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- What is PowerPoint?
- Loving PowerPoint - David Byrne: Envisioning Emotional Epistemological Information
- Hating PowerPoint - Edward Tufte - PowerPoint is Evil (WIRED). "The triumph of form over content."
- Peeka Kucha: Tips
- Pecha Kucha Example - Emotional Signage
- How Not to Use PowerPoint by Don McMillan
PowerPoint Tips
- Setup:
Preferences
Toolbars > Common Tasks
Format > Slide Layout (blank)
Insert > New Slide (best to use Common Tasks toolbar)
Format > Font and default font
View > Guides and snapping
- Slide Show > Setup Show: Show Type > full screen, Slides > All, Advance slides > Using timings, if present
- Add text: double click on the slide or Insert > Text Box
- Copying slides, select slide, Edit > Copy, Edit > Paste, or use right click
- Insert > Picture > From File. Size an image for the full slide: 10 inches x 7.5 inches @ 100 dpi = 1000 pixels x 750 pixels.
- Layer text and text animation: select textbox then Slide Show > Custom Animation
- Flow Charts and tearing off tool palettes
- select slide then Slide Show > Transitions
- Set up a pecha kucha slide show: click on first slide then Slide Show > Transitions. Check Advance slide > Automatically after > and enter 20 seconds in the box, then click Apply to All. Each slide will advance automtically after 20 seconds.
- Slide Show > Presenter Tools
