Designing principles and theme galleries

DESIGNING

PRINCIPLES AND

THEME GALLERIESCHAPTER 2 (PLANNING AND PREPARATION OF

POWERPOINT )

UNLOCKING DIFFICULTIESGALLERY – A COLLECTION OF

FONTS, COLORS, EFFECTS AND BACKGROUNDS.

THEME – PREDEFINED COMBINATION OF COLORS, FONTS, AND EFFECTS THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO YOUR PRESENTATION.

UNLOCKING DIFFICULTIES

•DESIGN – TO CREATE, FASHION, EXECUTE, OR CONSTRUCT ACCORDING TO PLAN.

DESIGNING PRINCIPLES IN A

SLIDE SHOW

Choose design elements appropriate to the audience.

Keep design neat and clean.

KEEP THE DESIGN NEAT AND CLEAN.KISS: KEEP IT SIMPLE AND SWEET

AVOID USING MULTIPLE FONTS AND COLORS ON A SLIDE.

AVOID USING MORE THAN FIVE COLORS ON A SLIDE AND THREE FONTS.

AVOID USING MULTIPLE CLIP ART IMAGES.

Create a focal point, or main area of interest, on

your slide.

Use unified design elements for a

professional look.

Choose fonts appropriate for the output of your

presentation.

Text is also a visual element.

Text guidelines are:DO NOT UNDERLINE TEXT.

AVOID USING CAPITAL LETTERS IN TITLES, BULLETED LISTS, OR LONG TEXT BLOCKS.

USE ITALIC AND BOLD SPARINGLY.

AVOID CREATING LINES OF TEXT THAT LEAVE A SINGLE WORD HANGING ON A LINE OF ITS OWN.

USE JUST ONE SPACE AFTER PUNCTUATION IN TEXT BLOCKS.

Make text readable.

THEME GALLERIES

Colors gallery- is a gallery with a set of colors for every available theme.

Fonts gallery – contains font sets for title text and body text.

Effects gallery – includes a range of effects for shapes used in the presentation.

BACKGROUND STYLES GALLERY – PROVIDES BOTH SOLID COLOR AND BACKGROUND STYLE APPLICATION TO A THEME

DID YOU UNDERSTAND

OUR TOPIC FOR TODAY?

ASSIGNMENTGUIDE QUESTIONS:

1. WHAT ARE HEADERS AND FOOTERS, SHAPES AND QUICK STYLES?

2. HOW TO CREATE HEADERS AND FOOTERS, AND SHAPES?

REFERENCE:

•INTRODUCTION TO POWERPOINT BY BOB GRAUER AND CYNTHIA KREBS, PP.898-899,931-936.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING CLASS! GOD BLESS!