Art 410 - Conceptual Strategies

Download file

PowerPoint Background

- 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."

(- Edward Tufte and maps)

- 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