16. Effective Power Point Slides – Some Guidelines Back Ground Simple Colors. Complex Templates should be avoided. Use cool colors for backgrounds. If room is bright, use dark text on light background. Type of Fonts, Use of CAPS and Italics CAPS symbolize shouting at people – so avoid that. Italics should be used sparingly as it is hard to read. Use easy to read fonts i.e SANS-SERIF (Aril, Tahoma).
17. Back Ground Simple Colors. Complex Templates should be avoided. Use cool colors for backgrounds. If room is bright, use dark text on light background. Font Sizes: The minimum font size that should be on a slide is 24 point. Title Font – 36 to 44 point. Main Body Font – 28 to 32 point Sub-Point Font - 24 to 28 point