Format

High Contrast Format

Projected multimedia such as PowerPoint is best viewed by an audience with a light text on a dark background – high contrast. See color page for more information.
 

Slide Content

Present only one concept per slide in a simple uncluttered visual design for clarity.
 

Remember the 6 /36 rule!

Minimize information to six lines of text and no more than 36 words per slide. Slides exist as a presentation shorthand. Slides are not a verbatim account of the presenter's knowledge. Slides supply key information on the subject being presented. More text than 36 words will invite the audience to read the slide while you are speaking. Reading text is a natural human tendency. The presenter elaborates on the information formatted on each slide.
 
 








Title Block

Take advantage of the Title Block. It sets the stage for communicating information.





PowerPoint Slide Alignment
 

Flush left alignment is the first choice for readability.
  • Especially for bullets & numbers
  • Especially for bullets 
  • Especially for numbers
Flush left alignment is the first choice for readability.
1.  Especially for bullets & numbers
2.  Especially for bullets 
3.  Especially for numbers

 
Center Alignment is visually confusing:
Flush Right alignment does the same:
Flush left alignment is the first choice for readability.
  • Especially for bullets & numbers
  • Especially for bullets 
  • Especially for numbers
Flush left alignment is the first choice for readability.
1.  Especially for bullets & numbers
2.  Especially for bullets 
3.  Especially for numbers

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