Guideline for the use of the

EURESCOM Powerpoint templates

By Milon Guptagupta@eurescom.de

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Table of contentsIntroduction03

The templates04

Slide styles05

The ‘Master’ style06

Fonts 07

Font size 08

Bullets 09

Slide transition and animation 10

Insert images and other objects 11

The use of speaker notes 12

Produce handouts 13

Feedback 14

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Introduction The new templates have two functions:

Give the presenter an easy to use basis for creating excellent presentations.

Strengthen the image of EURESCOM through the use of corporate design elements like logo, colour and fonts.

The following guidelines help the presenter to apply his individual style without violating the corporate design.

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The templates 3 templates available

Grey white gradient backgroundWhite backgroundDeep blue background

It is recommended to use the deep blue template only, if a dark background is required by the organiser. Importing slides from other presentations and printing handouts might cause problems.

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Slide styles

You can choose between various slide styles. In general, every slide should have a heading.

You can add a new slide via ‘Insert/ New Slide’ or via shortcut ‘CTRL + M’.

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The ‘Master’ style Please do not alter any of the settings in

the Master! There are four Master styles:

For the title slideFor all other slidesFor handoutsFor notes

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Fonts The only font allowed for presentations is

Arial, including Arial Rounded MT Bold for the title.

In general, the given font colour for the grey-white and white template is black, for the deep blue template white.

Exception: Text with coloured background and links can be different, but should by all means be readable and pleasant for the eye.

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Font size The maximum font size of 40 should

only be applied to the presentation title and the slide headers.

The font size for bulleted text should never be higher than 32 and below 24.

The smallest acceptable font size is 16, only to be applied to legends / graphics.

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Bullets Only use the two given bullet

styles.You can shift between the

bullet styles by using the green arrows in the menu.

Don’t use more than seven bullets on one slide.

Keep the text short.

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Slide transition and animation You are free to use all available slide

transitions and animations. However, we would recommend to make

only moderate use of these effects, because too many might distract from the contents you are presenting.

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Insert images and other objects You can insert images and movies via

‘Insert’ in the menu. Preferably insert pictures that are

downsized to 72 pixels per inch and use a data-reduced file format like jpg or gif.

It is recommended not to use sound. If you think it is necessary to do so, make sure there is a sufficient sound system.

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The use of speaker notes You have the option to write notes that

you can print out for giving your presentation (‘View / Speaker Notes’).

Notes can help avoid a common mistake: Some speakers only read the text on their slides, which is boring.

Notes can also be used for handouts.

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Produce handouts For printing handouts go to ‘File / Print’

(shortcut ‘CTRL + P’) and select under ‘Print what’ the type of handout.

We recommend to use the option ‘Handouts (2 slides per page)’, or - if you have notes for most of the slides - use the option ‘Notes Pages’. Edit header and footer at ‘View / Notes Page’.

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Feedback

If you encounter difficulties in using the EURESCOM Powerpoint template, or if you have suggestions, please send an e-mail to:

Milon Gupta, PR Officer, EURESCOM

gupta@eurescom.de

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