PowerPointMrs. Klier

PowerPoint Terms

• Slide – individual page/screen• Slide Show – group of slides organized in a sequence• Presentation – the file containing the group of slides• Object – any item that appears on a slide• Transition – effect that occurs from one slide to next• Animation – effect accompanying

text/graphics/objects

Views

• Normal – main editing view• Slide Sorter – view of slides as thumbnails• Slide Show – view the presentation

Normal View

Slide Pane

Outline

Notes

Normal View Cont’d

Thumbnail View

Slide Sorter View

Slide Show View

PowerPoint Guidelines

Keep it Simple• Use bullet points – not paragraphs• The fewer the better (4 max)• Be concise – 5 words max• Keep text easy to understand• Bullets are the main points• Presenter provides more details

Fonts

• Use large size (at least 24 point) for text • Up to 44 point for titles

• Avoid fonts with “feet” Times New Roman

• Use fonts w/out “feet” Arial• Use two or three different fonts at most• Be consistent

Capitalization/Punctuation

• Every bullet is followed by capital letter• No complete sentences• No periods, question marks, or

exclamation points• Avoid ALL CAPS

Graphics

• Add to the message of the slide• Should be related to slide content• Place off center• Limit graphics to one or two per slide

Color

• Use contrasting colors • Use single background color, style, or

theme• Be consistent

Transition & Animation

• One to three different transitions• Up to three different animations on

bulleted text• Too many animations can be distracting • May take away from your presentation

Applying Transitions• In Slide

Sorter View• Click

Transition• Select and

apply transitions

• Indicates transition has been applied

Adding Animations

• In Normal View

• Click Slide Show

• Custom Animation

• Animation Pane will appear on screen

Adding Animations cont’d

• Select object

• Choose Add Effect

• Select effect you want to apply

• Repeat for each object

The End!