Making an Amazing Power Point Presentation Pioneer Media Center.

Making an Amazing Power Point Presentation

Pioneer Media Center

•Select “File”

•Select “New Presentation”

• The first slide is the Title Slide

The Opening Screen

Design Themes

• Select “Themes”

• Click on the arrow to see more design themes

•Avoid black or dark background colors•Blue is a good standby•Avoid using to many colors•Always review or test the colors before selecting•Be consistent with design, color, graphics, and style

Selecting and Designing Themes and Colors

• Click on the Colors button to the right of the design themes

• Allows one to customize or select the background colors

Design Theme Color Schemes

• Under “Font” select the desired font from

the drop down menu

• Select your font

Fonts

• Keep simple

Avoid fancy Fonts such as scripts Select Arial, Verdana, or Helvetica

• Do not use more than two Fonts

• Make Font size large enough for audience to read

Good font sizes to use are 24, 28, or 32• Headers or Title slides use 48

SELECTING FONTS

• Select the Font color button on the toolbar.

The color line under the “A” indicates the

Font color selected.

•Click on the drop down arrow to change the color.

Changing Font Color

• How much text should be on a slide?• Use bullet points-No more than seven• Slides are to support the speaker • Presentation not a written report

Text On Slides

• When choosing images they should relate to the information

• One good image is better than several• Images should be good, not pixilated, out of

focus• Charts and diagrams are useful but keep

them simple

Images

Selecting New Slides

Select New Slide Icon in Upper Left Corner

• Select “Insert” from the menu bar

• Select “Photo” “Photo Browser” (opens in iPhoto library)

• Select Picture from File navigate to desktop and select a

picture

• Clip Art opens clip art library

Several Ways to Insert Pictures

• Select “Command”, “Shift”, and “4” keys• When you see a cross hair reticle• Click and drag your cursor to highlight the

area you want to take a picture of.• Let go of the mouse and you will hear a

camera shutter noise • On the desktop the file will be save as a png

named screenshot with the date and time

Making a Screen Shot

• A technique to add visual effects• Do not overuse• Select Animations from the tool bar• Select the effect • Select the text to animate it• Examples of Effects

Animations

• Used for visual effect • Used to transition slides • Do not overuse• Examples of Transitions

Transitions

• You are doing a presentation

• Use large pictures to make your point

• List items using bullets

• Use less text, not paragraphs

• Do not over use animations and transitions

Remember

• Have a beginning a middle and an end

• Tell your audience what you are presenting

• Present it

• Summarize it• Do not read the power point slides

Conclusion

The End