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A Short Course in PowerPoint
Agenda
• Overview of features
• Building a slide show
• Implications of PowerPoint
The basic unit is the slide.
This is a slide.
Add a second slide...
Slide
Slide Show
…and you have a slide show.
A very plain--and brief--slide show.
Templates
Add one of the templates included with PowerPoint software. Each has a distinctive graphic, layout, and color scheme.
This template is “Fireball.”
Layouts
Choose a layout. This one is called “bulleted list.” Bullets express points in your presentation. From very important…
• to important,– to less important
• to even less important
Layouts
• This layout is called “two-column text.”
• Useful when you want contrasting lists or to squeeze in more items.
Layouts
• This layout is called “text and chart.”
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Readability: quantity
Keep it brief
Follow the “6 X 6” rule
Readability: type size
Don’t use tiny type.• This is 18-point.
• Use at least 32-point type
• This is 40-point type
• This is 48-point type
•This is 60-point type
Readability: fonts
Select fonts carefully.
• This is Times New Roman
• This is Arial•This is Catchup•This is Diploma•This is Zelda
Builds
Use builds to:
• focus student attention
• prevent students from rushing ahead
“Graying out” previous points is helpful
Builds
Don’t overdo builds.
Avoid gimmicks, such as this typewriter effect. Very annoying. Very, very annoying.
Transitions
PowerPoint also allows for a number of transitions between slides...
Transitions
…such as dissolve. Many other transitions are available. Choose carefully, however, and don’t overdo it.
Clip Art
Clip art can add visual interest to your presentation. PowerPoint
has a small clip art library.
Inexpensive clip art
collections are also
available.
Photographs
Photographs are
easy to add.
Use your own
photos or photos
from many other
sources.
Other Tools
You may also add:
• sounds
• video clips
• graphs
• tables
• hyperlinks
Using PowerPoint
Besides using PowerPoint for slide shows, you may also:
• print slide show for your files
• print handouts for students
• make transparencies
Using PowerPoint
Students can also use PowerPoint. Let’s think about how--and why!
Implications
PowerPoint has advantages and disadvantages. Can you think of one of each?
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