Using graphics in your presentation

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Using graphics in your presentation

• Lesley Drumm
• Staffordshire University

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Toolbars

• make sure all the toolbars you need are visible
  by using View, Toolbars and selecting the
  appropriate ones
• you can create many shapes, diagrams, etc using
  the toolbars
• you can put text anywhere on the slide using the
  icon on the toolbar
• to draw an arrow use the icon, select
  the line then use the icon
• you can change the thickness of the line or arrow
  using

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• Add some text to this slide, make the background
  colour dark and the text colour light (i.e. give
  the colours contrast)
• Add some arrows to points to the text

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Layering

• you can layer items as required to get the
  desired result by following the instructions
  below
• click the Draw arrow at
  the bottom left of the screen to reveal the menus
  here
• having selected the object, you can either click
  to bring to front or send to back, etc

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• Create the graphic below
• Make the background of the text box black, with
  50 transparency and the font colour white, add a
  yellow rectangle and send it to back

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Change the layer order of the following items
Now you can change the layering, you can create
lots of different shapes and effects
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Clipart

• add clipart by using the icon
• you can use the autolayout feature which allows
  you to place the clipart in a predefined
  placeholder or use the icon and place it once it
  is on the slide

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Rotation and flipping

• you can rotate and flip an object using the Draw
  menu (like you did for layering)
• you can also rotate an object by using the
  freeform rotate icon
• select the object
• click the icon
• drag the green handles
• practice rotating this rectangle

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Grouping graphics

• use the Draw menu to group related graphics
  together
• useful if you are moving them around, copying,
  etc
• drag a box around the related graphics or use the
  shift and left mouse button to select then click
  the menu item

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See if you can find the hidden message on this
slide
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Have a go at grouping these graphics
Now ungroup them, select the flowers on their own
and ungroup them
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Colour

• you can change the colour of graphics using the
  following icons at the bottom of the screen
• you can also change the font colour using this
  icon

Have a go!
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Graphs and charts

• graphs can speak many words very directly and
  look very visually appealing
• use whenever possible to get your message across

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Practice

• you can use the following icons to insert tables
  and graphs
• have a go!

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Autoshapes
You can type text directly into some of the
autoshapes

• Click the Autoshapes arrow and see which shapes
  allow you to type directly into them
• select the shape and drag to the required size
• right click for the shortcut menu
• add text

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Formatting the text in autoshapes
Make this text wordwrap in the shape
Rotate this text by 90 degrees
Resize this shape to fit the text
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To do

• practice using autoshapes and clipart together
  with the other features mentioned to build
  interesting images

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Scanned images

• of course you can also use scanned images in your
  presentation
• BUT
• beware of large graphics as they may take so long
  to load in your presentation that you lose the
  attention of the audience

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Large file warning

• scanned colour images and background effects can
  make your files difficult to save
• you can use winzip to compress your files so they
  can be saved to your floppy disk if they are too
  large (but you will need to unzip them before
  they will run)
• loading smaller images into your slides, then
  enlarging them once in, will save some space

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Something for you to do

• create a presentation using mainly graphic
  effects to get your message across
• the purpose of the presentation will be to sell
  something (look through the clipart or create
  your own)

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Do It Now!!!!