PowerPoint Pointers Handout

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PowerPoint Pointers
7 tips:
1. Deviate from the standard (template)
2. Less text
3. More images
4. Consider color
5. Consider font
6. Make your message BIG
7. Keep it simple
Image Resources:
 Creative Commons:
 Morguefile:
 Compfight:
 Free Images:
 TinEye Labs:
 Photofunia:
http://search.creativecommons.org/
http://www.morguefile.com/
http://compfight.com/
http://www.freeimages.com/
http://labs.tineye.com/
http://photofunia.com/
Symbol Resources:
 The Noun Project:
 Picol:
https://thenounproject.com/
http://picol.org/
Font Resources:
 DaFont:
http://www.dafont.com/
 Font Squirrel:
http://www.fontsquirrel.com/
 Downloading fonts onto your computer:
http://www.dafont.com/faq.php
 Embedding fonts into PPT:
http://www.powerpointninja.com/fonts/how-to-embed-your-own-custom-font-in-powerpoint/
Research Medical Library Image Databases:
 http://www3.mdanderson.org/library/databases/images.html
MD Anderson Medical Graphics:
 http://inside.mdanderson.org/departments/medical-graphics/