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Attributing Creative Commons Pictures in PowerPoint Slides

Learn how to attribute Creative Commons pictures in your PowerPoint slides. Not only is attributing fair and honest, it also gets you some good karma.

Author: Geetesh Bajaj

Product/Version: PowerPoint

OS: Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X

Date Created: May 27, 2013 Last Updated: April 6, 2020

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Not Just for Flickr, or Even PowerPoint

While the principles in this tutorial are universal, we are using Flickr content as the source and PowerPoint as the medium where you add attribution. If your source and destination are different, the same attribution principles should work for you as long as the original content you use has a Creative Commons license . So, you can use the same principles if you are using a picture from Pixabay in Google Slides, or visual content from other sources in Apple Keynote.

Millions of pictures are available online within the Creative Commons license. Many of these pictures can be found on Flickr . Typically, most Creative Commons licensed content on Flickr can be searched within three useable categories:

• Only search within Creative Commons-licensed content: This restricts your search to all pictures placed within the Creative Commons license.
• Find content to use commercially: This further restricts your search to only bring up results that include pictures permitted to be used commercially.
• Find content to modify, adapt, or build upon: This again restricts your search results to pictures that you can edit, such as crop, work in an image editor like Photoshop , or even use the picture edit options in PowerPoint .

You can decide which of these license options work for you, which pictures are available within any of these license options, and then download the picture. That's when you need to think about another important aspect of the Creative Commons license: and that is attribution .

So what exactly should the attribution contain? And where on your slide should you place the attribution?

First, let us decide what exactly the attribution statement should contain. We will base our example attribution statement on content from Flickr, but attribution of picture content anywhere else should work the same way. Make sure you have the following prerequisites handy to create your attribution statement:

• Picture URL (on Flickr or another site)
• Picture name
• Name of the photographer (or owner of the picture)
• Creative Commons license under which you are using the picture, and a URL for that license on the Creative Commons web site

Let us now determine where you will get all the information needed to fulfill these prerequisites:

1. Picture URL

The first prerequisite is very easy to determine. Look at this picture we found on Flickr within the Creative Commons license, as shown in Figure 1 , below.

The URL of the picture is mentioned in the web browser's address bar, highlighted in red within Figure 1 , above.

2. Picture name

The name is also very easy to locate. In the example shown in Figure 1 , above, the name is mentioned on the bottom left of the picture, shown highlighted in blue .

For the other two prerequisites, you will need to scroll down the page shown above in Figure 1 , so that you can see more details, as shown in Figure 2 , below.

3. Name of the owner

The third piece of information you need is the name of the Flickr member or photographer who uploaded the content. You can find this information right below the picture, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 2 , above.

Flickr, Creative Commons, and Stolen Pictures

Firstly, remember that all pictures on Flickr are not bound by a Creative Commons license. Most pictures may be copyrighted and not available to use. You must expressly search for Creative Commons pictures, as explained in our Searching Flickr for Creative Commons Pictures article.

Also, just because someone uploaded a picture to Flickr does not translate to he or she being the legal owner of the picture. Stolen pictures can also be uploaded to Flickr, and there are ways to determine if any picture is original or not. This technique is explained in our Is this Picture on Flickr an Original tutorial.

4. URL of the Creative Commons license

The fourth piece of information is the URL to the specific Creative Commons license for this picture. This can be found in the same screen as shown in Figure 2 , above. Scroll down to the line that reads Some rights reserved . Next to this line, you will find an Info button, highlighted in blue within Figure 2 , above. When you hover your cursor on this line, you will see the URL it leads to in your browser's status bar, as shown highlighted in green within Figure 2 . You can also click the link to open the page associated with the URL and then copy that URL.

Now that you have information pertaining to all four prerequisites, you can create your attribution statement using this format:

Picture: <Picture Name> / <Owner Name> / Creative Commons

It's not essential that you use the same format as we have specified above, as long as you add the four pieces of information in some way.

All information mentioned above can be put in a single text box. We recommend that you hyperlink the URLs for the Picture Name and Creative Commons license info, as shown in Figure 3 , below.

Place this text box below the picture on your slide. This text does not have to use the largest text point size as long as the content is readable. Also, make sure that your text color contrasts with the background color of your slide.

While this is a great way to add attribution for pictures you use in slides, this will not work for Creative Commons pictures you use as a slide background or even as the background of a PowerPoint template. In that case, add a text box on the first slide of your presentation or template with the same attributes.

Finally, it's considered polite to send a message to the Flickr member whose picture you have used. Achieving this task is easy, and you can do so by clicking on the profile avatar of the Flickr member. This brings up a menu or flyout. Choose the Message option, shown in Figure 4 , below.

Also, offer to send a sample of the finished work to the person if this is feasible. Yes, sometimes it may not be feasible when you are doing client work that includes a non-disclosure agreement. The larger motive here is to inform the owner of the picture.

Attribution for Multiple Pictures on a Slide?

If you have more than one picture on a slide, you can use the same attribution options below the picture as long as you have two pictures. If you have more pictures, move the attribution to the footer area of the slide, as shown in Figure 5 , below.

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Legally Using Images in Presentation Slides

Do you use images in presentations? Whether an in-person or virtual presentation or class, this article will help you establish best practices for legally using images in presentation slides and minimizing your risks of copyright infringement. Images include photographs, charts, maps, illustrations, charts and more. You may also like our online copyright course that includes an entire module on legally using images.

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Are You Legally Using Images in Presentation Slides?

How much attention do you pay to copyright law when you create slides for a presentation? While it's important to focus on the non-legal aspects of the presentation such as content and images to enhance speaking points, it's just as important to consider copyright issues. Here are some tips to get you started:

• Include copyright management as a regular part of planning your presentations
• Incorporate a permissions process into your planning
• Be aware of your budget, if you have one, to pay for permissions
• Plan for the possibility that if you're unable to secure permissions on time or the fees are too high, you'll need to adjust your content accordingly

As with most copyright issues, the matter of legally using images in presentation slides is nuanced. The answer to many questions is often “it depends” or "maybe" or "let's examine your particular circumstances." Understanding copyright issues will help ensure you're legally using images in presentation slides.

First Ask Yourself: Are the Images Protected by Copyright?

When you find an image online or elsewhere, assume it's protected by copyright. Once you identify the image you want to use, consider its copyright status and whether you need permission to use it.

Google has made it easier to determine an image's copyright status by providing copyright-related metadata for images in Google Images, when this information is available. To learn more, see Google’s article Image Rights Metadata in Google Images . Note that some images don't have this metadata and you'll need to do further research.

How Can You Avoid Copyright Concerns When Using Images in Presentations?

There are several ways to legally use images in presentation slides that don't require you to clear copyright permissions with the images' copyright holders.

Use Public Domain Images

If you determine that copyright in a work has expired and the work is in the public domain , you can use the work without obtaining permission. In the U.S., a work is in the public domain 70 years after the author's death. Most countries have a copyright duration of 50 to 70 years after an author's death.

Be mindful that a work that's been manipulated or adapted may constitute a new work. That new work may have a new and longer copyright duration, even though the underlying work is in the public domain.

State or Summarize Facts, News and Historical Events

You may state or summarize facts, news and historical events without permission as long as you don’t reproduce them exactly as you found them in the source.

This basic principle of copyright law works for text but is more difficult to apply to the use of images. You could, however, use data or summarize it rather than reproduce, adapt or share a source table or chart without permission.

Create Your Own Images

Instead of using third-party content, another way of legally using images in presentation slides is to use a chart or photograph that you or a fellow employee created. An employer generally owns the copyright in any works its employees create during the course of their job duties. So, keep in mind that if you take a photo as part of your employment duties, your company likely owns the copyright in it.

Employers, however, should be aware that you don't own copyright in everything created by your employees. You only own copyright in those works created as part of an employee's duties. So even if an employee posts a vacation photo on your organization's website, you likely don't own the photo if it wasn't created as part of their required duties.

Use a Stock Photo Agency

Your organization may have an account with a stock photo agency where you can find images that suit your purpose. You must follow the terms and conditions of the agency's license agreement to legally use these images in your presentation. Familiarize yourself with the license your stock photo agency uses (e.g., see the iStock Content License Agreement) .

Use Images with a Creative Commons (CC) License

Just because an image has a Creative Commons license doesn't mean you have unrestricted use of it. Read that license! Does it specifically allow your use of the image? Review the terms and conditions of the CC license to ensure your use complies.

Tips for using images governed by CC licenses:

• You need to acknowledge the author of the image
• Read the terms and conditions of the CC license to see what's permitted and what requires further permission
• CC licenses are irrevocable, so you can use the image under the license as long as you need to

Don't Rely on Prior Copyright Permissions

If you already have permission to include a photograph in a management training session at your company’s headquarters in Baltimore, it doesn’t mean you can use that photo in a public presentation being made across North America. Know the terms of licenses and assignments (i.e., permissions). If they don’t apply to the current situation or current presentation, either seek additional permission or use an alternative image.

Use Images As-Is

Even if you have permission from the copyright owner, you may need specific permission to re-color, make black and white, or color, crop or otherwise manipulate images. Standard stock photo agency licenses, for example, may not allow these additional uses without further permission.

Does Fair Use or Fair Dealing Apply to Using Images in Presentation Slides?

Fair use or fair dealing provisions may apply to your use of images in your presentation, permitting you to reproduce a work without permission in some situations. You’ll have to apply the fair use or fair dealing criteria to your particular situation to determine if it falls within these statutory provisions.

Fair use and fair dealing are not without risk. The only way to know for certain if your fair use or dealing assessment is correct is in a court of law. It's wise to know your organization’s risk tolerance for an inaccurate fair use or fair dealing determination. It's also advisable to consult internal policy, a copyright specialist, and/or your legal counsel on these matters.

Familiarize Yourself with Copyright Law

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• What images are protected by copyright law
• When you need to obtain permission to use images and when you can use images without permission or additional permission
• Additional rights to consider when legally using images, such as moral rights that protect the paternity and integrity of an author, and privacy rights

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Using Creative Commons images in presentations

Presentations and lectures are improved by having interesting and engaging images in them – they make ideas and concepts more memorable and easier to understand. Provocative or humorous images can create a reaction and lift a presentation.

The challenge is to find good quality images that can be used without breaching  copyright . Just because an image is easily accessible on the internet does not mean that it is in the  public domain  as far as copyright is concerned.

Fortunately there are a lot of images, and videos, licensed under  Creative Commons licences . With these licences, copyright owners allow others to copy, distribute, and make some uses of their work – within the terms of the three levels of CC licences.

Creative Commons Licences

All of the CC licences require that users attribute the creator of the work (BY); then there is an option for the creator to stipulate whether or not the material can be changed in any way, if not it will have a non-derivative (ND) licence; there are various levels of licence relating to the commercial use of material, but most people use a non-commercial licence (NC) meaning that users cannot publish the work for profit; and when the option to alter the work is included, most people add the requirement that the resulting work is then ‘shared alike’ using the same licence (SA).

So you will often see a Creative Commons licence referred to as something like: CC BY-NC SA where BY= attribution; NC= non-commercial; SA=share alike. This YouTube video explains the Six Creative Commons licences:  video .

Using the SA licensed material does not mean that you need to make your presentation publicly available. The CC-SA applies to modified CC material only and not to your original work.

Where can I find Creative Commons images?

You can use  Advanced Search or Advanced Image Search  in Google to find images that are licensed for reuse and  Creative Commons Search  lets you search across a range of CC licensed resources (images and media) provided by various organisations including  Flickr  and  Wikimedia Commons .

There are also a number of more discipline-specific sites such as  ARTStor  and  Wellcome images . Whenever the TEL team find new sources of images we add them to our collection of  bookmarks .

How should I attribute Creative Commons images?

The Creative Commons website includes guidance on  best practices for attribution  and the  Using Creative Commons images in your teaching web page  on the  TEL website  shows an example of using and attributing a Creative Commons image from Flickr.

If you are using Flickr there is now a  bookmarklet  you can add to your browser that will produce the attribution of images for you.

If you would like to discuss using Creative Commons images in your teaching, or have found some interesting CC licensed materials you would like to share with others please contact the Technology Enhanced Learning team at  [email protected] .

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Another great option is http://www.photosforclass.com which offers: ‘Automatic Citation – Downloaded images automatically cite the author and the image license terms. Creative Commons – All photos shown are, to the best of our (and Flickr’s) knowledge, licensed by Creative Commons for public use’

Pixabay.com offers CC0 images and a free api to use in your own search page. Recommended.

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Creative Commons: A quick guide to using shareable images in your presentations

• Written by: Shay O’Donnell
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At BrightCarbon we’re all about visual slides, so it probably comes as no surprise that we often need high-quality stock images for our presentations. Stock image websites are a good go-to for high-quality photographs, but Creative Commons can be a source of some excellent content if you’re on a tight budget.

Creative Commons is a global charity dedicated to providing shareable content on the web. Its licenses are the global standard for legal sharing of content, and in 2015 the number of Creative Commons licensed works on the web passed the 1 billion mark ! So there’s a lot of content out there, just waiting to be discovered.

You can find Creative Commons licensed work on the Creative Commons website, through Google Images or Flickr amongst other websites. But before you start scouring the internet for images, it is important to know your way around the various Creative Commons licenses.

There are just four terms that you really need to understand when looking at Creative Commons licenses: Attribution , No Derivatives , Noncommercial , and ShareAlike . Let’s check them out…

Attribution

All Creative Commons content has an attribution requirement. This means that you need to give a proper image credit, by citing the author name (or username), the name of the work, and any copyright notices associated with his or her work. An example would be: “Thanks to landscapephotoguy22 for his image of a waterfall, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.”

An easy way of incorporating a photo credit into a slide is to create a footnote at the bottom of the slide with all of this information in it. (Top tip: If you’re using Flickr to find your images, then ImageCodr  is a handy tool for generating attributions: just copy-paste the URL of the Flickr image and it will automatically generate an image credit for you to use.)

No Derivatives

If an image has a No Derivatives license, then you shouldn’t significantly alter the image (by changing the colours, or Photoshopping a penguin into a landscape for example). Cropping an image to fit on your slide should be totally fine though!

Noncommercial

A lot of the Creative Commons images have a license that restricts them to non-commercial use only. Now, the line between commercial and non-commercial can be pretty fuzzy! A general rule of thumb is that the image should not be used in a context where your aim is to get money from somebody else. So sales presentations are a definite no-no, as well as presentations you are being paid to create. Err on the side of caution with non-commercial licenses: it’s an area where there is a lot of confusion! But there are plenty of quality images that you can use that do not have these restrictions.

This license is for people making derivative works (for example, creating an illustration of somebody’s photograph). It isn’t really relevant to the use of images in presentations, but means that if you do create a derivative work, then you must license it under the same Creative Commons license as the original work.

All four of these license types can be combined and you might come across wordy licenses like Attrib-NoDeriv-Noncommercial when searching for images, but as long as you understand the four terms you should be able to make use of Creative Commons content easily and legally.

So where should you go from here? Check out the Creative Commons website for more information and to search for content. Flickr allows you to search by Creative Commons license too, and you can also use the advanced search tools on Google Image search. Always remember to attribute your images properly, and avoid using images with Noncommercial licenses if your presentation could be considered commercial.

Hopefully this guide will help you to bring some beautiful – free – visuals to your next presentation! Check out our article on PowerPoint design if you want some tips on how to make your slides, and the photos in them, look beautiful.

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Hi I have a question as for the use of CC images on a presentation. Where shall I add the attributes or credit to the photographer? Shall I add them in the slide or at the end of the presentation like a legal text on the thank you slide?

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A Guide to Using Images and Photos For Powerpoint

No matter what industry you’re in, you’ll likely be tasked with creating PowerPoint presentations to use in meetings, for marketing, or as a standalone piece of sales collateral to hand off to a client. Whatever the context, a PowerPoint presentation allows you to share information in an easily digestible, visual format that informs the reader and brings your story to life. Presenting images alongside your text is a surefire way to make your slides more eye-catching, but it takes some finesse to give your audience information without the overload.

Creating an aesthetically pleasing PowerPoint can be a make-or-break deal, and the photos you use – along with the the right combination of colors, fonts and other graphic elements – can either convey professional credibility and inspiration, or be a jumbled mess that your audience won’t know how to decipher. In this guide, we’ll go over the best practices for using images in PowerPoint (or the slide deck program of your choice).

Tips for Presenting Images

Text, colors, and icons can’t always do the heavy lifting of a presentation on their own — using photos in PowerPoint will make your ideas feel more immediate, human, and relatable. Think about your key messages and your brand identity before adding images to your presentation. What story are you trying to tell? What audience are you trying to speak to?

Visuals are essential to creating an engaging presentation. Audiences will tune out if they see nothing but text.

Generally, you should focus on adding photos to your PowerPoint that support and emphasize your key statements, rather than overshadow or distract from them. Selecting more muted background images for presentation slides can also maintain the look, feel, and texture you desire without attracting too much focus.

Here, we’ve compiled a handy guide to the Do’s and Don’ts of PowerPoint presentation design and selecting the right images:

1. Use High Quality Photos

Nothing can tarnish your professional credibility quicker than seeing a blurry, pixelated image in your presentation. This is why adding high-resolution stock photography to your presentation is a must, and drawing from the wealth of professional photos available on a site like Noun Project will lend your slides an immediate air of professionalism.

Go to NounProject.com/photos and search for keywords related to your main idea. You can view specific collections like Diversity in Tech , Empowered Women , Students , and Hiking , and explore additional images by photographer as well.

When you’ve found a stock photo you like, be sure to download it in the resolution you want. Noun Project offers many photos for free in a lower resolution, but depending on how large your final presentation will be, you’ll want the highest resolution that can be expanded to fit your screen without pixelation. Always double check to make sure that the picture still looks crisp at full screen size.

Tip: Standard screen resolutions are 1920 pixels wide by 1080 pixels high (and most default PowerPoint templates have these dimensions). Be sure your photo is at least the same dimension if you’re doing a full screen size to avoid pixelation.

2. Practice Consistency

Chances are, your entire presentation focuses on a single overarching idea and the photos you use should reflect that. In addition to finding the right subjects, pay attention to the other aesthetic qualities of the photos you bring in. Are they in a similar, complementary color scheme? Are they shot in similar environments for a consistent tone (e.g., sleek and corporate, rugged and outdoorsy, urban and gritty, or light and playful)?

Use images in PowerPoint that support and accentuate your theme and overall tone. The images you use throughout should complement each other without repeating or looking too dissimilar.

The most fail-proof way to ensure consistency is to draw from an individual photographer or a particular photo shoot. Stock photographers will often shoot several different angles, poses and variations from a single scene, so you can find just the right shot for each slide and remind your audience that this is all part of one cohesive message.

Noun Project organizes stock photos in collections from individual shoots, so almost any image you click on will have similar ones from the series available. Bear in mind, though, that you don’t want to use too many similar images — the more you can change scenes without shifting the tone, the better.

Adding photos to a presentation from the same photographer is the easiest way to keep it visually consistent. If you insert photos from the same shoot, just make sure you add enough variety so it doesn’t become repetitive. Pictured: Fitness photo collection by Jacob Lund.

Once you have your desired photos downloaded (and ideally put in the same folder in your hard drive), here’s how to add pictures to PowerPoint:

• Simply click and drag the picture file (as .JPG or .PNG) from your file finder window into the PowerPoint pane. You may see the “Design Ideas” toolbar pop up on the side of your pane, with different options you can try out to arrange visual elements.
• Alternatively, go to Insert > Pictures > Picture from file , and select the photo you want from your finder.

3. Avoid Photo Clutter

The photos you add to your PowerPoint should be presented one at a time, or minimally enough to maintain focus — too many photos can cause clutter and become distracting. You don’t want the photo to be the sole star of the show — you want it to support your statements and add emotional resonance to your messages.

There may, however, be occasions when you want to use multiple images that support a unifying topic: for example, steps in a process or different ways that customers can purchase your product.

If you ever want to add one or more smaller photos, rather than a large background image, here are a few rules of thumb:

• Crop the photos to the same size or shape: Having mixed dimensions makes the overall composition feel unbalanced. Whether you choose a square, rectangle, or circle shape for your photos, making them all the same size and shape will boost the scannability of your page.
• Group and align: Again, scannability is key. When you group the elements of your page together in an even and consistent way, people will visually register the pattern and can digest the content more quickly. For example, you may have three groupings that consist of an image, headline, and descriptive body text. Make sure that these elements are (1) clustered together so they form one unified thought, (2) grouped to match each other so they form a visual “rhythm” across the page with equal text sizes, line weights, and image dimensions, and (3) aligned and justified along the X or Y axis for legibility (in PowerPoint, select multiple objects and go to Arrange > Align to line them up along the same axis).
• If using different sized photos, fit them together into a cohesive shape . A binding element like a grid with solid lines will help the photos appear on the page like neatly fitted puzzle pieces. Again, keep overall alignment in mind — the more your content stays organized in tidy rows and columns, the more scannable it will be.

If you must use multiple photos, PowerPoint’s Design Ideas toolbar will give you options to array them in a neatly aligned grid. Focus on creating a tidy overarching shape to avoid the cluttered “collage” effect.

4. Choose Photos Over Clipart

Clipart has been nearly synonymous with PowerPoint and other programs since the ’90s, but unfortunately hasn’t evolved much with the times. While a piece of clipart from the web may encapsulate or accentuate your key themes, keep in mind these aesthetic considerations:

• Professional credibility is lost when your design looks “dated” or “cartoonish,” but gained when your presentation is sleek and modern.
• While aiming for visual consistency, also bear in mind that more muted and subtle visuals — from the photos you choose to the icons that illustrate your key points — help keep the focus on your words and ideas, rather than your visual aids
• If you want to add a more sleek, modernized look, browse Noun Project’s collection of over 3 million icons to find a corresponding set to include.

For a more polished and modern look, go for minimalist and visually consistent icons to accentuate key messages, rather than clipart.

Tip: The PowerPoint Add-In for Noun Project lets you search and pull in icons right there in the software without having to leave your workflow. Go to Insert > Add-Ins > Get Add-Ins and search for Noun Project. Once you open the Noun Project Add-In window and log in to your account, choose icons from the same collection to ensure that they’re visually consistent.

Find the Noun Project PowerPoint Add-In on NounProject.com or, from PowerPoint, go to Insert > Add-Ins > Get Add-Ins to search for Noun Project icons.

5. Don’t Use Watermarked Images

Even if it is small, a watermark can be distracting and, once spotted, can negatively impact your credibility. Be sure to use free photos and credit the photographer, or pay for the photos you use in your presentations to avoid the loss of credibility and trust that can occur when you use watermarked images.

Not sure what usage rights you have with an image? Let’s cover the basics of how to cite images in a presentation: Questions about fees, licenses, and usage rights are common, and citing images in a presentation is the standard expectation for free photos so that the photographer gets credit. Fortunately, Noun Project Photos provides a transparent model for photo usage and licensing — any free photo download is licensed under Creative Commons, which allows you to use the photo for noncommercial purposes, without creating derivatives, as long as you provide attribution to the photographer.

The “Basic Download” option will not only give you a free, CC-licensed image, but tell you exactly what attribution information you should include when you cite it. Once you click “Get This Photo,” you’ll see the image title and photographer name listed in a text box — simply copy the text and include it on your slide to properly cite the image.

Noun Project Photos provides a transparent licensing model in which photos are free to use with attribution under Creative Commons.

Your presentation may have a footer for notes, where such a citation could easily fit. If not, many presentations will have all the attributions listed on a final page. Under Creative Commons, both methods are acceptable.

6. Maintain Diversity in Photos

The truth is incontrovertible: representation matters. Stock photography — like much of the broader media and marketing landscape — has faced a chronic issue with only representing a particular sub-sect of the population, and more and more consumers have started to notice. At Noun Project, we’re dedicated to ensuring that the visual resources we share are inclusive, free from outdated stereotypes, and more accurately reflect the world we live in . Through initiatives like our Diversity in Tech and Empowered Women photo collections, we’re championing more equal and accurate representation in the world of stock photography.

Double-check the photos you’ve added to your presentation and ask yourself: Does this speak to the widest possible audience, or does it leave certain groups out of the picture?

Noun Project offers diverse, inclusive photos, so you can finally leave the stuffy corporate photo shoot in the past. Audiences want to see natural, non-posed, high-quality photos that better resemble day-to-day life.

7. Keep it Simple.

Finally, slides should be readable. The visual elements you choose should bolster the core message of each slide, rather than overshadowing it. Key things to watch out for are:

• Less text, more talk . Unless you’re handing off a comprehensive sales deck, you as the presenter should be doing the talking — not the words on the page. Focus on using short bullet points to extract main ideas and keywords, rather than numerous full sentences.
• Check your text size. Bigger is better (and with less text on the page, it should have more room to breathe). But don’t forget about hierarchy: there should be a clear distinction between headlines and supporting text.
• Check legibility . Are you using simple, legible text for body copy? Does the text appear clearly against the background? Up the contrast or find a more suitable background that doesn’t strain the eye.

Search for “Copy Space” photos to add to your presentation. The best background photos to add are those that have plenty of white space for you to add your own content. While bold, busy photographs might be the most visually striking, bear in mind that your text needs room to breathe. A quick Noun Project search for “Copy Space” will lead you to more minimal photographs that include this built-in space for text.

Search for photos with copy space to give your text legibility. Tip: If you need to set text against a more visually busy background, add a semi-transparent color block. Add a rectangle (Insert > Shapes > Rectangle) underneath your text, give it a black fill, but adjust the transparency until the text becomes clearer while leaving the photo visible.

Explore More Stock Photos for PowerPoint at Noun Project

Noun Project Photos features professionally-selected, inclusive, beautiful and affordable images created by a global community of photographers. We’ve curated our collection to put visual clichés and tired, outdated stereotypes to rest — so you can find stunning images for any project. With worry-free licenses, you’ll support photographers and have peace of mind with clear image usage rights, including model and property releases.

Explore the collection at thenounproject.com/photos/ and follow our blog for more tutorials about visual communication.

Marketing Communications Manager at Noun Project, Designer and Illustrator.

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I’ve written about about sources for free photos . You’ve gotten this far, now it’s time to learn how to correctly attribute all of those great images! Since there doesn’t seem to be a consensus, I’ll write about how I attribute photographs in the presentations I create for myself and my clients.

One caveat: I am not a lawyer. The information in this article is meant to set you in the right direction to provide attributions for copyrighted works. This is not rock-solid legal advice, it’s the methodology I follow. So if you’re in doubt, consult an attorney.

How to attribute Creative Commons images

Pictured above is a slide that has a Creative Commons attribution in the lower left-hand corner. Here it is again, enlarged:

You don’t really need the Creative Commons logo, but personally I think it’s a nice touch that sends the right message. Download free Creative Commons logos here .

How to attribute other free images

There are other sites, such as Freedigitalphotos.net or Openphoto.net, that offer up free photos if you attribute them. Here’s how I format this kind of attribution:

So, it’s “Image courtesy of [website or photographer’s name]; [URL of image].

How to attribute images in the public domain

If all this typing makes your hands tired, look for images in the public domain because these can be used without attribution in any way you want, commercially or otherwise! Yay, free images! Here’s an example of an image on Wikimedia Commons that’s in the public domain.

The Wild, Wild West

It’s really the Wild West out there on the Internet—I haven’t seen any definitive guidelines on how to format attributions and the rules seem to change constantly. So I’ve developed the formats that work best for me and I hope that this post has made it easier for you to correctly attribute your free images. The important thing is to give artists the credit they’re due for providing us with free photographs to use in our presentations.

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Recommended practices for attribution

You can use CC-licensed materials as long as you follow the license conditions. One condition of all CC licenses is attribution: crediting the author and noting the source and the license. Generally speaking, attribution must reasonably include all relevant information supplied by the licensor. Because each use case is different, you can decide what form of attribution is most suitable for your specific situation. The following examples are intended to illustrate what typical prudent practices look like. We expect community norms and expectations to evolve with time, and will adapt this guide accordingly. In addition to attribution, there are also things to consider as a licensor or a licensee . If you are a licensor and would like to learn how to license your own material, take a look at our guide on how to mark your work with a CC license .

• 1.1 Reasonable attribution
• 1.2 License details
• 2.1.1 This is a great attribution
• 2.1.2 This is a pretty good attribution
• 2.1.3 This is an incorrect attribution
• 2.1.4 This is a great attribution for an image you modified slightly
• 2.1.5 This is a great attribution for when you have created an adaptation
• 2.2.1.1 This is a great attribution of background music in a podcast or a video
• 2.2.1.2 This is a bad attribution of background music in a podcast or a video
• 2.2.2 When you are not adding new elements to the music
• 2.3 Attributing text
• 2.4 Attributing materials from multiple sources
• 2.5 Publishing attribution on a separate web page
• 3 Citing public domain materials
• 4 Common pitfalls

Basic components of attribution

Whenever you are reusing CC licensed works, we recommend that the attribution include the T itle, A uthor, S ource, and L icense. This is true whether you’re sharing the work as-is or if you have made an adaptation. To remember these attribution elements, it’s helpful to think of the acronym: TASL .

Let’s now go through TASL — we will explain each element in more detail:

Title : What is the name of the work?

Author : Who allows you to use the work?

Source : Where can people find the work?

License : How can you use the work?

Reasonable attribution

The CC licenses ask you to be reasonable:

There is no single best or correct way of attribution, as long as your attribution is reasonable and suited to the medium you're working with.

License details

If you have any doubts or questions, you can read the complete attribution requirements which are spelled out in detail in the legal code of every CC license, eg. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode This chart compares the detailed requirements across all versions of CC licenses.

Examples of attribution

We will now look at some examples in different media.

Attributing an image

Here is a photo. Below, we will go over some good and bad examples of how people might attribute it.

This is a great attribution

Let’s go through TASL:

Most importantly, this attribution reasonably includes all the relevant information provided by the author.

This is a pretty good attribution

As you see, a good attribution includes all the essential TASL elements, even though they may not mirror the format of credit the author has requested.

This is an incorrect attribution

Let’s go through TASL :

This is a great attribution for an image you modified slightly

Here, information on T itle, A uthor, S ource, and L icense are all included as requested by the author. The slight modification is also noted and briefly described.

Note if the modification changes the work’s meaning in a way that would be considered creative — that is, not a purely mechanical change or a simple crop/excerpt that keeps the original message undistorted, it would be considered creating a new adaptation of the original work. You cannot rely on a CC license that does not allow adaptation (e.g., CC BY-ND or CC BY-NC-ND) when making such modifications.

This is a great attribution for when you have created an adaptation

Original T itle, A uthor, S ource, and L icense are all noted.

The original work is referenced and the fact that it is an adaptation is also noted, so viewers can see what has changed.

The author and other attribution information for the new adapted work is also noted.

Note: If you're at a point where you are licensing works that are adaptations, go to Marking your work with a CC license .

Attributing music

When you incorporate music in an audio or video recording.

Music (both the underlying composition and the sound recordings) — such as a song, or a recording of natural sounds — can be attributed within the audio/video, and in the description text of the audio/video. How to attribute a CC licensed music in an audio or video recording will largely depend on what is reasonable for a chosen medium and platform.

Caution: Licenses with “ND” do not allow for adaptations. Your use of CC-licensed music is often an adaptation!

It is considered adaptation if you incorporate CC-licensed music into your work in a way that the CC-licensed music can no longer be seen as a stand-alone piece. For example, if you are using a song as background music in a podcast or in a video, it is considered an adaptation of the song.

Keep in mind that CC BY-ND and CC BY-NC-ND do not allow adaptations (although you may be authorized by law to do so, such as under a users’ right like fair use, or you may ask for the author’s permission independent of the CC license).

This is a great attribution of background music in a podcast or a video

When reasonable to do so, we recommend that you include attribution both in the description box and in the podcast recording or the video recording itself.

If you are using the following song in a podcast: ‘Day Bird’ by Broke for Free ( brokeforfree.com ), this would be a great way to provide attribution (which you can see in the Creative Commons podcast ) —

You cannot talk over, or remix, music licensed under CC BY-ND or CC BY-NC-ND.

This is a bad attribution of background music in a podcast or a video

A bad attribution is one where you do not provide enough information for a user to find the music you are using. The following is a bad attribution for the same song:

In the description box, it says: “ Creative Commons music.”

The attribution information is not sufficient for people to find the song you have re-used.

When you are not adding new elements to the music

When you re-use music without adding new elements to it, you are not making an adaptation. In that case, you can rely on any of the CC licenses, including CC BY-ND and CC BY-NC-ND. We recommend providing attribution information in writing.

On this Wikipedia page , you can see an example of great attribution for the sharing another soundtrack, “Night Owl” by Broke for Free, when it’s without adaptation.

T itle? Title of the work, “Night Owl,” is noted

A uthor? "Broke for Free," noted and linked to the author’s webpage

S ource? A link is provided for the source

L icense? "CC BY 3.0" — linked to license deed

Attributing text

Let’s take You Don't Know JS Yet (2nd Edition) as an example, and go over what your attribution may look like if you reuse the book series. The information under the “License & Copyright” section looks like this on the webpage where the book series was originally shared:

We recommend that you retain all the information provided by the author of the book series when it is reasonable for you to do so. For example, if you are distributing digital copies or excerpts of the book series in a free seminar, or using parts of the book in a free online course or presentation, the attribution will likely look something like this:

On the other hand, if you are distributing hard copies of the book series or excerpts from the book series, instead of using hyperlinks, you may wish to include the links so it’s easier for users to locate the original source of the book, the author, and the CC license:

Note that the CC BY-NC-ND license includes the NoDerivatives requirement, which indicates that no adaptations are allowed. You cannot make any adaptations relying on the CC BY-NC-CD license the author chose for the book. If you would like to make a translation of the book, for example, you will need to ask the author for permission first.

The CC BY-NC-ND license also includes the NonCommercial requirement. To learn more, take a look at our guide about the NonCommercial licenses .

Attributing materials from multiple sources

You can visit the Saylor.org Introduction to Statistics course page to see how they marked it up directly.

Publishing attribution on a separate web page

As stated above, recommended attribution depends on the medium you're working with. For media such as offline materials, video, audio, and images, consider publishing a web page with attribution information. For example, on a webpage featuring your audio recording, provide a credit list of material you used that adheres to best practices above. Doing so allows not only your material, but the materials you attribute, to be found by search engines and other web discovery tools. If possible within the medium, make the Author, Source, and License links the user can follow.

Citing public domain materials

Although attribution is not a legal obligation under CC0 dedication ’s or CC Public Domain Mark ’s licensing terms, we recommend that you consider including information about the hosting institution for public domain materials when it is reasonable to do so. Citing public domain works in this way not only encourages institutions to digitize and share more public domain materials in their physical collections, but also empowers users to easily locate the original source.

Here is an example of citing the source of a public domain image. The following public domain image is digitized and hosted by the Rijksmuseum (the national museum of the Netherlands). The Rijksmuseum has applied a CC0 dedication to the image.

You may provide credit in the following format:

In most cases, people credit the source regardless of the work’s copyright status. Especially in an academic setting, providing source information about other people’s works has long been considered crucial to academic integrity. Copyright cannot be the only checkbox when deciding whether a source will be credited. You can learn more about how our licenses interact with academic citation standards in our FAQ .

Common pitfalls

Below are some practices that you may wish to avoid. These practices are not always contrary to the Creative Commons licensing terms, but they often make it more challenging for users to find the original source and/or author.

Attribute in alt text

Attribute in metadata fields only

Credit authors by names other than the ones they have selected

Credit a site (or Creative Commons itself!) instead of the author

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How to add Online Pictures to your PowerPoint Presentations

By Dawn / April 25, 2017

In this tutorial, you will be creating a new PowerPoint presentation where you’ll learn how to insert online pictures from online sources such as the Bing Search Engine and OneDrive.  You’ll also learn how to resize the picture after it has been inserted.

• Click the Home Tab > Slides Group and click the New Slide arrow and choose the Two Content layout from the layout gallery.  In the title placeholder, type Come Prepared .
• In the left placeholder, type List of Items to Bring and then press ENTER.  Press the Tab key on your keyboard to increase the list level and type the 4 bullet item list as shown below pressing ENTER after each line.
• Click the Home Tab > Paragraph Group and click the Decrease List Level button and type Food and Water and then press ENTER.  Press the Tab key on your keyboard to increase the list level again and type the 4 bullet list items as shown below pressing ENTER after each line.

Working with Online Pictures

You can search for Online Images in PowerPoint to use in your presentations.  PowerPoint uses the Bing Search Engine but you can also search for images on your Facebook, Flickr or OneDrive if you are logged into your Microsoft account.

When using the Bing Search engine, you can search for all available images, ClipArt, Photographs, Line Drawings or transparent images under the “Type” heading.  By default, PowerPoint will display all images available with the Creative Commons Only option which means that you can use these pictures under the Creative Commons License in your presentations. While most of these images are royalty free, it’s worthwhile to check the website link shown with the image to check if there any particular Creative Commons license requirements you need to abide by.

PowerPoint no longer provides the option to insert ClipArt directly into your presentations, but you can still find thousands of ClipArt images under the Online Pictures option.  Just select ClipArt under the Type menu as shown below.  Note:  If you want to search all of the Bing images, you can select the “All” option under Type.  Keep in mind that you will need to obey copyright law for all of the copyrighted images displayed.

After you insert a picture, you can resize it and position it anywhere on your slide.  Once you insert the picture, the Format Tool tab will appear.  On the Format Tool tab, you can also change the appearance and style of the picture.

Insert and Resize an Online Image

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OneDrive is Microsoft’s free cloud-based storage solution whose purpose is to provide a single place for you to store and access your files.  OneDrive is particularly useful for individuals and businesses that use PowerPoint or other Office products as you can store and access your Office files, pictures, and other files all from one central location. This allows you the ability to insert images directly from your OneDrive account into your PowerPoint presentations.

If you’re using OneDrive for storage and already have some pictures uploaded, you can insert them directly from your OneDrive Account.  You will need to be signed in to your OneDrive account insert pictures from OneDrive.   Here are instructions on how to get a OneDrive account .

• Choose Pictures and the screen where you can see your uploaded pictures will appear.  Select the picture of your choice and click Insert.

Save your presentation to your computer or OneDrive account for use in the next tutorial where we will import slides from another presentation and edit and format pictures.

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How to Credit a Photo in PowerPoint

If you’re creating a PowerPoint presentation, you have likely found yourself in need of incorporating images into your slides. When doing so, it’s important to make sure that you’re properly giving credit where it’s due. In this article, we’ll explore everything you need to know about crediting photos in PowerPoint, including why it’s important, best practices, tutorials, and resources.

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Why Crediting Photos in PowerPoint is Important

It’s important to remember that images you use in your presentation may not be created by you, and if you’re not the owner of the work, you need to give proper credit to the creators. If you don’t, you may run into legal issues such as copyright infringement. Additionally, crediting your sources is just the ethical thing to do.

Furthermore, giving credit to the creators of the images you use in your presentation can also help you build a positive relationship with them. By acknowledging their work, you show that you respect their creative efforts and are willing to give them the recognition they deserve. This can lead to future collaborations or opportunities to use their work in your future presentations.

Understanding Copyright Laws for PowerPoint Presentations

Copyright laws may differ between countries, but in general, the person who creates an original work has the rights to it. This means that you cannot use photos or other creative work without permission or proper licensing. There are exceptions to this rule, such as using works for educational purposes or under the fair use doctrine, but you must exercise caution and ensure that you’re following all appropriate laws.

It’s important to note that even if you have permission to use a copyrighted work, you may still need to give credit to the original creator. This is known as attribution and it’s a common practice in the creative industry. Additionally, if you’re creating a PowerPoint presentation for commercial purposes, you may need to obtain a commercial license for any images or other creative works you use. Always do your research and make sure you’re following the appropriate laws and guidelines to avoid any legal issues.

Best Practices for Giving Photo Credit in PowerPoint

When giving credit to an image in your PowerPoint presentation, you should aim for a clear and consistent style. Some best practices to follow include:

• Include the photographer or creator’s name
• Add a copyright symbol (e.g. ©)
• Include the year of creation
• Add the source where the image was obtained

It is important to note that giving proper photo credit not only shows respect for the original creator, but it also protects you from potential legal issues. By providing accurate information about the image, you are demonstrating that you have obtained the necessary permissions to use it in your presentation.

Another best practice to consider is to place the photo credit in a consistent location on each slide. This could be in the footer, in a corner of the image, or in a separate text box. By doing this, you ensure that the credit is visible and easily accessible to your audience.

Step-by-Step Tutorial: How to Add a Photo Credit in PowerPoint

Adding a photo credit to your PowerPoint slide is straightforward. Here are the steps to follow:

• Select the image you want to credit.
• Right-click on the image and select “Insert Caption” or “Insert Text Box” to create a new text field.
• Type in the photo credit information, which should include the photographer/creator’s name, copyright symbol, year of creation, and source.
• Position the text box where you want the credit to appear, such as below the image or in the corner of the slide.
• Adjust the font size, style, and color to ensure the credit is legible but not distracting from the image.

Remember to always ask for permission before using someone else’s work and to verify the source of an image if you’re unsure about its origin.

Using Creative Commons Images in Your PowerPoint Presentation

Creative Commons is a licensing system that allows creators to make their work available to the public for free use. If you wish to use Creative Commons images in your PowerPoint presentation, you’ll need to ensure that you’re following the licensing requirements. Typically, this involves giving credit to the creator and linking back to the original work or license.

It’s important to note that not all Creative Commons licenses are the same. Some may allow for commercial use, while others may require that any derivative works be shared under the same license. It’s important to read and understand the specific terms of the license before using any Creative Commons image in your presentation. Additionally, it’s always a good idea to double-check that the image is actually licensed under Creative Commons and not just labeled as such by mistake.

How to Find the Original Source of an Image for Proper Attribution

If you’re unsure of the original source of an image, you can use tools such as Google Images or TinEye to conduct a reverse image search. Simply upload the image or provide the URL, and the tool will locate the original source for you.

It’s important to properly attribute images to their original source to avoid copyright infringement. In addition to using reverse image search tools, you can also try searching for the image using keywords related to the content or topic it’s associated with. This can help you locate the original source or find similar images that may provide more information about the image you’re using.

Another way to ensure proper attribution is to use Creative Commons licensed images. These images are free to use, but require proper attribution to the original creator. Websites such as Flickr and Wikimedia Commons offer a wide selection of Creative Commons images that you can use for your projects.

Tips for Designing a Professional and Ethical PowerPoint Presentation

When designing your presentation, keep in mind that your use of images should enhance your content, not distract from it. Additionally, make sure that your use of images and any associated credits align with your company or brand’s values and ethics.

Another important aspect to consider when designing a professional and ethical PowerPoint presentation is the use of language. Avoid using offensive or discriminatory language, and ensure that your language is inclusive and respectful to all audiences. This includes avoiding the use of gendered language and using appropriate terminology when discussing sensitive topics.

Finally, it is important to consider accessibility when designing your presentation. This includes using appropriate font sizes and colors, providing alternative text for images, and ensuring that any videos or audio files are captioned or transcribed. By making your presentation accessible to all audiences, you are demonstrating a commitment to inclusivity and ethical communication.

Examples of Good and Bad Photo Crediting in PowerPoint Presentations

When giving credit in your PowerPoint presentation, there are certain ways to do it properly and certain mistakes to avoid. A good example of proper photo crediting might look something like “Photo by Jane Smith © 2022 Source: unsplash.com.” On the other hand, a bad example of photo crediting might be “Photo by Jane Smith Source: Pinterest.”

It is important to note that using images without proper attribution can lead to copyright infringement. In addition to giving credit to the photographer, it is also important to ensure that you have the right to use the image in your presentation. One way to do this is to use websites that offer free, royalty-free images, such as Pexels or Pixabay. Another option is to purchase a license to use the image from a stock photo website, such as Shutterstock or iStock.

Common Mistakes to Avoid When Crediting Photos in PowerPoint

When giving credit in your PowerPoint presentation, there are certain mistakes to avoid. One common mistake is simply forgetting to give credit at all. Another might be using vague or incorrect sources, or using an outdated or incorrect copyright symbol. Make sure to double-check all information before including it in your presentation.

Another mistake to avoid is assuming that all images found on the internet are free to use. Many images are protected by copyright laws and require permission or payment to use. It’s important to do your research and only use images that are labeled for reuse or have a Creative Commons license.

Additionally, it’s important to properly format your photo credits. Make sure to include the photographer’s name, the title of the image, and the source where you found it. You can also include the date the photo was taken and any other relevant information. By properly crediting your photos, you not only avoid legal issues but also show respect for the original creators of the images.

How to Add Alternative Text to Images for Accessibility and SEO Purposes

An important aspect of creating a PowerPoint presentation is ensuring that it’s accessible to all users, including those with visual impairments who may use screen readers to navigate your slides. To do this, you’ll need to add alternative text to your images. This not only makes it more accessible, but it can also improve your presentation’s search engine optimization (SEO).

The Importance of Consistency in Photo Crediting Across Your Presentation

It’s important to be consistent in how you credit your sources throughout your presentation. This can help make your presentation look more professional and polished. It can also help ensure that you’re adhering to any company or brand guidelines.

How to Modify the Photo Credit Style and Format in PowerPoint

If you don’t like the default photo credit format in PowerPoint, you can modify it to fit your needs. To do this, you’ll need to select the image you want to modify and then navigate to the “Format” tab. From there, you can adjust the font, size, and other formatting options until you’re happy with the look.

Best Tools and Resources for Finding Free and Paid Stock Photos

If you’re in need of stock photos for your PowerPoint presentation, there are many tools and resources available to you. Some popular options include Unsplash, Pexels, and Shutterstock. Just remember to follow proper licensing guidelines when using stock photos, and make sure to give credit where credit is due.

Creative Ways to Display Photo Credits in Your PowerPoint Slides

Finally, when giving credit to your photos in your PowerPoint presentation, it can be fun to get creative with how you display the credits. For example, you might try using a pop-up box when the image is clicked, adding the credit to the bottom of the slide, or putting it on a separate slide altogether.

In conclusion, it’s important to give proper credit when using photos in your PowerPoint presentation. By following best practices, using tools and resources, and being creative with your display, you can create a professional and ethical presentation that makes use of beautiful and engaging imagery.

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Citation of creative commons images with Office 2013

Office 2013 (e.g., PowerPoint) allows us to Insert Online Pictures that we can find using Bing Image Search . By default, the images found using this are under Creative Commons licence. Excellent way to make sure we're re-using images ethically.

Edit Here's an image of what the insert process looks like. You can see that PowerPoint even shows the URL of the image you're about to insert (look below the yellow part stating it's creative commons):

However, it seems that Microsoft only goes half way. When you insert the image, there is no record of where it came from. Wouldn't the best thing to do be something like make a hyperlink to the original image or a small caption below the image stating the license? I'm looking for a "trace" in the Image properties, but can't find it anywhere.

Is there a way to automate the citation of images found this way in Office 2013?

I'll point out that when you copy/paste text from the Kindle software, the "pasted" text contains the citation of the source (appended at the end).

"Sometimes the top-down approach is so abstract that it's hard to get started." McConnell, Steve (2009-11-30). Code Complete (Kindle Locations 4538-4539). OReilly Media - A. Kindle Edition.

I'm dumbfounded as to why more programs don't do this in 2013...

Here's a tutorial on Youtube that shows how to cite an image properly (manually). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syt24LJvzlY

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• So add the information yourself. Any good author will make sure any copyright in their content is cited the correct way. Office can't know what this information is. You have to understand not every Online Picture will have the same copyright license. What Kindle software because I have never experienced that. –  Ramhound Commented May 3, 2013 at 11:23
• Kindle 1.10 under Windows 7. See my edit for the sample. –  Fuhrmanator Commented May 3, 2013 at 12:11
• Yahoo+Bing and Google provide advanced search features to find images that have a license allowing reuse. Google's you can find via Advanced Search options for the Image search, and Yahoo+Bing's is described here: ysearchblog.com/2013/01/10/image-search-flickr-photos –  Fuhrmanator Commented May 3, 2013 at 21:09
• 1 Kindle is creating citation for a book its able to read the meta data for. As I indicated Power Point can't always make this same assumption what the license is for the picture. Best leave it to the author of the Power Point presentation. –  Ramhound Commented May 3, 2013 at 21:50

Since PowerPoint doesn't expose the source of the picture or, so far as I know, give any way of capturing the url or other citation at the time the picture's inserted, I don't believe there's a clean way of automating this. You can see the name of the site at the bottom of the dialog box as you click each image and in some cases (all?) follow the link to the picture.

Manually, though.

If you have the necessary info (url, author, whatever) and want to apply it to a picture, you could add it as part of the Alt Text (title or description) though that's not really the intended use of Alt text.

Or with an add-in or a bit of VBA you could add what are called "tags" to the image; these are not visible to the user w/o code.

• PowerPoint does show the source of the picture when you find it. See my edit. –  Fuhrmanator Commented May 3, 2013 at 12:13
• I wasn't entirely clear. And had my programmer's hat on. By "expose", I meant "make available to the user or code" and should have said "after the picture's inserted". As I mentioned, you can see source site in the dialog box at the time you select the image (but just the root URL, not the URL of the image itself, so it's not an entirely adequate citation, IMO). In any case, other than noting the information shown in the insert d'log AT THE TIME OF INSERT, and applying it in one of the suggested ways, there's no feature available to help with this. I totally agree that there SHOULD be. –  Steve Rindsberg Commented May 3, 2013 at 14:35
• Citations of images are supposed to have the context (root URL) according to dartmouth.edu/~rwit/resources/Citing-Images.pdf -- this is a "non programmer" kind of feature I'm looking for ;-) –  Fuhrmanator Commented May 3, 2013 at 21:03

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100+ Free PowerPoint Graphics For Better Presentations [Free PPT]

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PowerPoint graphics are a great addition to all PowerPoint presentations no matter what the audience. A Powerpoint simply containing text and bullet points is not going to hold the attention, even with your hot topic content. You run the risk of being dry and dull, and simply put graphics are more visual and therefore more interesting. You know it too if you are happy with your material you feel better and more confident as a speaker. Double plus.

Of course, the quality of your PowerPoint Graphics is important, this isn’t just a case of adding visuals for visual’s sake. High quality, highly appropriate, thoughtful graphics will enhance any presentation and will be a vital tool in getting your message across, succinctly and memorably. Equally poor quality clip art type graphics, blurry, pointless, and inappropriate images may get you to remember as well, but probably not how you would wish.

So let’s look at some great keys ways you can impress with a presentation, it’s not hard but it is effective.

In this article: 1. How to insert graphics into PowerPoint 2. 100+ Free PowerPoint Graphics by GraphicMama 2.1. Free PowerPoint Templates 2.2. Free Arrows, Pointers, Bullets for PowerPoint 2.3. Free Icons for PowerPoint 2.4. Free Stats, Charts, Graphs for PowerPoint 2.5. Free Numbers and Steps Graphics for PowerPoint 2.6. Free Text Section Graphics for PowerPoint 2.7. Free Presentation Graphics for PowerPoint 2.8. Free Speech Bubble Graphics for PowerPoint 2.9. Free Sale Graphics for PowerPoint 2.10. Free Infographic Kit 2.11. Free Infographic Templates 3. More places to find PowerPoint Graphics

In the meanwhile, do you know, that you can use premade infographic templates? Check out our  50 Free Timeline Infographic Templates .

1. How to insert graphics into PowerPoint

Once you’ve created your presentation it’s time to add those all-important PowerPoint Graphics. And it’s easy, easy, easy.

Step 1: Go to the slide and create a space for your graphic Step 2: Go to insert on the toolbar at the top of PowerPoint, click on it Step 3: This will open up insert options depending on your version of PowerPoint ( 2019 reveals online pictures, photo albums, pictures, or screenshots, older versions are similar but replace online pictures with clip art.) Step 4: Choose an image from your files or online through categories or the search bar – filter general images through creative commons only licensed pictures (free to use), select, click on insert. Step 5: Resize and reposition

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Step 1: Select an image, right-click, and copy. (Ctrl+C) Step 2: Right-click and paste on the desired slide. (Ctrl+V)

It really is that easy.

2. 100+ Free PowerPoint Graphics by GraphicMama

One of the best ways to make your presentation look professional is by using professionally designed PowerPoint graphics and one of the best design agencies, Graphic Mama has plenty of options to choose from. As well as paid-for bundles of design icons you can take advantage of a great range of free graphics from sales icons, holiday icons, speech bubbles, people avatars, and many more. These are graphics designed in a vector file format, so the quality will stay as good even when resized. there are free backgrounds, templates, and infographic bundles too. It’s a no-risk option that will certainly add a high-quality, professionally designed look to your slideshow. Just click on the links below and you are almost there.

2.1. Free PowerPoint Templates

A tremendously good way to create a stunning professional look is by using templates for your PowerPoint Design and the good news is there are lots of free options out there just waiting for you to fill with content.

Free Hand-Drawn PowerPoint Presentation

This freebie from Graphic Mamas’s collection of free templates shows off the power of a sketched hand-drawn style in adding a customized look that is both attractive and clear.

Free Corporate Presentation Template

Ideally suited to a business proposal, this free template can be edited and customized for anything that would benefit from fresh, clear colors and fantastically designed and organized slides.

Free Business PowerPoint Presentation Template

Another free business template that benefits from strong structural elements and a great mix of text boxes and images in this modern-looking option. Superb editable infographics to get that all-important message to stand out.

Free Minimalist Presentation Template

This minimalist template broken up into large blocks of strong color is perfect for making a statement. Instant impact and full of confidence.

Take a look at Graphic Mama’s Modern Templates for the New Era of PowerPoint Presentations

2.2. Free Arrows, Pointers, Bullets for PowerPoint

Basic icons such as arrows, bullets, and pointers are so ubiquitous that they are often forgotten about. Big mistake. These free PowerPoint graphics show just how much impact well-designed elements can make and they’re a quick and easy way of raising your presentation to another level, and all for free.

2.3. Free Icons for PowerPoint

The cool, simplicity of these PowerPoint graphic icons can add swagger and style to your show. This completely free bundle gives a great selection all in the same consistent style and multiple usages will hold a presentation together in a subtle way.

2.4. Free Stats, Charts, Graphs for PowerPoint

Powerful infographics give you a great chance to get inventive and creative. Fully customizable, fully editable, and a fantastically varied and imaginative selection of all kinds of charts, graphs, and pictograms. It’s difficult to believe they are free but they really are.

2.5. Free Numbers and Steps Graphics for PowerPoint

You will need numbers, so why not take advantage of this free collection and make the mundane come alive. The key is to keep a consistent design and it will create a magical flow throughout the whole show from beginning to end.

2.6. Free Text Section Graphics for PowerPoint

PowerPoint graphics for text sections do a vital job. It is well known that text-heavy presentations are not popular and therefore less effective but you do need text. A great way of drawing the eye, focusing on text content, and still keeping people awake are these text section graphics. Customizable colors (ideal for branding), all forms and functions, a fully flexible and fully free bundle of creativity.

2.7. Free Presentation Graphics for PowerPoint

PowerPoint Graphics come in all shapes and sizes and illustrate all kinds of ideas. Download this free pack and check out a wide range of options to create visual impact, a professionally customized look, and vitality.

2.8. Free Speech Bubble Graphics

Speech bubble PowerPoint graphics can make your presentation pop, and with this stylish selection, you can’t go wrong. Flat, shaded, angular, rounded, clouds, and all sorts of variations on the theme. Impactful and fun they help create the conversation you want to have.

2.9. Free Sale Graphics

PowerPoint graphics for sales will do the crucial job of getting you and your product noticed. Fit your show with these free high-quality vector graphics and watch the crowds flock in. Once you’ve downloaded the graphics, you are not limited to PowerPoint, use the same images on posters, advertising, social media, etc., and get selling. The vectors’ technique means that there will be no loss of quality whatever the size and function.

2.10. Free Infographic Kit

A fully comprehensive infographic PowerPoint graphic pack that is crammed full of everything you could want to bring your statistics to the audience. Carefully crafted, tremendously varied, customizable, editable, flexible, and all this with the added professional pizzaz of expert design. It’s free and it’s ready to rock.

2.11. 20 Free Infographic Templates

If you want to speed things up, you can try using premade PowerPoint templates for your presentation. In this huge bundle of 539 infographics, you will find 20 free infographic templates. They are made with a lot of graphics, and you can easily grab some of the elements and adapt it to your presentation.

3. More places to find PowerPoint Graphics

Although it’s difficult to believe you haven’t found exactly what you are looking for already in our classic collection, let’s not worry. The one thing we do have now is plenty and plenty of choice. Here are some paid-for possibilities that you may want to jazz up that make or break a presentation.

PresentationPro

For $49.00 you could check out this royalty-free Graphics pack from PresentationPro. This pack contains thousands of graphics, clipart, and illustration in all sorts of categories from geography to calendars, from Scrabble to sport, and in differing styles. The graphics can be used in other formats too so you are not limited to PowerPoint.

GraphicMama

As well as the free offers, already covered Graphic Mama has a top-class selection of paid-for bundles ranging from characters to graphics assets, backgrounds , and templates from a little as $31 per set. This is ideal if you’d like to theme your presentation around a character as there are multiple gestures and poses for each. All are easily customizable, editable, and adaptable to any project and design. A gallery of cartoon characters , including businessmen, animals, robots, superheroes, doctors, ninjas, and more. Graphic Mama also offers custom designs, so you can turn yourself into a caricature and animated puppets to really make waves.

GetMyGraphics

At GetMyGrpahics you can take up a subscription giving you access to over 9,000 professional PowerPoint graphics starting at $49 per month or a Pro package at $99 per month.  Obviously, at this price, it is not for a one-off or occasional piece but for professionals it does provide plenty of options. They include infographics and illustrations in a wide range of categories and differing styles.

Final Words

The old PowerPoint presentation. It’s been around for years and it truly isn’t enough to just churn out the old stuff. Vital though they may be, people always expect more, always expect better, and why not? With a little extra effort, you can turn your slideshow presentation into something that isn’t just a time filler but that really makes a difference, communication, and shows you off in the best light. PowerPoint graphics can make all the difference by breathing life and energy into your presentation and consequently your performance. If you feel confident in your material it will help your delivery. Best of all you can step it up for free, so why wouldn’t you?

You may also be interested in some of these related articles:

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How to create an effective customer service presentation (+design tips)

Customer service is one of the most crucial elements of any business. You can have the best product or offer the lowest price, but if your customer service is subpar, it will be challenging to develop and thrive in a competitive landscape. On the other hand, excellent customer service can enhance your brand’s reputation, keep current clients happy, and help attract new ones through referrals.

This is where customer service training becomes a key strategy. And what better way to walk your team members through their responsibilities than with a customer service PowerPoint presentation? Let’s now break down the importance of this type of presentation and how it can help set your business up for success.

What’s a customer service training presentation?

Customer service PPT is a means of educating employees on the principles and best practices of effective customer service. It usually includes slides and visuals that explain how to handle difficult situations or client questions through calls, emails, or face-to-face interactions and explain the importance of good customer service.

Benefits of a customer experience presentation

A thorough understanding of client service expectations and guidelines can set your business up for success in various ways, including:

• More qualified customer support agents

The main purpose of customer service presentations is to train staff members who will be providing service to clients. When properly trained, your employees can complete their responsibilities to company standards and deliver exceptional service to your clients.

• Effective service for your clients

If a customer has a problem and needs someone to listen and help resolve it, but your support team lacks customer service training, it can lead to various issues, including losing them as a customer. On the contrary, when clients receive quality service from your employees across all channels, they feel valued and are more likely to come back or recommend your product or service to someone else.

• Improved brand reputation

Reviews from customers, whether on Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, Google, or sites like Sitejabber and Trustpilot, can have both a positive and a negative impact on your business. That’s why putting your customers first and providing excellent service to them can help build a strong reputation and establish your company as an industry leader.

What to put in your presentation on customer service

According to top experts at our PowerPoint design company , your slides have to touch upon the following topics:

• Conflict resolution best practices
• Product/service knowledge
• Communication styles
• Most common customer issues
• Reasons for customer complaints
• Understanding who has authority for specific tasks
• Approaches to building relationships with clients
• Ways to measure success

Here are some key components of a well-crafted PPT presentation on customer service:

• Introduction: An explanation of why customer service is important and how it affects the business.
• Company values & mission: How customer service connects with what the company believes in and aims to achieve.
• Customer service standards: Guidelines on how employees should act when interacting with customers.
• Communication skills: Tips and techniques for effective verbal and non-verbal communication.
• Customer experience: Ways to improve customer service quality and go beyond what they expect.
• Problem-solving: Top methods for resolving clients’ issues and dealing with common complaints.
• Role-playing scenarios: Examples and role-playing activities to help employees practice and get better at customer service.
• Performance metrics: Ways to measure customer service performance and why reacting to feedback is essential.
• Q&A session: An opportunity for employees to ask questions and discuss their concerns or uncertainties.

Now that you know the fundamentals, let’s move on to the top tips for creating an effective PowerPoint customer service presentation.

Expert tips to make your client service presentation more engaging

Creating an engaging presentation on customer services is not easy. If you want your employees to be interested and willing to do what you ask them to, you have to prepare your presentation very carefully and learn how to deliver it in the best way possible. The tips below will help you create slides that catch and hold your employees’ interest so they can engage with the material more effectively and retain the key information faster.

1. Start with a strong opening

This can be anything from a relevant story, statistic, question, or captivating anecdote. Remember, your goal is to hook the audience right from the start.

2. Keep your presentation simple and clear

Organize your thoughts logically, with an introduction, key points, and a solid conclusion. Avoid cluttered slides and complex jargon. Each slide should convey one main idea.

3. Select a consistent color palette and design structure

These should complement your message and branding, not compete with it. Ensure readability by harmonizing colors and employing suitable design elements to emphasize important content.

4. Keep your content concise

You can utilize bullet points, bold text, short phrases, or keywords to convey your message. However, avoid long paragraphs or any unnecessary data on slides.

5. Use visuals

Where appropriate, incorporate engaging images and informative charts to visually represent data and concepts. Remember, visual aids can make complex information more digestible and your presentation more interesting.

6. Include real-life examples

These can be case studies, customer stories, or any other examples your employees can relate to. This way, you’ll make your presentation easier to understand.

7. Engage your audience

Incorporate interactive elements like polls into your presentation. This way, you’ll encourage participation and keep your employees engaged.

8. End with a strong conclusion

Summarize the main points and give the audience a clear call to action. You can also add a memorable closing statement or a quote to reinforce your message.

9. Prepare handouts or resources

Provide handouts, cheat sheets, or additional resources for your employees to take away. This will offer reference material and help them further retain the information presented.

10. Polish your presentation

As the presentation day approaches, give your slides a final look. Review your talking points and make any final tweaks.

• Choose a sans-serif font, such as Helvetica or Arial. Fonts like Palatino and Times New Roman can be harder to read at times.
• Never use a font size of less than 24 points.
• All your headlines should have the same font.
• Use bold and different sizes of fonts for subheadings and captions.
• Every screen should have a clear label. For the title, choose a larger font (35–45 points) or a different color.
• Don’t use more than four fonts in your presentation.
• Choose larger fonts to indicate importance.
• Use different sizes, colors, and styles (e.g., bold) for impact.
• Don’t use too many punctuation marks.
• Avoid italicized fonts and long sentences.
• Refrain from using all caps (except for titles).
• Add a maximum of 6-8 words per line.
• Use the 6 x 6 Rule: one thought or 6 words per line and 6 lines per slide max.
• Either use light text on a dark background or dark text on a light background. However, light backgrounds are preferable.
• Put page numbers and other repeating elements in the same location on each slide.
• Don’t put too many colors on one screen.
• Use no more than four different colors on a single chart.
• Check colors on a projection screen before the presentation, as they can project differently than on your monitor.

Design and graphical elements

• Before designing your presentation, look for customer service presentation ideas online.
• Standardize styles, positions, and colors.
• Keep the details to a minimum and only include essential information.
• Use colors that complement and contrast.
• Keep the presentation background consistent.
• Use a single style for bullets throughout the slide.
• Use one or two large images instead of lots of small ones.
• Make all images the same size when appropriate.
• Arrange images horizontally or vertically.
• Use the same border for all slides.
• Keep the design uncluttered. Leave empty space around graphical images and text.
• Use quality clipart that relates to the slide’s topic.
• Use graphical images of the same style throughout the presentation.
• Use image repetition to reinforce the message.

Remember, a great customer service presentation comprises relevant information, product knowledge, and company-specific employee guidelines, so plan carefully.

If you require professional assistance with your customer service slides, the certified design experts at SlidePeak are here to help. Our dedicated team can tailor a fully editable customer service PowerPoint template for your company and employees so you can easily customize and update it as needed. Google Slides design experts are also available!

All initial consultations are free of charge and confidential, with no obligation to continue. Call now or fill out our online form, and we’ll get back to you in under 15 minutes!

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The 10 Best PowerPoint Color Palettes You Should Use [+1 Template]

Presentations have evolved over the years, and have now reached a stage where every element that is used can help make an impact or completely disassociate from the audience. To ensure that your presentations are on the former half of the spectrum, make sure that you are using the right PowerPoint color palette in their appropriate scenarios. 

Colors are often some of the most overlooked factors of a presentation, with most presenters looking to go with “something that looks nice.” However, colors play a more important role than you may have imagined and deeply impact how your audience will react to your presentation. 

The 10 Best PowerPoint Color Palettes

Every presentation needs you to use colors according to the type of presentation it will be. For example, if you are going to pitch a project to investors, you need your colors to be full of energy. Still, in retrospect, if you are presenting in front of a room full of professionals on a topic they know about, you need colors that ooze professionalism and are cool colors!

To help you find a color palette that fits your energy needs, we have created a list of the ten best PowerPoint color palettes with their hex codes!

1. Energizing Presentation Color Palette   

Color Code: #4D74FF · #FF5128 · #050007 · #EFFFF

One presentation color palette that you should keep handy when creating any slideshow that requires you to portray energy is the orange, blue, black, and white combo! The orange color helps promote energy and create an upbeat feel to the presentation, while the blue helps keep your audience engaged during a long presentation. 

The ice-white and pitch-black color combo also helps keep your text readable and crisp. This scheme is best for when you want to have a pitch meeting.

2. Reliable Color Palette For Presentations

Color Code: #343752 · #90ACC7 · #FAD12B

Blue is one of the most commonly used colors in businesses as it screams out ‘trustworthy and calming, yet it’s so monotone. But, when combined with yellow and a companion darker blue color, you end up creating a reliable PowerPoint color palette that you will keep on going back to when you need a color scheme to fall back on. This color scheme can be used for purposes like branding and marketing.

3. Confident PowerPoint Color Palette

Color Code: #F8275B · #FF574A · #FF737D · #3D2F68

To boost confidence within your audience while presenting, you must use this color scheme that contains the color red! 

When using red in presentations, one thing to keep in mind is that red is a very aggressive color when alone; that’s why you should pair it with softer colors, like a softer tone of orange, pink, and Fuschia.

4. Fun Corporate Presentation Color Scheme

Color Code: #3B4D54 · #B9BAB5 · #FE8D3F

All of us can agree that corporate presentations can be a bore, especially when with all the boring gray and dark colors. To create a corporate slideshow that is also fun at the same time, you should add bright colors, like orange, to your gray-tone colored presentation. 

The bright color helps add a pop to your presentation and keep it serious, enabling you to keep your audience engaged and attentive!

5. High-End Color Palette For Presentations

Color Code: #5D1D2E · #951233 · #C15937 · #997929

One of the best themes to use for your presentation has to be the vintage color schemes! This 1930s color scheme uses colors such as dark brick red, copper, olive green, and wine red to give your presentation an elegant mood that makes your slideshow look expensive. This color scheme is best suited for luxury goods presentations!

6. Modern Palette For Presentations

Color Code: #5EA8A7 · #277884 · #FE4447

When talking about good color palettes for presentations, the modern color palette is among the first to come to mind. The palette uses bright colors like red over muted colors like dark and light cyan. 

The bright color adds a pop to your slides, which helps keep the audience refreshed throughout the presentation. This color scheme is best used to create a presentation that balances business and energy with modernity.

7. Calming Presentation Color Scheme

Color Code: #C5DE82 · #7C3A5F · #FD8C6E · #98ACB5

When creating a calming presentation, one thing to keep in mind is to use colors that help soothe your audience. You can use colors that are found in nature, like spring green, blue-gray, terracotta, and mulberry purple, to help create that soothing effect, as shown below! 

This color scheme is best suited for health and mental well-being presentations; it can be used by hospitals and companies present in the health sector.

8. Professional Presentations Color Palette

Color Code: #6B90B2 · #1B558E · #CCD64D

Make your presentation look professional while keeping it refreshing and fresh using this professional color scheme. This palette combines dark and desaturated blue with a lemon-like yellow.

The yellow adds a fresh look to your slides, while the blue colors help keep your presentation looking professional. These colors suit slides requiring you to break important news or build trust with your audience.

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9. Creative PowerPoint Color Schemes

Color Code: #02AA9D · #3187DE · #FE951C · #FF88AC

Add a bit of creativity to your presentations with the help of bright colors that help catch your attention and invoke the feeling of experimentation. It creates a fun and creative color palette when combined with tropical colors. 

Bright colors, like orange and pink, help bring a warm tone to your presentation, while tropical colors, like viridian green and blue, help keep your presentation creative! This color scheme is best suited for brainstorming sessions.

10. Warm Presentation Color Palette

Color Code: #A49393 · #EED6D3 · #E8B4B8

Last but not least, we have the warm color scheme on our list of the best presentation color schemes! Best suited for cosmetics and fashion sector presentations, this palette uses warm neutral colors, like different light and dark tones of red. Using neutral colors allows your slides to be versatile and can be paired up with almost anything, and warm neutral colors help keep your presentation looking sophisticated and warm.

These were some of the best color schemes that you should use for your next presentation. It’s finally time to say goodbye to plain slideshows and wow your audience with the perfect color palette. If you are trying to experiment with the color palettes, check our blog on the one color never to use in presentations to ensure you are doing everything correctly when creating your own scheme. 

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What is the best color scheme for PowerPoint?

The best color scheme for PowerPoints ensures readability, maintains a professional look, and complements the content of your presentation. A balanced color scheme combines neutral backgrounds (like white or light gray) with contrasting text and accent colors. Blue and green tones are often favored for their professional and calming effects, while red can be used sparingly for emphasis. 

What is the 60-30-10 color rule in PowerPoint?

The 60-30-10 color rule is a classic design principle that helps create visually appealing and well-balanced presentations. It dictates that you should use:

1. 60% of a dominant color : This is usually the background color and sets the overall tone of the presentation.

2. 30% of a secondary color contrasts with the dominant color and is often used for elements like charts, graphs, or images.

3. 10% of an accent color : This is used sparingly to highlight important points or call-to-action elements. The accent color should stand out against the other two colors to draw attention where needed.

What is the best color for accessibility in PowerPoint?

The best colors for accessibility in PowerPoint ensure high contrast between text and background, making content readable for everyone, including those with visual impairments.

It’s crucial to use dark text or light text on dark backgrounds to achieve this. Additionally, avoid color combinations that are difficult for colorblind individuals to distinguish, such as red-green or blue-yellow.

How do I decide on my color palette?

Deciding on a color palette for your PowerPoint involves understanding your audience and purpose, choosing a base color that aligns with your brand or desired mood, and selecting complementary colors using the color wheel. It’s important to ensure contrast and readability by testing colors on different screens and considering color psychology to evoke the right emotions. For instance, blue can convey trust and professionalism, while red signals urgency. Online tools like Adobe Color, Coolors, or Canva’s Color Palette Generator can also help create harmonious color schemes. By following these steps, you can develop a color palette that enhances your presentations’ effectiveness and visual appeal.

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