PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

Callout Sample 05: Curved Callouts

It’s been a while since we have explored a callout sample — and this ad seems to have just the right callout to be featured within this series. Great symmetry, perfect choice of colors, and a callout that does double duty as a frame around the face too — there’s so much to like about this one!

Look closely and this callout really is a variation of a pie chart — of course don’t expect it to look anything like a pie chart, or even a donut chart.

This ad has been published in many business magazines lately, and is from Dell.

See Also: Callout Sample 01: Arrow Pointing to a Map | Callout Sample 02: Colored Callouts | Callout Sample 03: Curved, Connected Callouts | Callout Sample 04: Hand Drawn Appearance

Filed Under: Thoughts
Tagged as: Callouts, Design, Graphics, Opinion, PowerPoint, Presentation Samples

Learn PowerPoint 2013 for Windows: Change Connector Color

There’s more to connectors than just drawing them to link shapes in PowerPoint 2013. You can format their line thickness, dash attributes, etc. In many ways, connectors are just like conventional lines in PowerPoint, especially where their formatting options are concerned — so changing the color attributes of a connector is almost like changing the color of any line.

Learn how to change color of connectors in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2013
Tagged as: PowerPoint 2013, Shapes, Tutorials

Color: Contrast

A fascinating quality of color is contrast. Contrast is the quality that distinguishes one color’s luminosity from another. If you place black next to white, you will end up with striking contrast. But yellow placed next to white will certainly not provide the same contrast. That’s because the difference in luminosity between black and white is so much more than the luminosity change between yellow and white.

Get started with learning more about Color and Contrast.

Filed Under: PowerPoint All Versions
Tagged as: Color, PowerPoint, Tutorials

Learn PowerPoint 2013 for Windows: Effect Options for the Chart Area

There are plenty of ways to make the Chart Area stand out on your slide. One method is to use the Fill and Line options to apply a fill and/or a border to the Chart Area. Additionally you can also apply any of the Effects that PowerPoint 2013 provides. Follow these steps to learn about the various Effects that can be applied to the Chart Area.

Learn how to add an effect to the Chart Area in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2013
Tagged as: Charting, PowerPoint 2013, Tutorials

Learning Color

You need to understand color theory better to understand color. And color theory is not really difficult at all. In fact, color theory is just a little science combined with some art. Learn a few guidelines and you may not become a color expert — but you will still know enough to make awesome color decisions.

Get started with learning about color.

Filed Under: Color
Tagged as: Color, PowerPoint, Tutorials