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Microsoft Powerpoint Tips and Tutorials

Designing with Powerpoint

In this training session, you will learn how to create branded print materials using PowerPoint. We will demonstrate by building a brochure with step by step instructions.

Creating professional, attractive communication pieces is important to conveying information about the important work that is being done. Publisher is a software program that is accessible to many and more intuitive than Adobe InDesign, but it also has its drawbacks. As part of the new OSU brand rollout, University Marketing began developing templates in InDesign and PowerPoint. This session is an opportunity see a demonstration on how to use the design tools in PowerPoint to create branded communication and marketing pieces for your programs. It is also an opportunity to learn more about brand elements such as photo style, use of logos, headline and sub-head font choices, and more. Learners should be inspired to look at PowerPoint as an approachable design tool.

Also attached is a downloadable PDF with how-to instructions, to revisit some of the information mentioned in the video in a simpler format: Templates – How To.pdf