University of the Western Cape

Table of Contents

1. Scientific Method: Presenting Your Research
   1. How to make a NISL Powerpoint Presentation
   2. Start of Instructions
   3. Views in PowerPoint
   4. Additional Objects
   5. Structure of PowerPoint Presentation
   6. Open NISL_Template_EI_2.ppt
   7. Open NISL_Template_EI_2.ppt
   8. Display the Grid
   9. The Grid as a Visual Aid
   10. Making Master Slides
   11. Selecting the common elements
   12. Copying common elements onto the master slide
   13. Normal View
   14. Creating a Title Master1
   15. Creating a Title Master2
   16. Editing your Title Master
   17. Inserting your Title Slide
   18. Set Slide as Master Slide1
   19. Set Slide as Master Slide2
   20. Set Slide as Master Slide3
   21. Formatting for the NISL Content Slides 1
   22. Formatting for the NISL Content Slides 2
   23. Formatting for the NISL Content Slides 3
   24. Formatting for the NISL Content Slides 4
   25. Formatting for the NISL Content Slides 5
   26. Formatting for the NISL Content Slides 6
   27. Formatting for the NISL Content Slides 7
   28. Formatting for the NISL Content Slides 8
   29. Formatting for the NISL Content Slides 8
   30. Formatting for the NISL Content Slides 9
   31. Formatting for the NISL Content Slides 10
   32. Formatting for the NISL Content Slides 11

Formatting for the NISL Content Slides 5

In Normal View: Add a slide header to your slide. Click on the Text Box icon on the Drawing Toolbar, or alternatively click on the menu bar Insert|Text Box. Drag the text box onto your slide and enter your text. Note: Do not worry about the text box size, it will expand as you type text into it.

The settings for the slide header is as follows:

Colors and Lines

Text Font Text Size Font Style Font Colour Font Effects

Arial 24 up to 39 Bold Maroon (R:153, G:0, B:0) Shadow

These settings can be added to the text box, by selecting the text (see below) and then clicking on the menu bar Format|Font.