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Creating slides for the lobby screens
How to create slides that look good
AND get the message across
What are the screens for?
• Promoting the libraries and library services
• Informing patrons about new (or old)
resources, services, facilities
• Publicizing library-related events
• Other – just ask, who knows? (but it really isn’t
for personal stuff, ie. Happy Birthdays, etc.)
Basics
• Notice the shape of this slide: 16 x 9 inches
– This is the shape of the widescreen TVs – create
your slides at this aspect ratio to avoid this:
To do this
• Go to the "Design" tab
• Click "Page Setup"
• Select "Slides sized for On-
screen show (16:9)" and
then click ok.
• Create and save your slides
at this setting.
Images
• GET THE LARGEST IMAGE FILE YOU CAN FIND,
AND THEN SHRINK IT – OTHERWISE:
Poor Patrick!Blurry images are no fun.
Spongebob is much happier
How to get big images from the web
• This is one option – and note that I am
considering this fair use. Please don’t violate
copyright law in the library lobby!
Google Image Search
How to get big images of book covers
• Minerva – there are two sizes available here!
If Minerva fails (usually happens with older books), try Amazon
Small: And Large:
Fonts
• Use readable fonts
• Beware of script-like fonts – they look cool, but…what does this say?
•Fancy fonts are ok, as long as they fit the tone of the slide
This seems appropriate:
On July 21st, the Provost will be giving a lecture
on the challenges of managing a large
university.
Come to Library Palooza, hear some tunes, win a flash drive, and get
some great information while you’re at it!
This, however…
On July 21st, the Provost will be giving a
lecture on the challenges of managing a
large university.
Animations, Movies, and more!
It is possible to create animations with
Powerpoint itself
But Try
Notto
overdoit
You can insert movie clips if you want…
Check with the IMC staff to see what’s possible
Try to keep the file sizes as small as you can
The sound is muted on the TVs - images should
explain themselves
Last grey slide
Q: What, besides the grey background, do most of
the preceding slides have in common?
A: Not much text!
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“ —the
programs
need to fit
the people,
rather
than the
reverse.”
CHECK ME OUT!!!
Titles in Anthropology
Titles in Anthropology
Title: Race: the reality of
human differences
Author: Sarich,
Vincent
Call # GN 269 S27
2004
Subject: Physical
Anthropology
The University Libraries Welcome Albany High School
International Baccalaureate Students!
In the thick of it: my life in the Sierra Club
by J. Michael McCloskey
Univ Library GE 56 M335 M33 2005
Conservative conservationist: Russell E. Train and the emergence of American environmentalism by J. Brooks Flippen
University Library E 840.8 T73 F55 2006
Group study rooms are now available!
The University Library now has 2 group study rooms for student use. They are a 3 HOUR LOAN with NO
RENEWALS available. You may check out the keys (or see if one is free) at the Circulation Desk!
All keys must be returned 30 minutes before the closing of the library or department they are contained in.
Need more info on
Ask at the reference desk!
one of these slides?
Convert printed pages to editable
text with OmniPage Pro.
PHOTOCOPIERS
TWO located under this screen to the right
More photocopiers are in the basement Periodicals
Room
Not finding what you need?
Visit the Reference
Desk
and we’ll be happy
to help you with
your research
This is a little
calmer…
Now that you’ve made your slides, you
can:
place it in the \\Caesar\userserv\LCDTV\University Library folder
Questions?
