When teachers ask their students to make presentations with PowerPoint, the result is often poor or disastrous. So it does not happen again, I recommend you follow these 10 tips for designing a presentation to make it look professional, quick and easy.
1. Resize the display
By default, your presentation is displayed in 4:3 mode. However, most of the time it if you using a laptop, it might pose some size problems. That is why the first thing to do is to resize its presentation to the right size of your screen to avoid on the one hand to have black bands on the sides, and other parts, to use the full width of the available space.
To do this, click the Create button and then click Page Setup . In Slides sized for , select the corresponding dimensions of your screen. In the case of a laptop widescreen (all current models sold), select Screen Display (16:10) .
Window Layout - PowerPoint 2007
2. Choose a Template
PowerPoint Templates present in Office 2007 are a dull and boring, but keep in mind that they all look professional. The theme should be elegant and must add life to your PowerPoint Presentation via backgrounds, fonts, SmartArt graphics, tables, etc. ... you will save a lot of time!
Always tab Creation , in the Themes , hover over the various themes to get an overview, then click to apply it. The two best in my opinion are Metro and Module : they suit almost any type of presentation.
Choice of theme - PowerPoint 2007
You can Download Hundreds of Free PowerPoint Templates on FPPT.com Such as Engineering PPT Templates
3. Slide layout
When you create new slides, it is essential to make sure
- to order your presentation effectively
- to provide information to your audience
- differentiate between new chapters or sections of your presentation
Tab Home , in the Slides , click Layout , and choose the appropriate type. For example, when you change the chapter, use the layout section title to show the sequence of parts to your audience.
Right-click on a slide can also access the Layout menu
4. Apply a transition
Transitions are not essential or unnecessary presentation. Most of the time, they are too long, they disturb the concentration of your audience but also yours! However, if you want to use transitions, click the Animations and opt for the first 4 (Fused) from the list.
Transitions - PowerPoint 2007
5. SmartArt
To add one, click on the tab Insert , then in Illustrations , click SmartArt . Make your choice from the available vectors and illustration, the most appropriate one for your presentation and click OK .
Inserting a SmartArt and Personalization - PowerPoint 2007
You can then customize it with the tab SmartArt Tools (after clicking).
6. Graphics
A chart is a good tool to analyze trends, statistics, market share, sales ... but it must be used properly:
To insert a graphic, click on the tab Insert , then in Illustrations , click Graphics . Choose from those proposed in the list and click OK .
Inserting and customizing a chart - PowerPoint 2007
The same way as SmartArt, you can fully customize the tab using Chart Tools (after click).
7. Footer
It is particularly useful in your public RECALLING the author's name, date or number of slides.However, it should not be marked on every every site
To do this, click Header and Footer Page tab insertion . Once the options chosen, confirm by clicking OK .
To give a professional look, you can insert your brand as a logo. There is unfortunately no technique called automatic. The trick is to insert an image via the tab Insert , then reduce and move down the slide. Then perform a series of copy-paste to complete the operation.
Example of inserting logo in footer - PowerPoint 2007
8. The written content of a slide
Probably the most important step: shaping the content! Here is a series of points to follow:
- never write complete sentences
- make lists
- make lists short (1-6 bullets)
- write BIG (18 minimum)
- Choose neutral colors: black, white, and shades of gray
- less is better: Indeed, the audience concentrate on one thing, it saves more time, and they find it less boring
- not "exotic" fonts that are illegible. Use standards: courier new, times new roman, verdana, arial, trebuchet, georgia, myriad, great lucida ...
