Power Point Design Rules Power Point Design Rules

Power. Point Design Rules

Power. Point Design Rules Setup • Content • Slide Design • Templates • Color Schemes • Fonts • Distractions •

The Setup Title Content Questions/ Comments Outline Summary References

Content is Key! • • • Single phrases Short lists Questions Quotes Photographs Video

Slide Setup Bullet Points Words • Maximum • of • SIX • Bullets 25 • per • list Per Slide

Pick a good template Match the mood • Look professional • Don’t get the blues • • No medium blues

Bluesy templates Azure Lock & key Blue diagonal Soaring

Color Schemes High Contrast Your PC screen is hi-resolution Looks great Don’t trust it! • “Wash out” colors • Always TEST • Alter template’s defaults •

Use high contrast colors GOOD Bright on dark NOT GOOD Dark on bright NOT GOOD

See for yourself Which line is easier to read? • Which line is easier to read?

Be font savvy Sans serif good Arial • Arial Black • Futura • Tahoma • Serif bad Times New Roman • Monotype Corsiva • Courier •

Which is easier to read? Once upon a time there lived a yellow bear Less Stronger named Pooh. He had a cat named Tigger and visual a law degree from Texas Tech. lines He was complexity allergic to chocolate. Once upon a time there lived a yellow bear named Pooh. He had a cat named Tigger and a law degree from Texas Tech. He was allergic to chocolate.

Avoid Distractions… • • • Weird sound effects Most transitions Flying text Strange animations Bad clip-art

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Power. Point Rules Setup • Content • Slide Setup • Templates • Color Schemes • Fonts • Distractions •

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