1. Finishing the Presentation
The Final Page
 Make sure there is an appropriate last page that signals the end to the
presentation.
 Any necessary credits, copyright notifications or technical notes may be
included on the last page.
 Water colors by William Blake, 1757 - 1827

2.  You may use this template as the basis for your presentation or start
from scratch.
 If you use this template, be sure to edit all of the slides.
 Be sure to include the department name, the presentation title, your
name and the date of the presentation on the title slide.
Getting Started
Guidelines for Creating Power Point Slideshows

3. Power Point Template for use with Connect
Midpoint or Final Review: Department Name
Student Name
Student ID Number
Date of Presentation
Presentation Title

4. Guidelines for Creating Power Point Slideshows
 Font
 Arial is the best font to use as any other font may be converted
to Arial in the web conference
 Sizes
 The text minimum size is 18 regular.
 The title minimum is size 24 regular.
 Color
 White
 Light Gray (#B2B2B2 or r178, g178, b178 - set on the template’s
color palate.)
Font Options

5. Guidelines for Creating Power Point Slideshows
 Bullets
 Use square bullets in the same color of your text.
 Limit bullet points to 3-7 per slide.
 Links
 Feel free to link out to work you have posted on the web.
 FX
 Do not use drop shadows on text or insert WordArt.
 No Power Point animations or transitions.
 No sound.
Layout Options

6.  Stretch your images
as large as you can
on the slide.
 Keep images in
proportion.
(drag + shift)
Vertical Images
 Place images to the
left.
 Title & bullets to the
right.

7.  Do not over optimize
your images so the
quality will remain high
when resizing in Power
Point.
 The images will
automatically compress
when the slideshow is
“converted”.
Vertical Images

8. Horizontal Image Guidelines

9. Finishing the Presentation
The Final Page
 Make sure there is an appropriate last page that signals the end to the
presentation.
 Any necessary credits, copyright notifications or technical notes may be
included on the last page.
 Water colors by William Blake, 1757 - 1827

10. Finishing the Presentation
The Final Page
 Make sure there is an appropriate last page that signals the end to the
presentation.
 Any necessary credits, copyright notifications or technical notes may be
included on the last page.
 Water colors by William Blake, 1757 - 1827

11. Finishing the Presentation
The Final Page
 Make sure there is an appropriate last page that signals the end to the
presentation.
 Any necessary credits, copyright notifications or technical notes may be
included on the last page.
 Water colors by William Blake, 1757 - 1827

12. Finishing the Presentation
The Final Page
 Make sure there is an appropriate last page that signals the end to the
presentation.
 Any necessary credits, copyright notifications or technical notes may be
included on the last page.
 Water colors by William Blake, 1757 - 1827

13. Finishing the Presentation
The Final Page
 Make sure there is an appropriate last page that signals the end to the
presentation.
 Any necessary credits, copyright notifications or technical notes may be
included on the last page.
 Water colors by William Blake, 1757 - 1827

14. Finishing the Presentation
The Final Page
 Make sure there is an appropriate last page that signals the end to the
presentation.
 Any necessary credits, copyright notifications or technical notes may be
included on the last page.
 Water colors by William Blake, 1757 - 1827