[mso] Re: PowerPoint: Suggested Colors?

Assume the worst Robert (old projector, poor contrast, high ambient light, 
etc), and go for maximum contrast.
In my books that's either white (or very close to white) text on a dark 
background, or the reverse. With PPT, less is nearly always more...

All the fancy, shmancy colour schemes in the world are useless if they can't 
easily be read... ;-)


Regards

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Neil Atwood - Sydney, Australia




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From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Robert Carneal
Sent: Thursday, 25 March 2004 7:35 AM
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] PowerPoint: Suggested Colors?

Reading the information on suggested colors for PowerPoint text is 
mystifying sometimes.

I am working on a presentation, one that I will not get to see the 
presenting apparatus beforehand. I don't know if it is a projection device, 
a massive
  television screen, or what yet. I was led to believe it would be a 
lap-top with a projector, and later told we would make use of a big screen.

Can anyone suggest or recommend colors that work well on these devices? 
Seeing light red text on dark blue background on my monitor is easy to 
read, but I am not sure that automatically means the audience can see it.

I would appreciate some guidelines. Should I bother to make two versions of 
this with different colors (I hope not!) so that I will be prepared for 
whichever device I end up using? Is that the best way to go?

Thank you.

Robert



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