IPFA 2019 Instructions For Preparing Electronic Presentations

1. IPFA 2019Instructions For Preparing Electronic Presentations Author name(s) Affiliation Logo of company or Univ. or Institute Company Logo can only be used on Title Slide

2. Purpose • Provides the recommended guidelines for slide preparation for electronic presentation • The template for presentation • The contents of this file can be removed and your presentation can be added into this document, or • You may use the provided empty template at the end of this document

3. Outline • Introduction • Specifications for electronic slides preparation • Important dates • Conclusion

4. Introduction • This document is provided to assist you in preparing a good presentation • It is expected that all the papers comply to this minimum requirements • Presentation can appear well in your monitor, need not be so when projected • The session moderators is authorized to ensure the uniformity of the presentation is maintained

5. Hardware Available • OS - Microsoft Windows XP • Microsoft Power Point Office • High resolution LCD projector • Remote mouse

6. Your Presentation File • Your presentation file will be preloaded by the secretariat • You can view the file on the day before your presentation • No correction is allowed on site • The file should be in either PowerPoint .ppt format or in .pps format • One file per presentation and the file should be self contained • No links to other files or the internet

7. Recommended styles • 15-20 slides • Every slide should have a short clear title • Maximum 9 lines of text on each text slide with 10 words maximum per line • Page Setup instructions: • Select settings as for “On Screen Show” • Slide orientation - Landscape

8. Recommended styles • Use short phrases, not full sentences • Use Arial, or similar sans serif font • Titles = 40 Point font size • Text = 28-36 point font size • Text colour contrast • Dark lettering on a white background or Light lettering/lines on a dark background

9. Compulsory Slides • “Title” slide (logo only permitted here) • “Objective” of your work slide • “Outline” of your talk slide • “Conclusion” slide

10. Presentation Contrast • High contrast is very important • For lines/text on dark background • Foreground: White or yellow only • Background: Dark blue • For text/lines on a white background • Foreground: Black or dark Blue only • Background: White

11. Display of slides • Contents of each of the slides should display instantly. • Do not use slow transition effects. • No sound effects while transitioning. • Do not use animation effects.

12. Slides with Figures • Keep figures and graphs simple • Make text in the figures readable • Use at least 20 point font • If the image is scanned in, the quality depends on the scan pixel resolution • For reasonable quality use about 100 dpi. • Scanning at higher dpi will make your file big and may slow your presentation

13. Graph Example

14. Figure Example Nominal Metal Line Width = 0.40 mm

15. Important dates • 3 June 2014: Final version of PowerPoint file (on-line submission) • 2 to 4 July 2014: Practice presentations in Speaker’s Room • 2 to 4 July 2014: Symposium sessions

16. Conclusion • Keep your slide contents simple • Clear message in every slide • Use large fonts for clear visibility • At least 36 pt. for titles, 28 pt. for details • High contrast colors • Highlight your results; do not show all the contents of your paper