1. By learning to use the three key elements of PowerPoint – text, picture, and shape – you can create high-quality infographics. Throughout this template, you’ll learn a number of ways to use these three elements to create your graphics. While there are three essential elements, there are four essential tools that you will be using to design your infographics: fill, line, effects, styles. These four elements will help build your color scheme, shape style, and font styles. Fill Effects Line Style The fill of an object or text will determine the primary color of that object or text. For example, the fill of this box is dark purple. The line of an object will determine the color of the outline surrounding an object. The line of this box is dotted yellow. You can use the line of an object to make it stand out among colored backgrounds or give it a border. The shape styles give you the option to choose from a number of pre-designed colors, lines, and effects that can be applied to your graphics. This can be used for objects, lines, and text. The effects will give you the ability to add some design elements to your graphics. You can work with a variety of features that include shadows, bevels, outer glows, and 3D effects. The Essential PowerPoint Tools & Elements How to Create INFOGRAPHICS In PowerPoint Infographics are a powerful tool that companies and marketers can use to capture the attention of their target audiences. In fact, according to AnsonAlex, publishers who use infographics grow an average of 12% more in traffic than those who don’t. Infographics allow you to present what would normally be hard-to-digest information, in a way that readers can enjoy and understand. The problem lies in finding the time and resources to do so. That’s why we’ve created ten fully customizable templates that will give you the inspiration and foundation you need to build your own infographics right in PowerPoint. But first, let’s dive into some tools you can use to customize these templates. About These Templates Saving Your Infographic Once your infographic is ready, you’ll need to save the PowerPoint slide as an image. Simply go to File  Save As and select PNG (Portable Network Graphics). Saving the slide in PNG is an important aspect of your final product. The PNG format is the only file type that will give your infographics the high quality they need for publishing.

2. Facts About TREES Did you know? 94% of people in the US wish they could live in a tree house. Sharing is caring. 86% of trees like to share with their friends. Trees are cool. People are cool. Here are some fake stats about trees and people. Stand tall. The tallest tree in the world is one million feet tall. This stat is definitely not real. Don’t get your hopes up. Use this space to write a short conclusion for your infographic and/or to provide a call-to-action, like “Go visit hubspot.com to learn more!” Reduce, reuse, recycle. 24 Billion newspapers are printed every year in the US. This stat might be real. You can help. Here’s how: This is my home. 80% of birds need a tree to live in. Your logo here:

3. The Timeline Here’s an infographic template for showcasing the history or evolution of a particular topic. Simply update the years in the circles below, replace the dummy text, and customize the images to suit your style. 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Use this space to write a short conclusion for your infographic and/or to provide a call-to-action. 2014 2015 This is placeholder text. Write something interesting here! Placeholder This is placeholder text. Write something interesting here! Placeholder This is placeholder text. Write something interesting here! Placeholder This is placeholder text. Write something interesting here! Placeholder This is placeholder text. Write something interesting here! Placeholder This is placeholder text. Write something interesting here! Placeholder This is placeholder text. Write something interesting here! Placeholder This is placeholder text. Write something interesting here! Placeholder $ This is placeholder text. Write something interesting here! Placeholder This is placeholder text. Write something interesting here! Placeholder Your logo here:

4. Use this space to write a short conclusion for your infographic and/or to provide a call-to-action. CONVEYING STATISTICS There are times when we have a staggering amount of information that we can’t present with an image-heavy infographic. These times call for styles of design that focus more on the fonts and how they can give your infographic a professional look without the clutter of too many images. INFORMATION 70 SQUIRRELS PREFER PEANUT BUTTER OVER JELLY TIME 68 YEARS UNTIL PUPPIES TAKE OVER THE WORLD PEOPLE 9 OUT OF 10 MARKETERS WILL SHARE THIS STATEMENTS INBOUND MARKETERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FINDING LIFE ON MARS USE YOUR COLORS ALTERNATE THE COLOR OF YOUR TEXT TO EMPHASIZE CERTAIN DATA MIX AND MATCH SHAPES OVER 100 SHAPES CAN BE USED TO CREATE GRAPHICS TIMELINES 2012 2013 2014 2015 VIDEOS OF CATS GRAPHS 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2012 201320142015 ATTENTION SPAN OF PEOPLE RANDOM THOUGHTS YOU CAN’T CATCH APPLES BY THROWING ORANGES 400 BILLION STARS IN THE MILKY WAY You’ll notice that this infographic was created entirely from basic shapes and alternating font sizes. By focusing your design on two simple aspects, you can accomplish an intricate outcome. For an infographic of this style, I would suggest using no more than three colors and stick to one font to make things simpler. DON’T LEAVE TOO MUCH WHITE SPACE An important thing to remember when designing an infographic is to keep your use of white space to a minimum. Although white space can be useful, too much will spread your data too far apart and break the flow of your infographic. When you’ve finished designing your graphic, take a few minutes to adjust and move your elements around to find that perfect level of spacing. Your logo here: