The document provides guidelines for creating successful PowerPoint presentations with concise text, simple graphics, consistent backgrounds, and minimal animations. It recommends keeping text short and focused on one idea per slide, using lists and fonts sized 30 points or larger. Graphics should be simple, one per slide, and related to the content. Backgrounds should complement other elements with uniform color and contrasting text. Animations and transitions should be kept simple, with only one type used sparingly. Flashy, complex, or time-consuming elements are advised against.

1. Successful Power points By Omar Chavez

2. Text Guidelines (Do’s) Keep the text short and simple Each slide only has one idea Use lists to display key points 6 by 6 rule Font size at least 30 points Sans-serif fonts only No more then two types of fonts

3. Text Guidelines (Don'ts) Avoid using large blocks of texts No fancy serif fonts Avoid italics Avoid using small font that is not legible from a distance

4. Graphic (Do’s) Keep Graphics simple One graphic per slide Content related Graphs and Charts Simple and easy to understand One message per chart and graph Colors and shading are suitable and distinguishable

5. Graphics (Don’ts) Too many graphics Flashy graphics Complex graphs and charts Too much text in graphs and charts

6. Background (Do’s) Backgrounds should be: Simple and consistent Uniform in color and tone Contrasts with text Complements other slide elements

7. Graphic (Don’ts) No multi colored back grounds Avoid a background color that is similar to font color No multiple backgrounds

8. Animation (Do’s) Keep animations simple Use only animations if needed One type of slide transition Keep animations and transitions simple

9. Animation (Don'ts) Avoid too many animations No flashy animations Do not use multiple slide transitions Avoid time consuming animations Avoid the accompanying sound effects