DO'S
DONT'S
MEDIA
TRANSITIONS
GENERAL
100
WHAT COLOUR FONT WOULD BE GOOD AGAINST A BLACK BACKGROUND?
WHITE
100
WHAT SHOULD YOU ALWAYS TRY TO AVOID? :(
CLUTTER
100
HOW DO YOU ADD A PICTURE?
INSERT > PICTURE
OR
IF THERE'S A PLACEHOLDER, CLICK ADD PICTURE
100
WHAT TRANSITION IS APPLIED TO ALL THE SLIDES?
WIND ~~~~~~~
100
NAME ONE OF US :)
AMER, JEANNY, KARINA, PAIGE, SARA, REGAN
200
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO YOUR PHOTOS TO MAKE THEM NICER?
ADD FRAMES ! & EFFECTS
200
WhAT iF my pOweRpOINt wAS wRitTeN iN foNt lIKe tHIs?
(what's the problem with this?)
IT'S INCONSISTENT
200
HOW DO YOU ADD AN AUDIO CLIP ?
INSERT > AUDIO
200
WHAT ARE THE THREE CATEGORIES OF TRANSITIONS? (TYPES)
SUBTLE, EXCITING, DYNAMIC CONTENT
200
WHAT WOULD YOU NAME THIS FILE?
LASTNAME-FIRSTNAME-COMP1010-LEARNINGLAB-WEEK4
300
WHAT'S A GOOD AMOUNT OF POINTS ON YOUR SLIDE TO KEEP THINGS LOOKING CLEAN & SIMPLE ?
5-7 POINTS
300
WHY DO WE NOT WANT TO BE READING PARAGRAPHS ON YOUR SLIDE ?
IT'S BORING AND TOO CLUTTERED TO LOOK AT ! >:(
300
IF YOU WANT TO RESIZE A PICTURE PROPORTIONATELY, WHAT DO YOU DO ?
GRAB THE CORNER NUB AND DRAG, SO THE WIDTH AND HEIGHT ARE EVENLY RESIZED
300
WHAT'S THE POINT OF CHANGING THE ANIMATION TO START "AFTER PREVIOUS" ?
SO IT AUTOMATICALLY PLAYS AFTER THE PREVIOUS ANIMATION, ALLOWING FOR SMOOTHER TRANSITION
300
ON SLIDE 1, WHY DID WE BRING THE TITLE TEXT TO THE FRONT OF THE EAGLE ILLUSTRATION?
BECAUSE THE TITLE SHOULDN'T BE COVERED! IT IS THE MAIN POINT OF THE SLIDE
400
WE ARE SIMPLE CREATURES!!!!!!! WHAT'S A GOOD WAY TO INCORPORATE DATA IN YOUR SLIDES?
CHARTS !
AND PICTURES
400
CAN I HAVE A BACKGROUND LIKE THIS WHILE TALKING ABOUT POWERPOINTS? WHY OR WHY NOT
NO, BECAUSE IT'S UNRELATED.
BACKGROUNDS SHOULD BE KEPT SIMPLE AND RELATED TO THE CONTENT
400
HOW DO I RESIZE ONLY THE WIDTH OF A PICTURE
GRAB THE MIDDLE NUB AND DRAG LEFT OR RIGHT
400
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TRANSITION AND AN ANIMATION?
TRANSITION: MOVING FROM ONE SLIDE TO ANOTHER
ANIMATION: AN OBJECT ON THE SLIDE MOVING
400
WHAT PARK IS THIS MODULE ABOUT?
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
500
WHAT'S THE IMPORTANCE OF A COLOUR THEME?
FOLLOWING A COLOUR THEME MAKES YOUR WORK LOOK MORE CONSISTENT AND UNIFIED
500
IS IT OKAY TO HAVE FIVE PICTURES ON A SLIDE, ALL WITH FANCY EFFECTS (SWIRLING LEFT AND RIGHT) AND AN AUDIO CLIP OF BIRDS CHIRPING IN THE BACK
NO ! IT'S TOO MUCH GOING ON AND WILL CONFUSE THE AUDIENCE. STICK TO THE MAIN POINT WITH LESS DISTRACTIONS
500
HOW DO I GROUP PHOTOS?
SHIFT + CLICK ALL THE PHOTOS YOU WANNA GROUP TOGETHER, RIGHT CLICK > GROUP
500
WHAT'S THE POINT OF CHOOSING THE BOUNCE ENTRANCE EFFECT WITH A 05.25 DURATION ON THE FOUR FISH PICTURES ON SLIDE 5?
EXTENDING THE DURATION ALLOWS FOR A SLOWER EFFECT, MAKING IT MORE SUBTLE AND LESS ABRUPT
500
WHAT IS THIS MODULE ABOUT?
Changing the Stacking Order, Inserting an Audio File, Animating a Photo, Illustration, and Title