You can use abstract images to create interesting, textured backgrounds for slides or shapes. For example, Nancy Duarte’s signature slide uses a textured image background. You can see an example here. Here’s an example, using abstract images as a fill for the shapes of a diagram. First, you have to find an abstract image. That’s fairly […]
3 ways to use images
From my perspective, you can use images on a slide in 3 ways: As a background, behind text: The purpose is to make a slide that is essentially all text look better As a supplement to text: The purpose is to help people understand and remember the text As the main focus of the slide, […]
2 ways to save time and effort by setting default shape formats in PowerPoint
I rarely use shapes with outlines. So every time I insert a shape, I click the Format tab, choose Shape Outline, then No Outline. Wait, why am I doing that? I can customize my themes! I often use the default theme to create graphics. Here are the steps to customize it to always get a […]
Video tutorial: Create a theme in PowerPoint from scratch
In my clients’ presentations that we make over (usually together), I see a lot of themes and slide masters that aren’t well prepared — sometimes not prepared at all. Setting up the theme and slide master, while it might seem time consuming, is actually a time saver because you avoid having to fiddle with each […]
Use a texture as a frame for your slides
Do you want an interesting background but fret that it is distracting from your message? One way to resolve this conflict is to use a textured background around the edges of your slides. Here’s an example. The slide provides the steps, but I’ll explain them in more detail. Take a photograph of something that has […]
