PowerPoint Objectives

1. PowerPoint Objectives You will be able to: • Create aneffective PowerPoint presentation to inform others about the topic you read about and researched • Avoid commonPowerPoint design mistakes http://www.rlstevenson.net/ourpages/auto/2009/5/19/49731584/vidforwebsite.m4v1.jpg

2. Avoid These Common PowerPoint Mistakes • Inappropriate or mixed slide designs or color schemes • Mixed or hard to read fonts • Not enough text-background contrast • Too much text on slides • Too many pictures on a slide • Irrelevant pictures or sound effects • Distracting text animations • Spelling and capitalization errors • Text in ALL CAPS • Multiple exclamation points!!! • No Bibliography/Works Cited list • “The End” slide http://www.infrastructurist.com/wp-content/uploads/doin-it-wrong.jpg

3. Type Slide Text • Text bullets on slides are “talking points” to focus audience attention on main ideas and key details • Summarize main ideas and key details from your reading and research notes • Type short phrases beside bullets (1-8 words) • No complete sentences, no periods at the end • Leave out non-essential words like the and of • Capitalize proper nouns (people or place names) • Use the spell-checker (ABC √ button) • To create a sub-bullet, press Enter after main bullet and then press Tab key

4. Create Last Slide: Works Cited • Go to www.easybib.com, Log In, and open your bibliography list • Click on the Copy & Paste button • Highlight and right-click Copy the citations list (don’t copy the Works Cited title) • Right-Click Paste in the Text Box on the slide • Pull down Paste Options menu to Keep Source Formatting

5. AFTER all slide text has been typed:Choose a Design Template or Color Scheme • Format  Slide Design • Select a Design Template that “goes with” your topic or tone OR • Select a Color Scheme that “goes with” your topic or tone • Apply toALL SLIDES • Don’t mix designs/color schemes!

6. About Font Style, Color, Size • If using a Design Template, don’t change the Font Style • If using a Color Scheme, choose a simple Font Style like Arial • Fancy fonts are too hard for your audience to read • Use for Titles only • Don’t change the Font Colors, which are set for appropriate CONTRAST • Change font size only to fit text on slide; no smaller than 24 point (16-18 for picture captions) • Use Increase or Decrease Font Size buttons (A A) Word Art LIGHT Text on DARK Background DARK Text on LIGHT Background

7. Insert or Delete Slides and Format Slide Layouts • To add a slide: • Insert  New Slide • To delete a slide: • Edit  Delete Slide • To change a Slide Layout: • Format  Slide Layout • Choose Title and Text or Title, Text and Picture

8. Insert Pictures • To Insert a picture: • Right-click  Copy a picture from a website • Click once in the PPT picture frameand Right-Click  Paste • Go back to the websiteto Copy the URL • Paste URL into text box caption under the picture • To insert a text box caption: • Insert  Text box  Horizontal under the picture • Caption text size 16 -18

9. About Pictures • Pictures must be appropriate for school! • Pictures must relate to informationon slide and in narration • Avoid ineffective Clip Art– photos are best • Only 1-2 pictures on a slide • You don’t need a picture on every slide • Leave some blank space between pictures, text boxes, and edges of slide • Images copied from websites must include a source caption in a text box below the picture!

10. Add Animation • Slide Show  Animation Schemes (includes transitions AND animations) OR • SlideShow  Custom Animation • Slide Show  Slide Transition • Animations and Transitions are notrequired • Apply to ALL SLIDES - don’t mix! • Use only subtle animations – others may be distracting to your audience http://www.clipart.comby subscription