1. Computer Applications

2.  Informative  Sales  Persuasive

3.  Slide format  Clipart  Animation  Transitions  Video  Multimedia presentations

4.  Normal View ◦ Default ◦ Enter and edit text  Slide Sorter View ◦ Slides as thumbnails ◦ Shows the flow of the presentation ◦ Move, copy, and delete slides  Slide Show View ◦ On-screen presentation ◦ Escape key to end show

5.  Page Down or Up key  Scroll up or down using scroll arrows, bars, or boxes  Next Slide/Previous Slide button  Click slide thumbnail on the slides tab

6.  Click left mouse button to advance  Page Up or Page Down keys  Click the forward or back navigation buttons at the bottom of slide  Enter key or backspace key

7.  Slides ◦ Default ◦ Prints ALL slides on individual pages  Notes pages  Handouts ◦ 1,2,3,4,6,or 9 slides per page  Outlines  Grayscale, Color, or Pure Black and White

8.  Visually enhances presentations  No more than 3 on each slide  Not for backgrounds  Supports slide content

9.  Control the way slides move on and off the screen  Can add to all slides or specific ones  Speed can be changed  Sounds can be added  Can preview

10.  Visual or sound effects  Related to text and objects  Classified by how subtle or exciting  Can be applied to selected slides or all slides

11.  7x7 Rule ◦ No more than 7 lines per page ◦ No more than 7 words per line ◦ Bulleted format (No paragraphs)

12.  Presentations should generally consist of: ◦ Title Slide ◦ Objectives: what you want your audience to learn ◦ Body: content of your message ◦ Summary: shortened version of message

13.  Use short phrases rather than sentences  Highlight the main ideas  Do not include entire script in presentation Fonts  Should be 18-48 ◦ Usually 18-24+ for text & 32+ for headers  No more than 3 fonts per presentation FONT SIZE Can you read this well? (11pt) How about this? (16pt) And now? (24pt) And now? (36pt)

14.  Good Choices ◦ Dark on light ◦ Light on dark  Poor Choices ◦ Light on light ◦ Dark on dark ◦ Avoid red text Blue on Light Yellow White on Blue Yellow on White Red on Green