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Directions for Designing an Exhibit Panel Using PowerPoint
- Load PowerPoint (the program should be on any computer with Microsoft Office. This includes any campus computer and you can buy it cheap on an MS disk from the campus bookstore)
- Create a new presentation by clicking "blank presentation"
- Choose an AutoLayout as "blank"
- Go to "File" (upper lefthand button on overhead menu) and select "Page setup"
- Go to "slides sized for" menu and select "custom"
- Set dimensions (20 inches width and 30 inches height) and portrait orientation.
This is now your blank canvas. You have to stay within these lines, but other than that you can do almost anything. (Note font and point size specifications on the assignment handout).
7. Commands to create your designs are fairly simple, but too complicated to spell out all the options here. You will mainly be inserting items such as text boxes, pictures, and possibly other files (tables, etc.) and then formatting them. I will go over some basics in class (4/8/03). The "help" button is an option or looking at a manual. Most importantly, play around with the options, keep in mind your central objectives (what is your main message and how can it be communicated visually), and have fun with it!
Notes:
- Panels are due on April 24th in class "camera ready" on a zip disk. NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS DEADLINE. I will take care of printing the panels in their full dimensions (i.e. 20 " x 30 ") and have them ready on Monday, April 28 th in the Anthropology office (CA410) if you want to mount them. If not, they will be available prior to class on April 29th to post on the board or wall for your presentation to community members.
- With images in your panel, the file may get quite large, so you will need to save it on a zip disk. Your zip disk should be labeled with your name and it will be returned to you.