Sunday 5 February 2012

How to make a good PowerPoint courseware

Along with the computer's mass popularization and the development of multimedia technology, using multimedia class has gradually become a trend. Making courseware will become the basic skills of the teacher a, the schools also actively, targeted to develop some multimedia courseware for school-based training.



Produce courseware software many, but simple, common is undoubtedly the Microsoft Office in PowerPoint.



Below the school-based training with after making multimedia courseware game (with the introduction of the school as the subject matter produce courseware, material unified provide) problems in courseware PPT talk about some of the humble opinion, colleagues hope to correct:



A, the front page of courseware to clean and tidy.



Home page is a courseware wait for official use before the class of a page that is usually a welcome page, it does not need too much content, but can a little more beautiful, a beautiful landscape painting or a picture of the screen to subject with a simple words of welcome, and a button almost. In order to make the wait for the process of not too boring, can set let words of welcome move it up. Plus, because this is a waiting time, best can plug in a light music or meet the theme of the other music. But to set up complete, let the music can been broadcasting, and at the start of class can stop automatically.



Second, the courseware directory to concise.



Courseware directory is like a guide boards, pointing to the audience where you want to go, so complete directory should at least have: the title, navigation and exit button.



This page is the most important thing is to have a rich content, but try to be concise and unified, the best has a certain style. As shown in figure 1, 2: tonal whole more peace, content is very rich also, have a navigation bar, JiaoJing diagram and famous quotations, and so on, and is more compact, let a person look at a glance. Some of the teachers of the courseware is have directory, but look from content relative too simple, some even courseware theme also have no. Graph 3 for example, although the directory structure has more features, but the navigation bar shape, font size is differ, tonal chaos, make a person dazzling. Concise and unified from perspective, some colors and shapes. As shown in figure 4: directory in each of the navigation is all forms of art words, specifications, models each is unified, the layout is also a little messy.



In directories should have an exit button, make whole courseware can always through the directory exit to end interface, and not all the way to the final play a exit.



Three, to word processing should be reasonable.



General in the courseware without words this content, sometimes only a few as a comment, sometimes need many words, in the treatment of the words to pay attention to the following:



1, word is fewer can use the larger size, but don't let the text is the whole screen, should have certain space; When compared to the place in the spare insert some not too attractive pictures or GIF little animation. Can use "enter" or "mobile" technique. As shown in figure 5: the whole text is full of the screen, no edge to leave enough space, give a person with a kind of oppressive feeling.



2 words are too, can consider to use "mobile" technique, but should pay attention to (1) title usually don't move. (2) if the text is long, can't retreat to full screen when a text must be removed from the screen. (3) in the background as a design can consider of the screen in the top and bottom of the cover a and ends the same pattern, and put a layer of words, let's have a rolling out text of subtitle effect. (4) set text mobile, or set to repeat mobile, or in the text after the mobile set to switch to another slide or directory, avoid by all means is leave a only button empty screen.



Four, of the images must pay attention to the treatment effect.



In dealing with the content of the picture, you can use a lot of methods and means. Pictures can be used when compared to, exit or mobile effect; Comparison can be used when insert slides, trigger and effect. But on the whole to comply with the theme of the courseware, if is as pictures appreciate word, the proposal adopts moving, moving, retreat (reproduced since the first model essay net http://www.diyifanwen.com, please keep this mark.) The and so on dynamic effect is good technique, but as work is about words, suggest or the slide into or flip-flop gimmick.



But no matter what kind of technique used to pay attention to the following problems:



1, structure and layout to reasonable.



In a page have more pictures at the same time, pictures and pictures do not have between overlap, and as far as possible alignment, or according to certain rules is arranged, to properly reasonable.



2, graphic mix row note that highlight, don't let the other parts of the foil presumptuous guest usurps the host's role, text, try not to cover in the design. As shown in figure 6: middle text blocking the as background scientists design, affected the overall effect, from layout on look not beautiful also; As shown in figure 7: a few lines of text below the indentation, greatly increased the clarity of the text, if the text or according to the original order of words, will cause not clear, influence the effect of the text.



3, from the definition animation set to complete. Some teachers in the courseware using mobile technique to display pictures, a bit like the movie, the idea is good, very rich features, but need to pay attention to the position of the picture want to put a reasonable; Mobile to complete, cannot move after half a tail and stay in screen; In the set from the definition animation to pay attention the speed setting can not be too fast; Action set to complete, best can in the switch to the page can be automatically play when play, some pictures by emphasizing the amplification afterward to goes back, not only do half action, otherwise will lead to other action can't, serious still can cause death chain.



Five, the music, video, animation about the insert to pay attention to skills.



For external music insertion should pay attention to the occasion. In general in the appreciation of pictures or wait for inserts more appropriate. That most of the teachers are not too will go wrong, but some music into the play a little problem after: if the music will not play into, or can't automatic playback (special request of except), automatic playback of music on the screen shows the voice icon (can be hidden in the definition animation), some music slides in leave insert, music is still in play. These are all in from the definition animation in the small problem can be solved.



Video of the insert try not to direct links to external files, as far as possible through the insert object to finish (as shown in figure 8). This can need not by switching to media program can open and control what you need to insert the video files, for the integrity of the courseware is very helpful.

For GIF animation insertion generally have no big problem, because most of the GIF animation of the background color are transparent, and some homemade Flash animation, general impression not because the impression of templates and courseware in harmony, and it can be in some animation peripheral or bottom draw a frame to decorate, the author in this slide to insert a since Flash animation, because in the courseware application templates, and in the background is the white Flash, therefore in the animation bottom put a scroll, graphics, makes the page looked very humorous attune.

Six, button, set up to unity.



In the courseware button equivalent to daily life traffic tool, it can use the words, pictures or icon to set.



In general in the catalogue "exit" button in the literal to all other than as a button (i.e. a navigation bar), and in the specific content, generally USES the icon button. In the set to pay attention to: (1) the size, location button to properly. Try to put in the bottom corner, don't cover to express in the main content of the. (2) the button try not to attract the audience's attention, but in need can make operation are easy to find, and the effect of the same button to use unified icon, or easy to find north.



Seven, whole is tonal, style, to coordinate.



A good courseware its whole tonal, style should be unified, primarily reflected in the background color of the processing, avoid by all means is flowery, messy. No special need generally do not change the set the background color or style. There are many in PPT to own template design, believe there can find what you need in the wind





You can visit the first model essay nets (www.DiYiFanWen.com) check out more with this "how to make a good PowerPoint courseware (classical)" related articles. Greg. It was also set up through the "background filling effect double color gradient from the various ramp to set in your courseware background style, set to try not to change the basic colour, but can adopt different gradient, to achieve the purpose of harmony but not drab.

Eight, links, the action is set to complete.



A complete the courseware there is a lot of hyperlinks and action, in setting up the these links and animation later must through the play to check the link and the correctness of the action, in case the death chain or should not have movement, this is to guarantee a courseware quality is the most important link. In setting up the chain (reproduced since the first model essay net http://www.diyifanwen.com, please keep this mark.) Meet or action after testing, often can find some look not to come out on the surface of the problem, or once when courseware on formal occasions to use, expose all kinds of problems, and then modified words it might be too late.



Make a good courseware not only should have good idea, have a kind of repeatedly patience. After all, it's not put some material simple stack. There are many problems is small, but it is enough to lead to the failure of the courseware. Note: this paper mentioned in some action set is based on PPT2003 basis, in PPT2000 or in PPT97 may not be achieved.







You can visit the first model essay nets (www.DiYiFanWen.com) check out more with this "how to make a good PowerPoint courseware (classical)" related articles.