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Mastering Images In PowerPoint - A complete guide to creating beautiful slides using photos

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Overview

In this course I am going to show you how to master the use of images in PowerPoint. Everything you need to create stunning presentations with great photography can be done inside PowerPoint and in this course I will help you do this.

I will provide ideas on

- where to get images
- how to choose images
- cover factors such as visual appeal, quality, suitability and emotion.

and I'll show you how to

- crop
- resize
- manipulate
- and style photos

and explain which techniques work and also things to avoid.

I will show you with a selection of

- tips and tricks

along with a number of examples so you can greatly reduce the time it takes to create your slides while increasing the quality.

I will explain how to use format painter on images, the eyedropper tool and the best animations and transitions to use to enhance your presentation.

By providing you with useful, actionable tools and design tips that you can implement immediately, I can show you how to take your presentation to the next level by using images in a way that will wow your audience.

All the PowerPoint files shown in this course are available for you to download. By the end of the course the student will have learnt how to use images to help tell your story and convey emotion with the audience.

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If you would like to check my other courses, please see:

Advanced Animations in PowerPoint Vol. 1 - 6 next level animation walkthroughs to inspire you

Advanced Animations in PowerPoint Vol. 2 - 6 next level animation walkthroughs to inspire you

Mastering Graphics In PowerPoint - Create stunning slides using shapes, drawing, 3d & illustrations.

Better charts and data visualisations in PowerPoint - Techniques to stand out when presenting data

Infographics in PowerPoint - Create high quality infographics in PowerPoint quickly and easily.

Syllabus

  • Mastering Images - Introduction
  • Part 1 - How to use images - Introduction
  • Using a full screen image as a title slide
  • Overlaying a colour panel for text
  • Creating a full page photo background
  • Formatting the slide background
  • Cropping images to any size
  • Cropping images to any shape
  • EXERCISE 01: Add a photo to this slide
  • EXERCISE 01: Result
  • Cropping images to a custom shape
  • Not stretching an image
  • Using picture styles
  • Stylizing images with artistic effects
  • Picture effects that are worth using
  • EXERCISE 02: Add a photo to this chart
  • EXERCISE 02: Result
  • Using transparent images
  • Removing the background from an image
  • Changing the colour in images
  • Removing unwanted image styles
  • Using images as a shape fill
  • Part 2 - Choosing Images - Introduction
  • Where to find images
  • Visual appeal
  • Image quality
  • Choosing suitable images
  • Images provoke emotion
  • Consistency is key
  • EXERCISE 03: Choose four images
  • EXERCISE 03: Result
  • Avoid clichés
  • Portrait and landscape images
  • Space to overlay content
  • Part 3 - Tips and Tricks - Introduction
  • The format painter
  • Compressing images
  • Replacing images
  • Using animated GIFs
  • Making animated GIFs
  • The selection pane
  • The eyedropper tool
  • Animating images
  • Slide transitions
  • 15 photo album
  • Quick Access Toolbar
  • Part 4 - Advanced Examples - Introduction
  • Isometric 3D image effects
  • Highlighting areas: Using a panel
  • Highlighting areas: Using a duplicate image
  • Highlighting areas: Using background fill
  • Highlighting areas: Using the crop tool
  • The Ken Burns effect (Pan and Zoom)
  • Animated slide background
  • Parallax reveal effect
  • Filling text with an image
  • Filling text with video
  • Knockout text over video
  • 3D photo cubes
  • Table with photos

Taught by

Alan Lomer

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