Make Slides that Pop Using Color Contrast – PowerPoint Video Tip #18
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August 19, 2013Great Stories Have Contrast, Not Conflict
September 3, 2013The secret to making slides that pop is color contrast. Watch this video showing how to select and modify colors to improve a slide’s appearance.
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Thank you for this post. Clear, focused and very helpful. I’m always preaching the value of contrast. This explained methods of acheiving contrast in a lovely package of easy-to-use options.
The video is nice, but ephemeral. Do you have a text version of this too?
Hi Ron – Unfortunately, I don’t.
Oh well, I guess I’ll just have to do it the “hard way” and transcribe it myself.
Thanks.
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