Creating a Presentation in PowerPoint

Chapter 1: Creating a Presentation in PowerPoint

Introduction to Design Themes

• Design Theme: A predefined, coordinated set of colors, fonts, graphical effects, and other formats that can be applied to presentations to give them a consistent, professional look.
  • Theme Colors: A set of 12 coordinated colors for text, fill, line, and shadow.
  • Theme Fonts: A font associated with a particular theme, changing automatically when the theme is changed.
  • Theme Effects: Effects for lines and fills, providing a cohesive look.
• PowerPoint offers a variety of design themes to help users create appealing presentations swiftly.
• You can apply a single theme to the entire presentation or multiple themes to different slides.
• Users can modify a design theme as needed or implement their custom themes.

Steps to Apply a Design Theme

1. Selecting the Slide: Click on the Slide 1 thumbnail in the Slides tab.
2. Accessing the Design Tab: Click the Design tab on the Ribbon.
3. Previewing Themes: Move the pointer over the theme thumbnails in the Themes group.
   • Live Preview: Shows how the selected theme will impact the presentation without changing it permanently.
4. Using the Design Ideas Pane: If it's not visible, click the Design Ideas button in the Ribbon to get suggestions based on the current theme.
5. Applying a Theme: Click on the desired theme (like the Slice theme) to apply it to all slides.
6. Navigating Theme Options: Right-click on any available theme to apply it; the More button shows additional options.
7. Finalizing Selection: Once you find a preferred theme, apply it, and make any necessary adjustments.

Modifying Theme Colors

• Changing Theme Colors: You can alter standard theme colors or create custom color themes.
• To change colors:
  1. Click the Design tab.
  2. Click More in the Variants group.
  3. Point to Colors, select a color theme.
  4. Use Customize Colors to create a new theme from scratch.
• Save your newly created colors under a unique name for future use.

Example Workflow

• For instance, you can explore different themes in PowerPoint to find one that matches your school's branding or your preferences for a project.
• Apply the Mesh theme to all slides via right-click once it’s selected.

Conclusion

• Utilizing design themes efficiently enhances the overall look of presentations and can significantly improve audience engagement. Regularly exploring theme options and color settings within PowerPoint ensures that users remain creative and professional in their presentation style.