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Life After Death by Powerpoint 2010 by Don McMillan

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PowerPoint �Tips and Tricks

February 2014

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Tips

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Color

One of the least understood aspects of creating a presentation
A color wheel can help plan color schemes for presentations

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Complementary Color Schemes

Opposite colors
Grabs attentions

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Slide Color

Dark Blue has a calming effect
Red or Orange triggers an emotional response
Green makes audience comfortable
Yellow gets audience attention quickly
Gray promotes the idea of "quality"
White projects honesty/sincerity
Black is not appealing to most viewers

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Layout and Design

Text placement should be consistent
There should be good contrast between the text and the background
Use a single and simple background

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Analogous Color Scheme

Adjacent colors on the color wheel
Produces a harmonious look

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Contrasting Color Scheme

A combination of light and dark colors

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If all else fails, try

“Apply Design Template.”

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Text Size

Keep your text legible

24 point is the smallest for most situations
Text can be smaller for individual playback

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Font Style

Select simple, bold, standard font styles
Two type faces are enough for most presentations
Avoid novelty fonts (i.e. Old English)
Delicate “Serif” fonts, such as Times New Roman may be difficult to read
Use sentence case
ALL CAPITALIZED LETTERS SHOULD BE AVOIDED

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Content

Keep it simple; when in doubt, do without
Use the fewest words possible; distill your message to its essence

Rule of 6: no more than 6 lines, no more than 6 words per line

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PowerPoint Images

Do use images to emphasize your points
Do not use an image as a space filler
Be careful of redundant images

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Transitions

Make more of an impact in presentation
Keep transitions to a minimum
Use the same transition or a variation of the transition

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PowerPoint Animation

Keep it simple

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PowerPoint Sound

Unless integral, do without

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Additional Presenter Tips

Practice your presentation
Check out your equipment before the presentation
Don’t read your visual aids
Coordinate audio and visual
Be consistent with your slides

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Sources

http://www.kristofcreative.com/services/multimedia/powerpoint_tips.shtml (no longer available)
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~library/biomed/guides/powerpoint.html?mswitch-redir=classic
Dino Vandenheede, Academic Technology Director of The Academy of the Sacred Heart, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

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Tricks

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Blank the Screen

← Press the B key

Press the W key →

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Press F1 → During a Presentation

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Be able to Jump to Any Slide

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Hyperlinking

Slide 1

Hyperlink to a specific slide in another presentation, or specific location in another file

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Slide 1

Slide 2

Slide 3

Slide 4

Slide 1

Slide 4

Slide 2

Slide 3

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Create Photo Album

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Smart Art

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Edit Your Slide Template

Open a presentation that has bulleted text.

Display the master (View > Master > Slide Master).

You might as well start by deleting the third to fifth level.

Select the first two levels → right click → Format → Bullets → None

You're not done yet, because if you type text on a slide that wraps to a second line, that second line will be indented as it is for bulleted text. So, make sure that the Ruler is displayed. (View > Ruler.) Markers are labeled.

Click the first level of text and drag the hanging indent marker for the first level text all the way to the left, so that it's underneath the First Line Indent marker for first level text. This lines up the text so that it's all aligned in block format to the left.

Click the second level of text and drag the hanging indent marker for the second level text so that it's underneath the first line indent marker for second level text.

Click Close Master View on the Slide Master View toolbar.

Judy’s tip…Getting Rid of Bullets - to repeat an action, such as dragging the hanging indent marker for each of the levels, simply do that process once in the first level. To repeat the action for the next level, click in the next level and tap the F4 key. F4 repeats the last action. Sometimes its hard to click and drag the little hanging indent marker!

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Quickly Get Rid of Bullets

Open a presentation that has bulleted text.

Display the master (View > Master > Slide Master).

You might as well start by deleting the third to fifth level.

Select the first two levels → right click → Format → Bullets → None

You're not done yet, because if you type text on a slide that wraps to a second line, that second line will be indented as it is for bulleted text. So, make sure that the Ruler is displayed. (View > Ruler.) Markers are labeled.

Click the first level of text and drag the hanging indent marker for the first level text all the way to the left, so that it's underneath the First Line Indent marker for first level text. This lines up the text so that it's all aligned in block format to the left.

Click the second level of text and drag the hanging indent marker for the second level text so that it's underneath the first line indent marker for second level text.

Click Close Master View on the Slide Master View toolbar.

Judy’s tip…Getting Rid of Bullets - to repeat an action, such as dragging the hanging indent marker for each of the levels, simply do that process once in the first level. To repeat the action for the next level, click in the next level and tap the F4 key. F4 repeats the last action. Sometimes its hard to click and drag the little hanging indent marker!

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Expand One Slide into Two

GOAL TWO

Schools of the Sacred Heart commit themselves to educate to a deep respect for intellectual values.

Members of the school community model and teach ethical and respectful use of technology.

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Magnify an Image

Use the Grow/Shrink animation on an image-filled AutoShape

Insert your main image.

Select the image and duplicate it (Ctrl+D).

Display the Picture toolbar (right-click any toolbar and choose Picture).

Choose the Crop button.

Crop the picture to the area that you want to show enlarged.

Right-click the picture and choose Save as Picture.

Delete the cropped picture; you don't need it on the slide any more.

Insert an Oval from the Draw toolbar, dragging it to cover the area that you want to enlarge.

Resize and move it as desired. Right-click the oval and choose Format AutoShape.

On the Colors and Lines tab, click the Fill Color drop-down list and choose Fill Effects, then click the Picture tab. Click Select Picture and choose the image you saved.

Click Insert. (In 2007, in the Fill category, choose Picture or Texture Fill. Click the File button, choose the image you saved, and click Insert.)

Click OK or Close to exit from any dialog boxes.

If necessary, move and resize it so that the two images appear seamless and appear as one image with an oval over part of it.

With the filled oval selected, choose Slide Show> Custom Animation.

Choose Add Effect> Emphasis> Grow/Shrink.

You'll probably want to control the timing, so leave the Start to On Click.

For the size, adjust as needed - you can click this item, and enter any value in the Custom text box.

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Insert video in PowerPoint

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Save PowerPoint Slides As JPG, GIF or Other Picture Formats

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Use the Dim Text Feature

Custom Animations button.�Click on the border of the text box containing the bullet points on your slide.�Click the drop down arrow beside the Add Effect button in the Custom Animation task pane.�Select one of the animation effects. A good choice is Dissolve In from the Entrance group.�Optional - You may also wish to change the speed of the animation.

Effect Options for Dimming Text

Make sure the border of the bulleted text box is still selected. �In the Custom Animation task pane, click on the drop down arrow beside the text selection.�Choose Effect Options...

Dim Text Color Choice

In the dialog box (the title of the dialog box will differ depending on the choice you made for the animation effect), select the Effect tab if it is not already selected.�

Click the drop down arrow in the After animation: section.�Select a color for the dimmed text. It is a good idea to choose a color that is close to the color of the slide background, so that it is still visible after dimming, but is not distracting when you are discussing a new point.�Color Options

Choose a color that is currently visible in the list.

Or choose a color from More Colors...

Click OK when you have made your selection.

http://presentationsoft.about.com/od/powerpointtips/ss/080124dimtext.htm

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Copy Slides to Reuse in Other Presentations

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Tips for Solving Common PowerPoint Problems

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Convert PowerPoint to video �(SWF - Flash movie format)

Post it on your web site
Post it on YouTube
Post it on your blog or Facebook

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Sources

http://mazharlaliwala.wordpress.com/2012/07/15/how-to-design-great-powerpoint-presentationtipstrickstutorials-and-many-more/