Visual Design

Before you begin creating your PowerPoint® presentation, you should understand some of the more common visual design principles. Visual design is important to follow when creating a presentation to ensure that the instructional message is successfully transferred. Visual literacy is the ability to understand, create and use visual images, and is highly important when designing your web-based material.

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1.	Minimum Verbiage	5.	Colors
2.	Single Concept	6.	Focal Point
3.	Audience Appropriate	7.	Rule of Thirds
4.	Graphic Size	8.	Consistent Slides

When you have visited each of the concept pages, then you are ready to start creating your Microsoft PowerPoint® presentation. Click on the "To PowerPoint® " arrow below. 

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