General PowerPoint Help

9 Comments to General PowerPoint Help

1. #1

   

   jonh

   9:34 am, August 3rd, 2011

   i would like to know if a gradient of dark grey and white would be good for a background? AND if so what color could i use for the writting?? If its not what , what monochromatic colors or triadic colors can i use , for a topic like Rosa parks???

   please help.. thank you

2. #2

   

   Jessica Pyne

   11:05 am, August 5th, 2011

   Hi jonh, I have had a response from one of our designers, who said:

   It is not recommended that on a background you use two contrasting levels of colour i.e. dark to light, as depending on where you place text on the slide you will need either lighter text (on the darker area of the background) or dark text (on the lighter area of the background). I would recommend that you use a more subtle gradient on the background, a very light grey to a lighter grey. You can then integrate a darker grey into a title bar, this will allow the audience to differentiate between the titles of slides and the rest of the content.

   As its now a lighter background, I would advise on using a dark colour for the text, or even better, fill in the text box with a dark colour, then have the font as a lighter colour, this creates a bold contrasting on the slide and draws the attention of the audience to it. Of course, remember not to place to much text on your slides!

   I’ll send you an example template by email that should hopefully help. I have also included a blank title page. The colour defaults should complement the monochrome background and give you a few options for use of accent colours.

   Hope this helps – and good luck with your presentation!

3. #3

   

   Leora

   9:49 am, February 6th, 2012

   Hi,
   Using PP 2010 and I have inserted video clips. I want the slide show to run continuously throughout the evening and I want the clips to start on their own. How do I set this up. ( I don’t want to have to click on the play arrow)
   Thanks,
   Leora

4. #4

   

   Leora

   9:50 am, February 6th, 2012

   looking forward to a solution

5. #5

   

   Jessica Pyne

   9:41 am, February 14th, 2012

   Hi Leora,

   When you insert a movie in 2010, click on the movie and on the tool bar at the top. From the ‘video tools playback’ menu, set the start time from ‘on click’ to ‘automatic’.

6. #6

   

   Tammy

   4:03 pm, February 17th, 2012

   I am trying to print handouts for a PPt presentation, but there are some slides that only show up when viewing the slideshow. Can I make them show in the handout? They seem to be embedded-8 slides show in slideshow view but you only see one on the handout.
   Thanks,
   Tammy

7. #7

   

   Jessica Pyne

   9:55 am, February 20th, 2012

   Hi Tammy – It’s difficult for us to comment on this one without taking a look at your slide deck. If you’d like us to do so, please email the slides as an attachment to info@m62.net with the subject line ‘PowerPoint Help’ and one of our designers will take a look at it for you.

   It is worth noting though that we don’t recommend printing out slides for handouts – read our PowerPoint Handouts article to see why, and what recommendations we would make instead!

8. #8

   

   Tammy

   4:27 pm, February 21st, 2012

   Thank you for your response, Jessica. I have read over your article, “PowerPoint Handouts” and see that I can’t print them even if I wanted to.

   Thanks for your quick response and help.
   Tammy

9. #9

   

   Jessica Pyne

   10:12 am, February 23rd, 2012

   You’re welcome Tammy. Glad you found the information useful, and hope your presentation goes well!