PowerPoint

Presentation
Guide
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 here
Date 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 guidelinescustomization
Subheadlines and customizingArial 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 guidelinestwo columns

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

Primary colors

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Imagerybasic 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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7.5 high

Size onefull bleed, no header

10 wide

13

6.34 high

Size twofull bleed, with header

10 wide

Size threehorizontal image

5.25 high

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8.25 wide

Size fourvertical image with one

column text

5.25 high

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 PowerPointdo not
import from another application
The following slides are examples of charts and graphs
created within PowerPoint

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Bar chart

Subheadline22 pt. Arial

bold
Bulleted text on chart
pages is smaller than on
text pages.
The default chart is a 2dimensional bar chart
Charts should always be
as simple and clear as
possible.
One color scheme for
charts has been
programmed into the color
palette.

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Pie chart

Subheadline22 pt. Arial

bold
Bulleted text on chart
pages is smaller than on
text pages.
The default chart is a 2dimensional bar chart.
Charts should always be
as simple and clear as
possible.
One color scheme for
charts has been
programmed into the color
palette.

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Tables

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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