dos and don'ts of powerpoint

POWERPOINT

The Good & The Bad

BULLETS

Keep

It

simple

BULLETS Weird

Inconsistent Too

Many Things

To Be

Talking

about

BACKGROUND

Pretty, simplistic

& consistent

BACKGROUND

CONTRAST & COLOR

Make sure to contrast your colors.

Particularly font and background.

but please make sure they re not blinding and or

too contrasting.

CONTRAST AND COLOR

Look you can’t even read that title!

But this color is obnoxious!

Make sure your colors make sense with your

background

Please make sure you are using light fonts on dark

background and dark colors on light backgrounds.

GRAPHICS

Should be used sparingly.

A picture s worth a

thousand words and we

do not want to much

information on one slide.

Additionally, aliens are

cool.

GRAPHICS

Overkill?

RULE OF FOUR

Make

Groups

Of

Four

RULE OF FOUR

Do

Not

Make

Long

Lists

Not

Good

For

Learning

Too

Much

Information

Do

Not

Compute!

PROXIMITY

• Captions should be near

the graphic.

• Similar information

should be grouped

together.

Fractal

PROXIMITY

If I have a picture caption

over here.

And then information #2 here

You’re going to have a tough

time

And information #1 here

And then finally information #3 here

FONTS

Use pretty fonts that are easy to read.

FONTSDon’t use fonts that are

ridiculous to read. It does not help anyone

There are many fonts you can use

Make sure they are easy to read at a distance.

PERCEPTUAL DIFFERENCES

If you would like something to be

emphasized, try bolding or italicizing. The

difference will draw attention.

PERCEPTUAL DIFFERENCES

Font size can show

emphasis too, but can bee

too much!Different colors too, but they need to differ enough in

order to show the difference.