Week 13 – PowerPoint

Presentation The communication of information or media through a series of slides.

PowerPoint is an example of a Presentation software.
Slide Design A graphical representation of themes, colors, layouts, fonts, etc.
2-4-8 Rule The 2/4/8 rule is a simple rule for a better PowerPoint presentation.
 2 - Make sure your Slide doesn’t last for more than 2 minutes
 4 – Make sure that your slide contains no more than 4 points
or bullets
8 - Make a note that you use no more than 8 words in a point
or a bullet.
10-20-30 Rule The 10/20/30 rule is a simple rule for a better PowerPoint presentation.
 10 - Make sure you have no more than 10 Slides
 20 – Make sure that your presentation takes no more than 20
minutes
30 - Make sure you use a minimum font size of 30 for all text.
Normal View The editing mode where you'll work most frequently to create your
slides.
Outline View Displays your presentation as an outline made up of the titles and main
text from each slide.
Slide Sorter View You can see a miniature of each slide. It gives you a great view of your
presentation as a whole, but it also lets you rearrange and hide your
slides.
Notes Page View Shows a smaller version of the slide with a small area for notes on every
slide. During the presentation the notes do not appear on screen.
Reading View The default view in PowerPoint Online. It is similar to the Slide Show
view in some ways because, in both views, the slide is shown in full-
screen mode.
Animations A set of effects which can be applied to objects in PowerPoint so that
they will animate in the Slide Show.
Transitions Can only be applied singularly to individual slides as they change from
one slide to another and are limited in options.
Speaker Notes Helps a presenter recall important points, such as key messages or stats,
as they give a presentation. The speaker note panel is found at the
bottom of your screen in Normal view.