PowerPoint: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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I. Presentation Pointers
On Improvement of Scientific Presentations: Using PowerPoint
Access restricted to Dartmouth and DHMC
Richard H. Daffner. American Journal of Roentgenology, July 2003. Tips on how to improve presentations using PowerPoint
From Papyrus to PowerPoint (P 2 P): Metamorphosis of Scientific Communication
Ronald E. LaPorte et al, British Medical Journal, December 21, 2002. An article that speculates that PowerPoint could replace the journal article as scientific communication evolves.
PowerPoint:
Shot with its Own Bullets
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Peter Norvig , The Lancet, August 2, 2003. An editorial
critical of PowerPoint's ability to convey complex information in a way
that opens up discussion.
Is PowerPoint the Devil?
Julia Keller, SiliconValley.com, January 22, 2003 (originally published January 5, 2003 in the Chicago Tribune as "Killing Me Microsoftly with PowerPoint") Newspaper article quoting many educators about pros and cons of using PowerPoint to teach.
Absolute PowerPoint: Can a Software Package Edit Our Thoughts?
Available though Lexis-Nexis - Access restricted to Dartmouth and DHMC
Ian Parker, New Yorker, May 28, 2001. Gives a history of PowerPoint and a commentary on how it might affect the thought process.
PowerPoint is Evil
Edward Tufte, Wired, September 2003. A critique of how PowerPoint can be misused.
II. General Tips
Biomedical Libraries PowerPoint Guides and Tips
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~library/biomed/guides/powerpoint.html
DHMC Staff Intranet, PowerPoint Tips
http://intranet.hitchcock.org/is/us/EDUCATION/PPT/POWERPOINT_TIPS.HTML
Theoretical Foundations of Multimedia - Chapter 7
http://www.uky.edu/~rst/mmbook/slides.html
Robert S. Tannenbaum, University of Kentucky. Supporting slides for the textbook.
Powerpoint
Do's and Don'ts
http://gethelp.library.upenn.edu/workshops/biomed/ppt/dodont.html
III. Text
Text
Readability: A Test
http://edtechfm.sdsu.edu/bhoffman/type/font/intro.htm
IV. Color
The World of Color
http://www.webreference.com/dlab/9704/
Color Matters
http://www.colormatters.com/entercolormatters.html
Choose the right colors for your PowerPoint presentation
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA010120721033.aspx
Barrier-free presentation that is friendly to colorblind people
http://jfly.iam.u-tokyo.ac.jp/html/color_blind/
V. Images
Image Formats
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;272399
Image Tutorial
http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com
VI. Scanning
Scanning Tips
http://scantips.com/
General Information about Scanning Resolution
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320314
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