creating a single page flyer in powerpoint
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CreatingaSinglePageFlyerinPowerPoint
DigitalMediaCommons
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CreatingaSinglePageFlyerinPowerPointJaneZhao
[email protected],DigitalMediaCommons
ThisguidewasdevelopedwithMicrosoftPowerPoint2010.LastupdatedbyJaneZhaoonThursday,February16,2017.
1. OpenMicrosoftPowerPoint2010,youwilltypicallyseeablankpresentation
withanewslidebasedonthedefaultofficetheme.Whenyoutypetextwithintheplaceholdersofthisslide,thetextshowsupinblackoverawhiteslidebackground.
2. Choosetheflyersizea. Design->PageSetupb. Input8.5forWidthand11forHeightininchesforalettersizeflyer.c. Chooseportraitorientation
3. Insertanimagea. Refertopage10-14onCreatinganAcademicPosterwithPowerPoint
forinformationonimageresolutionb. Insert->Picture,choosethepicturefileyouwanttousefortheflyerc. Doubleclickonthepicture,PictureTools->Crop,Clickanddragon
thecropcornerstocoverthepage
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d. TopickthecropoptionsFitorFill:Clickonthethesmalldownward-pointingarrowandthenselectFill,thenclickCropbutton.
4. Picturemanipulations
Afterinsertingapicture,thePictureToolsribbonappearsallowingyoutomanipulatethefollowing:Adjust
◦ RemoveBackground
Thisoptionhelpsfigureouttheboundariesofanobjectinthepicture,andallowstokeepsomeportionofthepicture,andremovetherest.
◦ CorrectionsThisoptionisusedtoadjustbrightnessandcontrast.
◦ ColorThisoptionisusedtoadjustcolorsaturation,colortone(i.e.coolorwarmcolor),andrecolor(e.g.grayscale,sepia,washout,etc.)
◦ ArtisticEffectsThisoptionoffersyouvariousartisticfilters(e.g.charcoaldrawing,canvas,watercolor,etc)
◦ CompressPictureBydefauly,PowerPointsimplycopiesyourinsertedpicturesintothepresentationfileleavingthesizeandformatunchanged.Thisoptionallowsyoutoreducethesizeoftheinsertedpicture.
◦ ChangePictureThisoptionallowsyoutoswapoutthepictureforanotherpictureonyourcomputer.(Anyformattingperformedontheoldpicturewillnottransfertothenewpicture)
◦ ResetPictureThisoptioncancelsthepictureformattingdonetothepicture.
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PictureStyle
◦ Frames
Addsapre-madeartisticbordertothepicture(e.g.bevels,roundededges,fade-outs,etc)
◦ PictureBorderChangesthecoloroftheframeselected.Ifnoframeisselected,thenathinrectangleofthecolorselectedisplacedaroundthepicture.
◦ PictureEffectsThisoptionaddeffectssuchasshadows,3Dtilts,orglowsaroundthepictureedges.Notethatsomeframesareapre-madecompositeofseveralpictureeffects.
◦ PictureLayoutThisoptionofferslayoutstopresetchartsorflowdiagramstomoreeasilyshowaflowofinformation.
Arrange
◦ BringForward
Allowsyoutoplacetheselectedpictureontopofotherswhenmultiplepicturesarepresentontheposter
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◦ SendBackwardAllowsyouplacetheselectedpictureunderneathotherwhenmultiplepicturesarepresentontheposter
◦ SelectionPaneToggletheapanethatlistsallobjectsonposterandtheiroptions
◦ AlignShiftspicturestovariousalignmentswithrespecttotheposterorotherpictures
◦ GroupWhenmultipleobjectsareselected,allowsyoutochooseforpicturestobetreatedasoneentityinsteadofindividualimages
◦ RotateThisoptionisusedtorotateorflipyourimage
Size
◦ Crop
Asdescribedonpages3-4,thisoptionallowsyoutoresizeyourphotoinsidethecroparea.
◦ ShapeHeightThisoptionchangestheheightoftheimagetotheuser-specifiedvalue,andscalesthewidthatthesametime
◦ ShapeWidthThisoptionchangesthewidthoftheimagetotheuser-specifiedvalue,andscalestheheightatthesametime
5. HowtoInsertashape
a. ClickInsert->Shapes,andselecttheshapetypedesired(e.g.RectangleorBlockArrows).
b. Draganddrawtheshapewhereyouwouldlikeittogo(e.g.atthetopofthepicture)
c. Doubleclickontheshape,andtheDrawingToolsribbonwillbeactivated.
6. ChangeshapestyleYoucanclickashapestyletoapplytoyourshapequickly.
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7. CreateyourownshapelookbyadjustingFillandLineoftheshape.
a. ClickonFill,chooseOrangeb. Right-Clickontheshape->FormatShapec. Fill->GradientFill,adjustthesettingsasbelow.
d. ClickonLine->noline.Youwillgetarectangleboxlookinglikebelow
8. Insertatriangleshapeandeditashape
a. Insertashape->Basicshapes->Righttriangle
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b. Draganddrawarighttriangleatthelowerleftcorneroftheflyer.i. Fill->white,darker5%;Line->nolineii. Selecttherighttriangle;holddowncontolkey,dragawayfrom
therighttriangletoduplicateit.c. Rotatetheduplicaterighttriangle180degree
i. Fill->white,darker15%ii. Movetheduplicatetriangletomakethetwotriangles
symmetricd. Createacustomshadoweffect
i. Rightclickovertheshape->FormatShape…
ii. Shadow->Outer->OffsetDiagonalBottomLeftiii. AdjusttheshadowsettingsasbelowandclickOKbutton.
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e. Rightclickovertheshape->Editpoints
f. Dragtheupperrightblacksquaretowardstheinnertriangleabit,
thendragthewhitesquarestowardstheinnertriangleabit.Seeabovefortheillustrations.
9. ConvertashapetoatextboxAssoonasyoustarttypinginashape,theshapewillbeconvertedtoatextbox.AlmostanyshapeinPowerPointisessentiallyalsoatextbox.
a. YoucanapplytextstylefromFormat->WordArtStyles
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b. c. OrHome->FontandParagraph
10. Insertatextbox
Itisconvenienttohaveatextboxsothatyoucanmanipulatetextseparatelythantheshape.
a. Insert->TextBoxb. Draganddrawatextboxatthetopoftheflyerc. Typeinthetextof“TheShepherdSchoolSymphonyOrchestra
ReturnstoCarnegieHall”d. Doubleclickonthetextbox,youwillnoticetheDrawingToolsribbon
isactivated,whichisthesameDrawingToolsribbonasyoudoubleclickashape.Inotherwords,ashapeandatextboxsharethesameFormatsettings.
e. Changethetextcolortowhiteandadjustthesizeto32f. Addafewtextboxesatthelowerleftcorneroftheflyertoinclude
date,time,location,ticketandwebsite.
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11. Yourfinalflyershouldlooksomethinglikethis
AdditionalActivityTrytoplaywiththepictureandtextprovidedandseeifyoucancreateaposterlikethis.
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Belowarethesettingsusedintheaboveflyer:1. Background:Autumn->Style11
2. Picture:
a. Arrange:Rotateb. PictureStyles:SimpleFrame,White
3. Shapea. Thetitleandbottomtextboxes
Shapestyles–SubtleEffect–Orange,Accent5
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b. The“tapelike”shapes
Formatshape->Fill–White,transparency17%;SoftEdges:7pt