Transcript Obtaining Images - Michel J. Tremblay

Effective PowerPoint for
Gastroenterologists
James B. McGee, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Laboratory for Educational Technology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Why should you care about your slides?

Because we communicate with
words and pictures
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Good presenters are made,
not born

Avoid embarrassment
Overview
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Some basics: text, fonts, and format
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Background, slide design, and color
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Charts and diagrams
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Clip art and images
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Animation and video
Text
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Spelling and grammar
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Don’t rely on built-in fools tools
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Get help
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Line length - avoid a bad wrap
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Rule of fives (sixes, sevens)
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Five words per line
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Five lines per slide
Fonts
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Serif vs. sans serif
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Be careful with variety
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Avoid CAPITALIZATION & underlining
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Italics & Bold for emphasis
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Bigg
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Consistency!
er is
bett
er …up to a point
Format
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White space
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Background
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Slide design
HARA
DACHMAN
FENLON
MORRIN
115
22
115
62
#
POLYPS
SIZE
SENS
SPEC
SENS
SPEC
SENS
SPEC
SENS
SPEC
 10 MM
75
90
83
100
91
96
93
100
6-9 MM
66
63
33
100
82
92
65
92
15
6893
55
70
32
94
 5 MM
45
80
Polyp Detection with VC
# polyps
size
Hara
Dachman
Fenlon
Morrin
115
22
115
62
sens
spec
sens
spec
sens
spec
sens
spec
 10 mm
75
90
83
100
91
96
93
100
6-9 mm
66
63
33
100
82
92
65
92
 5 mm
45
80
15
68-93
55
70
32
94
Farrell RJ, Dig Dis 1999;17:185
Format
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White space
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Background
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Slide design
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Special characters: Insert > Symbol…
≠≥∑£©±
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Color schemes
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Format > Slide design > color schemes
Consistency!
Advanced PowerPoint
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Finding and manipulating clip art & images
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Graphs and charts
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Animation
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Video
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Tips and tricks
Power corrupts;
PowerPoint™
corrupts absolutely
Adding Clip Art
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Insert > Picture > Clip art
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PowerPoint library
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Online libraries
Adding Clip Art
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Insert > Picture > Clip art
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PowerPoint library
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Online libraries
Editing Clip Art
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Editing clip art
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Right-click > Edit Picture
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Choose “yes” to convert to
drawing object
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Right-click > Grouping >
Ungroup
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Edit components of clip art
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Select all pieces and Rightclick > Grouping > Group
Obtaining Images
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Download from the Internet
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Google Images, www.healcentral.org
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Right-click on the image and choose
“Save Picture As…”
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Save to somewhere you can find it
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May change the name
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Use default “Save as type:”
Observe copyright and give attribution
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Copyright laws
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Fair-use guidelines
Connectors
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“Glues” lines and arrows to drawing objects
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Autoshapes > Connectors > select line type
Medical
Research
Academic
Publications
Improved
Outcomes
Clinical
Practice
Animation
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
What can I animate?
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Text: Slide Show > Animation Schemes
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Slide transitions: Slide Show > Slide Transitions
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Schematics, drawing objects
Why should I animate?
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Emphasis
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Demonstrate a sequential concept
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Anchor and extend
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Can be distracting
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Be consistent
Custom Animation
Medical
Research
Academic
Publications
Online
Knowledge
Database
Clinical
Practice
Online
Decision
Support
Custom Animation
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Select 1st element > Add Effect
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Entrance > Fly In
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Start – on click, with previous, after previous
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Direction
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Speed
Select 2nd element > Add Effect, etc.
Medical
Research
Academic
Publications
Clinical
Practice
Which is the correct chart type?
Professional golfer’s earnings for 2003
6.00
6.00
5.00
5.00
4.00
4.00
3.00
3.00
2.00
2.00
1.00
1.00
0.00
0.00
Love
Woods
Singh
Love
Sorenstam
Sorenstam
Love
Singh
Woods
Woods
Singh
Sorenstam
Charts & Graphs – when to use
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Line graph – one item with 2 variables
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Bar graphs – when different items with
1 variable
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Pie charts – portions of a whole
Adding a Chart or Graph

Insert > Chart…
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Replace data or cut
and paste from Excel

Select chart type
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50
40
30
20
10
0
East
West
North
1st Qtr
2nd Qtr
3rd Qtr
4th Qtr
Adding Video
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Insert > Movies and
Sounds…
> Movie from File…
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MPEG, AVI work well
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Cannot directly
insert QuickTime, create
hyperlink
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Video is in a separate file
from PowerPoint –
remember to bring it with
you and copy into same
folder!
Tips and Tricks
 Control
 Not
your content
a teleprompter
 Major
points only
 Tailor
to your audience
CAN ≠ SHOULD
Tricks and Tips
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“B” and “W” keys
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Ctrl+Prnt Scrn = capture screen
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Alt + Prnt Scrn = capture active window
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Shrinking big files with images
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Select an image, select Compress Pictures
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If not printing use “on-screen”
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All images
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Save under new file name
Keep it simple
Be consistent
Questions, comments & copies:
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