. Standard slide
This is the standard slide design. This basic layout will be used the majority of the time for all presentations
You can change the slide layout by selecting other text and content layouts available in the Slide Layout menu
While the basic layout and available placeholders will change when you select from the Slide Layout menu, text formatting and colors should remain the same

11. Standard slide The standard slide has a few design rules:
The header bar is always at the top of the slide and is UCLA Blue
The bottom bar is also UCLA Blue
The David Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA Health logos is always in full color, and is placed below the bottom bar
The page number is always Arial 10 pt. black, and is placed in the right corner of the bottom bar, 0.25" from the right edge

12. Standard slide The standard slide has a few design rules:
The header bar, bottom bar, logos and page numbers are preformatted in the Master Page. By default, these elements should appear on every slide except for the cover slides.
To review the Master Page layout, select View | Master | Slide Master from the PowerPoint main menu

13. Color palette

14. Color palette
All slides have been created using the following color palette. These colors should not be changed:
UCLA Blue
PMS 1235 (Gold)
PMS Cool Gray 10
Black

15. Text formatting

16. Fonts & point sizes
Font colors and point sizes are preformatted in the Master Page and should not be changed
Slide headings are set in Arial at 28 pt. and appear in white
Body copy is set in Arial at various point sizes and appears in UCLA Blue, black or PMS Cool Gray 10
The next slide is an example of the fonts, sizes and colors used throughout the presentation
To review the Master Page layout, select View | Master | Slide Master from the PowerPoint main menu

17. Bullets & indents
Bullets are used on all sample slides to show examples of font and color formatting for each level of text
Use the Bullets and Decrease | Increase Indent options in the formatting toolbar to create text levels
First Level – Arial 20 pt.
Second Level – Arial 18 pt.
Third Level – Arial 16 pt.
Fourth Level – Arial 14 pt.
Fifth Level – Arial 12 pt.

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20. Photo slide
The previous slide is an example of a photo slide. Photo slides are created using the Photo layout from the Slide Layout menu
Photos should always bleed left and right, and do not go beyond the top and bottom bars
The top bar and bottom bar should not be covered by the photo
Never place type over the photo
Caption is always below the photo in the area above the bottom bar

21. Photo slide
The previous slide is an example of a photo slide. Photo slides are created using the Photo layouts from the Slide Layout menu
By default, the photo will conform to the size of the placeholder provided in the basic slide layout
You will need to manually scale and crop your image to be full-bleed using the format picture options and tools in the drawing toolbar

22. Other slide layouts

23. Other slide layouts
This is an example of how to place a smaller photo using a Text + Photo layout
Photos should scale from the center to the edge of the slide
Copy should never overlap the photo
Photos should not cover the bottom bar

24. Other Slide Layouts
This is an example of how to place a smaller photo using a Text + Photo layout
Photos can be on the right- or left-hand side of a slide
Both options are available in the Slide Layout menu

25. Other slide layouts
This is an example of how to place a inset photo using a Text + Inset Photo layout
Photos should scale from the center to the edge of the slide
Copy should never overlap the photo
Photos should not cover the bottom bar

26. Other slide layouts
This is an example of a Title + 2-Column Text layout
All font and color formatting standards are the same when using multiple text boxes
The boxes should be separated by a 0.75 pt. black rule as shown
You can manually insert a rule or copy and paste it from this sample slide
Arial 20 pt
Arial 18 pt
Arial16 pt

27. Slide heading First Level – Arial 20 pt. Second Level – Arial 18 pt.
Third Level – Arial 16 pt.
Fourth Level – Arial 14 pt.
Fifth Level – Arial 12 pt.

28. Other slide layouts
Illustrations and smaller photos can be used in presentations
The illustration or photo should not interfere with the body copy
By default, the photo will conform to the size of the placeholder provided in the basic slide layout
You can customize the size and placement of your image(s) using the format picture options and tools in the drawing toolbar

29. Other slide layouts
This is an example of how to use a chart in a presentation
Use colors that will complement your slide color palette
If your chart contains type, make sure it is easy to read against your slide background
Use a 0.75 pt. gray rule to separate the chart from the body copy