Microsoft PowerPoint – Format on the Fly

Have you created a presentation the looks wonderful on your monitor at your desk, but it is hard to read when projected on the wall?  There are a few things that you can check and fix to get your message back on track.

1.  Right before show time, advance the first few slides from the projector to make sure that you can see it clearly from the back of the room.  You can say that you are checking the equipment.

2.  If you have heavy fonts or serif fonts, e.g. Arial Black and Times New Roman, and a lot of text, you run the risk of your audience struggling to follow the slideshow.  You have 2 methods to globally change the font:

A.  View|Master|Slide Master – a command that allows you to change the font and the background of the slide using the slide master and title master (for standard slide layouts – Click Format|Slide Layout)

B.  Format|Replace Font – Great option if you did not use the standard slide layout.

Best Advice: Check the look of your presentation using a projector in advance.  It will save you a lot of heartburn.