Graphics Programs Reference
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more people than ever are using images in presentations. That's good, but unfortunately,
people often make the same mistakes with their images when using them in a slide
presentation. We'll look at a few here.
10. things to avoid when using images
Let's imagine you are preparing a presentation for a large audience on current issues in
Japanese education. One issue facing schools and universities in Japan today is the
decreasing number of potential students. The source of the problem is low fertility rates,
resulting in fewer children being born. So our sample slide touches on the low fertility
rate in Japan in this context. For an effective slide, you could use either a full-bleed
image like the one below of the two school girls walking, or a smaller photograph of a
school yard in Japan. We'll use the photo of the girls walking as a starting point and then
discuss the ten common mistakes to avoid.
Either of these two slides could work. Notice how the use of the images in these slides sharply contrasts with
their use in the examples that follow. (Images in slides from
iStockphoto.com
.)
1. Image dimensions are too small
You do not have to do a full bleed with an image, but this particular image does not work
at a such a small size. (The slide is 800 x 600 while this image is 183 x 152.)
