Tips in Powerpoint Presentation
- 1. Tips in Powerpoint Presentation
- 2. Design Tips • Slides should be of a consistent design throughout the presentation • Use graphics and pictures when possible • Remove unnecessary information and graphics • Use contrasting background and text colors • Keep the number of fonts used in the presentation to 3 • Keep the fonts consistent throughout the presentation
- 3. Presentation Tips • Identify the critical information for your presentation • Use no more than 6 bullets per page • Bullets should be short ideas, not complete sentences (these should be your talking points) • To start the Slide Show, Click Slide Show on the Presentation Views group on the View tab • Use the arrow keys to move forward or backward in a presentation • Press the Escape (Esc) key to end the slide show
- 4. • A pen tool is available for drawing on the screen with the mouse. Press CTRL+P or click the right mouse button at any time and a popup window will appear. Choose Pen and the pointer will change to a pen that allows you to draw freehand on the screen using the mouse. Press the E key to erase all pen strokes. Press CTRL+A to disable the pen feature and revert the pen back to a pointer arrow. • If you would like to use the pen to draw on a blank screen during a presentation, press the B or W keys, or select Screen/Black Screen from the popup menu and the screen will turn black. Press B or W again or choose Next from the popup menu to return to the presentation when you are finished drawing.
- 5. • To hide the pointer and button from the screen press the A key. • Be sure to preview the slide show using a projector if one will be used during the presentation. Words or graphics that are close to the edge of the screen may be cut off by the projector.