2. PowerPoint Terms
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Slide – individual page/screen
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Slide Show – group of slides organized in a sequence
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Presentation – the file containing the group of slides
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Object – any item that appears on a slide
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Transition – effect that occurs from one slide to next
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Animation – effect accompanying text/graphics/objects
3. Views
• Normal – main editing view
• Slide Sorter – view of slides as thumbnails
• Slide Show – view the presentation
9. Keep it Simple
• Use bullet points – not paragraphs
• The fewer the better (4 max)
• Be concise – 5 words max
• Keep text easy to understand
• Bullets are the main points
• Presenter provides more details
10. Fonts
• Use large size (at least 24 point) for text
• Up to 44 point for titles
• Avoid fonts with “feet”
Times New Roman
• Use fonts w/out “feet” Arial
• Use two or three different fonts at most
• Be consistent
11. Capitalization/Punctuation
• Every bullet is followed by capital letter
• No complete sentences
• No periods, question marks, or exclamation
points
• Avoid ALL CAPS
12. Graphics
• Add to the message of the slide
• Should be related to slide content
• Place off center
• Limit graphics to one or two per slide
13. Color
• Use contrasting colors
• Use single background color, style, or theme
• Be consistent
14. Transition & Animation
• One to three different transitions
• Up to three different animations on bulleted text
• Too many animations can be distracting
• May take away from your presentation
15. Applying Transitions
• In Slide
Sorter View
• Click
Transition
• Select and
apply
transitions
• Indicates
transition has
been applied
16. Adding Animations
• In Normal
View
• Click Slide
Show
• Custom
Animation
• Animation
Pane will
appear on
screen
Normal View provides two options – outline view and slides or thumbnail view.
Also, a notes section on the bottom for entering notes to be used during the presentation
Reorganize, delete, and add transitions to slides in thumbnail view.
