Common PowerPoint Formatting Mistakes to Avoid

When it comes to PowerPoint formatting, minor mistakes are unacceptable.

Chillibreeze is always on a watch out for these tiny yet damaging errors that pop up in the presentation decks that consultants send us.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

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CONTENT ERROR

Out of lineIf you are those types of people who is very detailed, then this is something you will notice at once.

Misalignment might not be obvious but it can change the way a slide looks and feels.

Alignment error can be the text, shapes, alignment of consistent slides, or design elements in a slide.

ALLIGNMENT ERROR

CONSISTENCYERROR

ORPHANTEXT

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazydog.

The quick brown fox jumps overthe lazy dog.

MULTIPLE FONTCOLORS

Avoid UsingMultiple font colors

DOUBLESPACES

You can also adjust the alignment and indentation of lines of text. On the slide, select the text that you want to change. Click Home, and in the Paragraph group, click the dialog box launcher.

Title SlideThis is a common basic error.

Why do you have a brand guide if not to implement it right?

Read more about PowerPoint Brand Guidelines

Title SlideIt can be the color of the font, the font type, the styles used, bullet type, the design.

You might be tempted to stray out of the guidelines. Even so, the styles and format of your slides should not go off the grid.

Logo Logo

FORMATTING AGAINST BRAND GUIDELINES

Avoid text

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TEXT OUTLINE

MULTIPLE MASTERS FOR ONE DECK

Masters 1

Masters 2

IMAGES

PIXELATED

Having an eye for details is a MUST.

No one wants to have a bad encounter with spelling errors and pixelated images on your presentations. Not when you are presenting

to a board of high profiles.

Get accustomed to the basic errors and you will never have a bad presentation.

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