e PowerPoint Guidelines
Layout size
The single most important item to get right in PowerPoint is the proportions of the "page." If the slides are being projected, turned into OHPs, viewed on-screen, or printed out, they must have a matching ratio of width to height. For example, traditional slides are 3:2. For example, traditional slides are in the ratio 3:2. Widescreen TVs tend to be 16:9 (but this can vary).
Colour
Remember that colour matching is always going to be an issue with screen presentations. You cannot guarantee colour to any degree of accuracy.
Copy
Slides should be brief and to the point. Remember that the presenter is the real star, and the slides are there to illustrate particular points.
Too much information on a slide and the audience is reading the slide instead of listening to the presenter.
Graphs should illustrate a single point clearly - if you want to make two points with the same data - create two slides, each one highlighting a different point.
Presentations with impact
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