Instructions for using this template PowerPoint 2016 August 2017

Instructions for using this template PowerPoint 2016 August 2017

Slides in this template The following slides are instructions for using this PowerPoint template. They also contain examples of programmed styles, charts and diagrams. When you are ready to begin your presentation, delete the slides by selecting them in the left thumbnail window and pressing ‘Delete’ on your keyboard. If you are unsure of how to use the template, you can leave these slides in the presentation and insert new slides before or after. Remember to delete them before finalising your presentation. Presentation Name

How to choose a slide template Choose ‘New Slide’ from the ‘Home’ tab on the ribbon Select the desired layout from the thumbnails in the dropdown or after the slide has been chosen by choosing the ‘Layout’ button (next to ‘New Slide’) There are options for different text and content layouts. Presentation Name

Slide template layouts There are multiple slide template layouts available: Title Slide A Title Slide B Title and Content Two Content Two Thirds, One Third Text and Image Chart SmartArt Section Break A Section Break B Blank Presentation Name

Bullet points Subtitle – Level One Body text (set in 20pt) – Level Two Bullet point (set in 20pt)– Level Three Medium text (set in 18pt) - Level Four Bullet point (set in 18pt) - Level Five Small text (set in 16pt) - Level Six Bullet point (set in 16pt) - Level Seven Small Indented text (set in 16pt) – Level Eight Presentation Name

Bullet points Two thirds, one third template Subtitle – Level One Body text (set in 20pt) – Level Two Bullet point (set in 20pt) – Level Three Medium text (set in 18pt) - Level Four Bullet point (set in 18pt) - Level Five Small text (set in 16pt) - Level Six Bullet point (set in 16pt) - Level Seven Small Indented text (set in 16pt) – Level Eight Subtitle – Level One Body text (20pt) – L2 Bullet (20pt) – L3 Medium text (18pt) – L4 Bullet point (18pt) – L5 Small text (16pt) – L6 Bullet point (16pt) – L7 Small Indented text (16pt) – L8 Presentation Name

Using bullet points The bullet point template has 3 options for bullets set up in what is called a level system. To change the text to the next list level design, press ‘Tab’ at the start of the line (or use the ‘Increase List Level’ button). Pressing ‘Shift+Tab’ (or the ‘Decrease List Level’ button) will take you back through the bullet list Presentation Name

Content areas In any of the slides, the text area can also contain other content. You will notice under the “Click to enter text” line are icons displaying options to insert graphs, pictures, Excel tables etc. Presentation Name

Formatting existing presentations You can easily insert and re-format slides from existing presentations. Select the slides in the existing presentation via the slide thumbnails panel to the left of the program Copy, then paste into the template presentation slide thumbnails panel Choose the ‘Layout’ for each slide as appropriate Make sure to select the Slides once more and choose ‘Reset’. This will ensure all items within the slide are forced to adopt the new layout. Presentation Name

File size To reduce the file size of the presentation: Click on any image in the presentation Select Picture Tools > Format > Compress Pictures > Uncheck the ‘Apply only to this picture’ option Click ‘Okay’ to compress, and delete cropped areas from all the images PLEASE NOTE: unchecking the ‘Apply only to this picture’ will mean that compression will also apply to design graphics. Review all graphics for image quality before saving the presentation. Presentation Name

Heavy text page with heading that can run over two lines Subtitle – Level One Body text (set in 20pt) – Level Two Bullet point (set in 20pt) – Level Three Medium text (set in 18pt) - Level Four Bullet point (set in 18pt) - Level Five Small text (set in 16pt) - Level Six Bullet point (set in 16pt) - Level Seven Small Indented text (set in 16pt) – Level Eight Subtitle – Level One Body text (set in 20pt) – Level Two Bullet point (set in 20pt) – Level Three Medium text (set in 18pt) - Level Four Bullet point (set in 18pt) - Level Five Small text (set in 16pt) - Level Six Bullet point (set in 16pt) - Level Seven Small Indented text (set in 16pt) – Level Eight Presentation Name

Text and image page with heading over two lines Subtitle – Level One Body text (set in 20pt) – Level Two Bullet point (set in 20pt)– Level Three Medium text (set in 18pt) - Level Four Bullet point (set in 18pt) - Level Five Small text (set in 16pt) - Level Six Bullet point (set in 16pt) - Level Seven Small Indented text (set in 16pt) – Level Eight Presentation Name

Bolton Clarke colours The following ten colours with RGB (Red, Green, Blue) breakdowns are the Bolton Clarke corporate colours. If the colour you require is not available via the ‘Theme Colors’ drop down menu then specify it using the ‘more colors’ in the drop down menu using the RGB values below. Salmon R:234 G:81 B:103 Dark Orange R:236 G:103 B:48 Light Orange R:245 G:153 B:37 Dark Grey R:111 G:111 B:111 Light Grey R:227 G:227 B:227 Blue R:74 G:174 B:223 Purple R:171 G:118 B:173 Teal R:86 G:186 B:162 Green R:187 G:204 B:63 Yellow R:247 G:205 B:0 Presentation Name

Theme Colors menu explanation The drop down ‘Theme Colors’ menu available by clicking on ‘Font Color’ is limited to ten colours and must include black, white and very dark grey for text and backgrounds. Therefore only seven corporate colours are included in the Theme Colors. The three additional colours (Green, Teal, Yellow) are not included in Theme Colors, but can be used in presentations. Salmon R:234 G:81 B:103 Dark Orange R:236 G:103 B:48 Light Orange R:245 G:153 B:37 Dark Grey R:111 G:111 B:111 Purple R:171 G:118 B:173 Blue R:74 G:174 B:223 Black R:0 G:0 B:0 White Very Dark Grey R:74 G:74 B:74 Light Grey R:227 G:227 B:227 Green R:187 G:204 B:63 Teal R:86 G:186 B:162 Yellow R:247 G:205 B:0 Presentation Name

Chart example Presentation Name

Pie Chart example Presentation Name

SmartArt example – Single colour Text Presentation Name

SmartArt example – Multi colour Text Presentation Name

Divider title set over two lines or more

Divider title set over two lines or more