Why use a slide show?
Provide outline for presentation
Emphasize important points
Show pictures, videos, and other media
Help keep audience engaged
Slide layout
Pre-built and customizable slide templates that contain placeholder boxes for slide objects, such as titles, graphics, or text
When can using a slide show add to the effectiveness of a presentation?
Showing one point at a time and highlight one point at a time
What can make a slide show bad?
Colors, too much information
Shrink text on overflow
DO NOT AUTOFIT
shrinks the text so that it fits on the page
does not shrink the text so it can go off the page.
Autofit setting
A PowerPoint text box setting that automatically resizes text when it begins to overflow the box. This is the default setting for text and content placeholders
what is the name of the default setting for autofit
shrink text on overflow
Header & footer
place holders positioned at the top and bottom of every slide or slide handout. They can hold information such as the date or the slide number
Place holder
A box with a dotted line that is added to a PowerPoint slide or slide layout to mark where an object or text will go. For formatting purposes, a placeholder is considered a shape.
a place holder is considered as
a shape
what are some text options
- text aligned to top left
- rotate all text 90º
- text aligned to middle center
- stacked text direction
How can text enhance your presentation? How could it detract from your presentation?
The different types paragraph formatting options
How much text is appropriate to include on each slide?
Not to much not to little
What formatting changes can you make to your text to make it more interesting and readable?
Font colors and good formatting
Poorly designed presentations include
*Too much text on each slide
*Inconsistent use of colors, fonts, and other design elements
* Unreadable fonts (too small or fancy)
*Distracting or irrelevant images
* Annoying transitions or animations
theme
*applies a consistent design to all slides in a presentation
* controls font style, size, and color
* affects slide design elements(graphics, text boxes)
*designates. background color and design
template
- a saved outline you can use to quickly create new presentations with a set theme layout
*includes theme setting that effect fonts, slide designs, and backgrounds - positions slide elements for commonly used slide types(title slides, content slides)
*includes sample slides with pre-defined content or content placeholders
