Kathy Jacobs On PowerPoint

Not Setting Up Color Schemes

Problem

You go to change the text of a presentation, but when you click in the placeholder, the text disappears. Or, when you add autoshapes to the presentation, the colors clash with the background. Worst of all, when you insert a graph, the colors of the bars fade into the background.

Solution

Set up the color schemes. Make sure the background color works with the title and text colors, even if you have a graphic as the background. Make sure the eight main colors in the presentation work well together.