When creating a bright and informative presentation, the user needs to know the main stages, tools and effects for the design of the slides. Presentation planning is a multi-step process, and slide design is just one of its main stages.
A way of presenting information in an easy-to-read form, consisting of a set of slides, is called a presentation. The main purpose of the design of the slides is the interaction of modern computer tools with a multimedia image (computer animation, graphics, music, sound), organized in a single environment.
How to use basic computer tools and focus on significant information sections, we will describe in the article.
Apply different slide themes
Customize your slide to create a personalized look. Design templates for electronic documents are selected to all or to the selected slides.
Presentation template is a ready-made version, which includes: the style of an electronic document, a set of font settings, background images, position of frames, layouts of placeholders and color schemes.
To use the design template for the entire document, select the “Slide Design” tab on the toolbar and from the list of thumbnails you need, and click on it. The appearance of the presentation will automatically change.
To apply the selected style to one slide, you need to call the context menu in the "Slide Design" window and select "Apply to Selected Slides" in the list of commands. The slide design program will automatically make changes to the selected object.
The algorithm for creating a presentation based on a template:
- Open PowerPoint. By default, a slide opens in the window in the "Normal" mode, that is, an empty title slide.
- Select "Create."
- In the "Create Slide" panel, select "Installed Template" and the theme for the presentation by clicking the "Create" button.
Application for color scheme design
The color scheme of the slide is changed by the user based on individual preferences and purpose of the presentation. The color scheme (eight colors) is used to emphasize the background, fill, shadow, text blocks, hyperlinks. The default template contains a color scheme. If desired, it changes, for this purpose, select the "Design / Colors" or "Design / Create New Theme Colors" command.
The main recommendations when choosing a color scheme :
- it is necessary that the color scheme is combined with the colors of text labels;
- for background, text and graphics, use contrasting colors and no more than three: for background, title and text.
Change background style
After the selected theme, you can change the texture or background fill. Select "Design / Background Styles" in the taskbar or in the free area of the slide open the context menu and click "Background Format". To take a photo or picture as a background, select “Background Format / Fill / Picture” or “Texture / Paste From / Select File” and click “Apply To All”. The background style should not distract the attention of the audience from the information of the speaker.
Text design
The design of the slide includes the addition of textual information (headings, subheadings, plain text, bulleted and numbered lists), its editing and formatting.
To enter information into the placeholder, you need to click on the frame with the left mouse button and print the text. You can paste text from the clipboard if the text has been copied. To place text blocks anywhere on the slide, select the Insert / Label command.
When adding textual information to graphic objects and applying design (rotation, shadows, reflection and glow), select the "Caption" icon and add text. It is preferable to use no more than three different fonts for a better perception.
To create a slide and highlight fragments of text, you can add a WordArt object: the inscriptions in the presentation will become vivid and memorable. To do this, select Insert / WordArt.
Apply various effects to slides and objects
You can apply a video or sound animation effect to the slide. To do this, in the "Design" task pane, select the desired effect (fading and dissolution, streaks, shift and influx, appearance) and adjust the transition speed (fast, medium, slow). To apply the effect to all slides, use the Apply To All command.
To add an effect to presentation objects (figures, drawings, drawings, text, diagrams), select the object with the right mouse button and select the "Animation Settings / Add Effect" command. However, it should be noted that animation effects should not distract from the perception of information and the content of the presentation.
For an information presentation, 10-15 slides with concise information, without catchy images, with animation effects that are designed in the same style are enough.
The design of the slide is an important step for presenting information in a structured form using multimedia tools.