- Select a commonly used font. These recommended fonts are installed on over 90% of all computer systems that utilize the English language and are likely to display correctly for all of your participants.
- Recommended fonts are Arial, Arial Black, Arial Narrow, Comic Sans MS, Courier New, Georgia, Impact, Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, Tahoma, Times New Roman, Trebuchet MS, Verdana
- Be sure all image files used to create your presentation are either JPG or GIF format. These file types not only display images well, but take up limited file space, thereby helping to maximize your bandwidth performance during
your web conference. - Utilize standard system colors within PowerPointTM. Most web conferencing platforms support the 216 color web palate. Selecting the custom palate may cause color-matching problems within your presentation.
- Do not utilize animation or slide transitions as many web conferencing platforms convert the files to static JPEG images, thereby eliminating the animations or transitions from being displayed to your participants.
- As always, test, test, test! The best way to be sure your PowerPointTM presentation is displaying the way you wish within your web conference, is to test it on the platform you plan to use. This way you can address any problem or issue before your event.
Here’s hoping these tips help you eliminate frustration during your next web conferencing presentation!
