Office 2013 In Depth

Using Graphics to Enhance Slides

The graphics you place on your PowerPoint slides can be informational in nature or just serve as design elements (or both). In terms of information, a chart or picture can often be more effective than text in getting across an idea or concept. For example, a chart of recent sales figures gives the audience a better feel for recent sales trends than a table of numbers. Graphics can also add visual interest to your slides. Office.com provides enough Clip Art images and pictures to add items to your slides that match the theme of a slide (or the entire presentation). For example, if you are giving a presentation at a town meeting related to the need for a new playground, you can do a search for playground in the ...