Diagrams and Models with PowerPoint 97

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Diagrams and Models with PowerPoint 97 K.L.
Edwards March, 2000

• This Slide Show takes you through some steps to
  make diagrams and models as
• Powerpoint slides or graphics you can
  insert in your thesis.
• It also offers guidelines for how to make good
  slides for a research oral presentation.
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You can learn how to make these forms in this
tutorial
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Diagram A illustrates how to use shapes to make
a flow diagram
Two D Gel Electrophoresis
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1 2. AutoShapes/BasicShapes or FlowChart in
drawing toolbar to select shape. Double rt click
on object and select fill color and
select width and style of line border. 3.
Click on Text Box in drawing toolbar and position
cross hairs where you want the text. Select font
and size, centering and other font
characteristics from the font toolbar. To change
text color use Font color icon on drawing
toolbar. 4. Select arrows to move on to next
step in flow diagram using AutoShapes/Lines or
Connectors or Block Arrows. To group a set of
elements eg. 1-4 above, so that you can move them
as a group With arrow pointer rt click and drag
over all elements. Select Draw/Group from the
drawing toolbar. This will keep the elements
together. To undo click on object set,
Draw/Ungroup.
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Diagram B below illustrates the use of arrows. 1
Use Auto Shapes/Basic Shapes in the drawing
toolbar to make the shape. Choose Fill Color in
menu bar. 2. AutoShapes/Connectors to
select line/endpt style. Move cursor with cross
hairs to begin point on figure. Rt click mouse
and drag to end points on figure. Line
made. To change width of line and shape and size
of end pointers, Double Rt click on the line to
bring up options. 3. And 4. Again use
AutoShapes/Connectors to select line/endpt
styleeither a curved or angular line style.
Again double rt click the mouse on the arrow
to get options. To add text, click Text box
icon in the drawing toolbar. Rt click at point
where you want to insert text. Highlight text
select Font Color in drawing toolbar to
change text color
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Figure C demonstrates the use of the rotate
button located on the drawing toolbar. This
arrow was free drawn using squiggle line from the
Autoshapes/Lines menu. To change the width of
the line left click on the line then rt click and
select Format Autoshape/Style. Repeat to add
arrow at end with /End style. Lft click/rt
click the arrow and select Copy. Click elsewhere
in document and rt click/Paste to make multiple
copies of your arrow. To color your arrows,
click on each arrow and select Fill color icon
from the Drawing Toolbar. Lastly, to rotate
your arrows and move them into a circle click an
arrow and select the Rotate button in the
drawing Toolbar, move cursor to arrow and
click/drag to rotate or move cursor to middle of
arrow to obtain crosshairs and click/drag to new
position on page.
To make a bar like this representing genes on a
chromosome segment, merely create a short
rectangle using Autoshapes/Basic shapes or
FlowChart. Then copy the rectangle numerous
times (here 7) for each gene. Each rectangle
can be shortened or lengthened, fill color
changed. There will be a small yellow dot on
each rectangle which controls the format of the
end of the tube eliminate the end by click
moving the yellowdot to the end of the rectangle.
Now align the pieces in the order you want.
Click/drag to select the entire set, click on
Draw/Group to group pieces as one. To add
highlights or shading as done here, select
Fill/Filleffects from drawing Toolbar. Have fun!
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E1, E2
Two ways to make a petri dish are shown here.
Select oval from Autoshapes/Basic Forms and make
X1 and Y1. Use circle shape make colonies (X2
and Y2) as shown at the rightreduce size and
copy/paste to make multiple colonies. The medium
in the petri dish can be distinquished in Figure
X by adding a line X3 using Autoshpaes/Lines.
This line will have 3 yellow dots which allow
you to fine-tune your line to your petri dish.
In Figure Y, 1 oval is made and copy/pasted each
oval is colored differently to distinquish the
medium..here green and top half of petri dish is
light translucent yellowselect Fill Effect/ More
Fill Colors from the Drawing Toolbar and check to
box at the bottom labelled Semitransparent.
Bring the 2 halves together to form petri dish.
Move colonies to interface. Click/drag to select
the group of objects and Draw//Group. NOTE
Often when overlaying objects some may lie behind
a larger object and become invisible. To cycle
thru layers use SHIFT/TAB. To change order of
objects, eg bring an object forward in a stack or
behind use Draw/Order from the Draw Toolbar
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F. Drawing a cell model 1. Use scribble line
from Autoshapes/Lines to draw your cell. Copy it
and reduce the second cell just slightly.
Superimpose images to create the cell wall or
extracellular matrix and plasma membrane.
Continue with the scribble line to make nucleus,
ribosome and ER. Copy those features you want
multiples of . Make scribbles large and rduce to
appropriate size afterwards. Move components to
location desired. Arrows and Text addition were
discussed earlier. Dont forget to Draw/Group
all of the selected objects of your final
design. To add background to your slide select
from top Toolbar Format/Background. Select color
by clicking the menu arrow, from this menu choose
More Colors and/or Fill Effects for shading
style, pattern, textured format etc. Shading
can provide a three dimensional sense to your
figure. Select Apply to put background on current
slide or Apply to All to place same background on
every slide in the show.
Use scribble line to draw the outline of a cell
Ca
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Keep Text simple for a slide presentation
Use Key words, and large font size
Use a font that is not proportional, such as Arial
Reduce numeric tables to essential numbers only
Simplify complicated graphs
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Keep your background either light or dark and
use sharp contrasting text and image
color Making text BOLD makes it more visible.
Keep your background simple flashy borders,
headers, and watermarks are distracting