Hi I want to create interesting background JPEGs for use in PPT . Has anybody got an idiots guide to do this. I want to create 3D frames / borders etc to make dull corporate presentrations look stunning? Many thanks from a newby
Hi I want to create interesting background JPEGs for use in PPT . Has anybody got an idiots guide to do this. I want to create 3D frames / borders etc to make dull corporate presentrations look stunning? Many thanks from a newby
Go at it as you would anything else.
Start with the dimensions you need for PowerPoint. I believe it's 10in x 7.5in. Then get creative. You might want to create a layer to hold boxes for text placement so you can keep the background reasonably plain under them.
Aside from that, it's up to you.
I use Xara all the time for PPoint. I set things up as Alison described, decide upon my general layout, colors to use (being sure to name them), fonts, etc. I try to replicate all the titlebars and any PowerPoint gradiations in Xara too. Then save it as a template.
Note, I write down the RGB values of my named colors and then create rectangles and text in PowerPoint and with fills using those same values. This loads those colors into PowerPoint's color-swatch that is displayed in its fill dialogs. I save those rectangles and text on a "dummy" slide. I can then copy and paste their fill attributes to other PPoint objects if necessary.
I export the Xara backgrounds, logos, bullets, etc., as 96dpi Transparent PNGs (sometimes greater if the slides are going to be printed). Then I import them into the PPoint Master Template, Normal Slide, or in the Bullet dialog.
I added a non-printable "Instructions" layer for people just beginning to use Xara.
John
An example file is attached.
Last edited by jclements; 16 August 2007 at 05:39 AM. Reason: Reduced attached image to smaller size to avoid Horizontal scrolling. ~ Egg
Nice work, John!
Excellent - and thanks. Seems workable in 2.x as well.
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