1. IPFA 2018 Instructions 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 7/10
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 = 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
5 July 2018: Final version of PowerPoint file (on-line submission)
17 to 19 July 2018: Practice presentations in Speaker’s Room
17 to 19 July 2018: 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