This document provides tips for using fonts, styles, and animations in PowerPoint presentations. It recommends using Arial font sizes between 12-36 points, avoiding too many colors and fonts, and keeping lines of text to 7 words or less. For styles, it suggests using sans-serif fonts for on-screen reading and avoiding all caps, italics, and underlines. Animations should be used sparingly to help emphasize key points or illustrate difficult concepts.

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TIPS María José Murillo Martín
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Presentations

2. FONT 02
• This is Arial 12
• This is Arial 18
• This is Arial 24
• This is Arial 32
• This is Arial 36
• This is Arial 44

3. • This is Arial 12
• This is Arial 18
• This is Arial 24
• This is Arial 32
• This is Arial 36
• This is Arial 44
Too Small
FONT 02

4. FONT & STYLE 03
• Too many colours
• TooToo Many Fonts
and Styles
• ALL CAPITAL LETTERS ARE
DIFFICULT TO READ
• Upper and lower case letters are easier
• The 7 x 7 rule
– No more than 7 lines per slide
– No more than 7 words per line

5. FONT & STYLE 03
• Serif fonts are difficult to read on
screen
• Sanserif fonts are clearer
• Italics are difficult to read on screen
• Normal or bold fonts are clearer
• Underlines may signify hyperlinks
• Instead, use colours to emphasise

6. ANIMATION
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Animating Text and Objects may…
•Help students remember a part of it
•Represent a connection between
concepts.
•Emphasize key points
•Add visual representation to difficult
concepts.

7. ANIMATION
04
Animating Text and Objects may…
•Help students remember a part of it
•Represent a connection between
concepts.
•Emphasize key points
•Add visual representation to difficult
concepts.