PowerPoint PresentationGuide

Brief guidelines on how to create a successful presentation

Getting started

Many people across WGBH create and give PowerPoint presentations

This template will help all to build effective presentations that also work hard to build our brand

What follows are different slide types that you might find useful, along with some notes on how best to deploy them

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Your title goes here

Any subhead goes here

Presenter goes hereDate of presentation goes here

Divider title goes here

Using the templates

A slide layout palette has been programmed into this template; included are:—Title slide—Divider slide (5 color options)—Text slide: one column with a white background—Text slide: one column with a dark gray background—Text slide: two columns with a white background

All slide layouts have built-in text frames with preset text specifications

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Using slide layouts

Choose either the white or the charcoal background for text or imagery slides, depending on content or position within the show.—Make sure to stay within one color background per

section to maintain a consistent flow—Use divider slides for structure and pace

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Typography guidelines

For maximum legibility and clarity, we recommend the following typographic styles—Use a maximum of nine bullet points per slide—Do not use end punctuation in bullets—Use only one sentence per bullet—Capitalize first word only

Type size guidelines should vary for audience size to ensure legibility of projected text

Arial is the standard typeface for WGBH PowerPoint presentations

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Typography guidelines—customization

Subheadlines and customizing—Arial bold 24 pt Universal changes to the templates should be made on

the Master slide For proper alignment of the text bullets, customize

subheadlines in slide layout mode—To do this, highlight subheadline text then select

bullets and numbering from the format list—Select none for bullets—Tab subheadline in to align with the title text—Format text to 24pt Arial Bold

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Typographic guidelines—two columns 9

Use the first level bullets for primary points— Secondary points

should be inset using the “Demote” button on the toolbar

— Secondary points are preset to be preceded by a dash

If using two columns, align the first bulleted item of each column

Color palette

A color palette has been programmed into the templates

This palette is built in RGB-values that are optimized for on-screen usage; however they will also print well as color print outs. The colors may vary slightly when printed, since they are printed in CMYK mode

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Primary colors

Imagery—basic rules and formats

Avoid the use of clip art Prepare images at 100% at 96dpi for final placement in

a presentation—Inserting large scale images at resolutions greater

than 96dpi will increase the overall size (MB) of your final presentation

The following four slides show measurements of four different basic sizes for inserted images

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10” wide

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Size one—full bleed, no header

Size two—full bleed, with header 13

10” wide

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Size three—horizontal image 14

8.25” wide

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Size four—vertical image with one column text 15

Bullet 1 Bullet 2 Bullet 3

3.75” wide

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Charts and graphs

Strive for clean, simple charts and graphs Avoid 3-dimensional graphs, charts or diagrams Choose high-contrast colors for optimal legibility Charts and graphs for online presentations should not

use text smaller than 12 pt Charts and graphs should always support content and

not detract from messages Create charts and graphs within PowerPoint—do not

import from another application The following slides are examples of charts and graphs

created within PowerPoint

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Subheadline–22 pt. Arial bold

Bulleted text on chart pages is smaller than on text pages.

The default chart is a 2-dimensional bar chart

Charts should always be as simple and clear as possible.

One color scheme for charts has been programmed into the color palette.

Bar chart 17

Subheadline–22 pt. Arial bold

Bulleted text on chart pages is smaller than on text pages.

The default chart is a 2-dimensional bar chart.

Charts should always be as simple and clear as possible.

One color scheme for charts has been programmed into the color palette.

Pie chart 18

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Printing the presentation

The typical office printer has a resolution output of 300 dpi—Resolution is the sharpness of an image on paper,

computer screen, or other mediums—Low resolution images are ideal for use in electronic

documents or printed presentations as they allow for portability via electronic mail and quick printing on a standard office printer; they should not be used for high-quality printing

Photography resolution should be no larger than 96 dpi @ 100%

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Printing the presentation (continued)

To print in pure black and white—select File | Print and dialogue box will appear—ensure that the ‘Microsoft PowerPoint’ tab is

selected—click ‘Pure Black & White’—click ‘Print’

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Thank you

For further information please contact:Contact name goes here