This presentation shows you a few different ideas on how to bring your presentations up a notch by presenting quotes in a more creative way. We'll show you exactly how to recreate each design. Don't forget to check out the helpful resources at the end of the deck. This presentation was created 100% in PowerPoint. View more presentation and production ideas on our blog: https://www.macroproductions.net/blog/

1. USING QUOTES
IN POWERPOINT
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2. QUOTES CAN BE POWERFUL
your visual presentation of that quote should
support it, not distract from it

3. What to expect
in this presentation
?
7 samples/ideas of
how to stylize quotes
Instructions on how
to create each style
A few resources to
help you out

4. Design ideas
what to avoid in “normal slides” and seven ideas to
bring your quotes in PowerPoint to the next level

5. - Henrik Ibsen
“A thousand words will not leave so
deep an impression as one deed.”
Upgrade from Normal to . . .
- Henrik Ibsen
A thousand words will
not leave so deep an
impression as one deed.
“

6. - Henrik Ibsen
“A thousand words will not leave so
deep an impression as one deed. “

7. - Henrik Ibsen
A thousand words will not leave
so deep an impression as one deed.
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8. - Henrik Ibsen
“A thousand words will not
leave so an impression as
one .
deep
deed“

9. - Henrik Ibsen
A thousand words will not
leave so an impression as
one .
deep
deed
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10. - Henrik Ibsen
A thousand words will not leave so
deep an impression as one deed.

11. - Henrik Ibsen
A thousand words will not leave
so deep an impression as one deed.

12. THANK
YOU
“
- Henrik Ibsen
A thousand
words will not
leave so deep
an impression
as one deed.

13. How to get it done
detailed instructions on how to get these seven
looks
* If any of the following instructions are beyond your skill level, we recommend checking out the YouTube
tutorials listed at the end of this presentation

14. Vertical image & quote
- Henrik Ibsen
“A thousand words will not leave so
deep an impression as one deed. “
image
Components
text boxes
download an image you would like to use
start with a solid dark or light background
(depending on the photo you’re using)
add your photo and expand to fit vertically
(crop if needed)
add a text box slightly over the photo and
into the rest of the slide
I like to have a separate text box for the
author’s name to position more precisely,
however, this isn’t necessary
make text large enough to read easily and
pick a simple font

15. - Henrik Ibsen
A thousand words will not leave so
deep an impression as one deed.
“
Vertical image & quote
image
Components
text boxes
follow ALL of the steps on the previous page
add a circle shape and add a text box over
with the quotes. Quotes tend to need to be
larger than the rest of the text and you’ll
definitely need to re-color and align
rectangle w/
transparent gradient
circle shape

16. - Henrik Ibsen
A thousand words will not leave so
deep an impression as one deed.
“
Vertical image & quote
image
Components
text boxes
follow ALL of the steps on the previous page
add a circle shape and add a text box over
with the quotes. Quotes tend to need to be
larger than the rest of the text and you’ll
definitely need to re-color and align
to create the faded image look, add a
rectangle and go into the fill options
rectangle w/
transparent gradient
circle shape
both gradient stops are set to white, but one is
100% transparent & the other is 0% transparent

17. - Henrik Ibsen
“A thousand words will not
leave so an impression as
one .
deep
deed
“
horizontal image & quote w/ emphasized words
Image &
transparent box
overlay
Components
text boxes (quote marks, text,
and emphasized words are all
individual text boxes)
download an image you would like to use and
add to slide. fill slide with image (crop if
needed)
put a rectangle shape over the entire image.
use black or white as your fill color and set
transparency to about 33% (will vary slightly
depending on image)
add a text box with quote text centered over
the photo
add text boxes for the quotation marks and
emphasized words. use a contrasting font for
the emphasized words
arranging the emphasized words within the
main text can be a bit tricky, but you’ll get it.
make sure to keep everything aligned

18. - Henrik Ibsen
A thousand words will not
leave so an impression
as one .
deep
deed
“
“
quote w/ emphasized words
Components
the background in this example is whatever
the background of your slide deck is.
add a text box with quote text centered
add text boxes for the quotation marks and
emphasized words. use a contrasting font for
the emphasized words
change the color of the emphasized words
and arrange within the main text. you’ll need
to add spaces in the main text box to make
room if the words are in the middle of a
sentence like this example.
you could keep all the text in one text box
and simply change the font of specific words,
but I find that the alignment & spacing don’t
always look good when I do this
text boxes (quote marks, text, and emphasized
words are all individual text boxes)

19. - Henrik Ibsen
A thousand words will not leave so
deep an impression as one deed.
Icon emphasis & quote
image
Components
text boxes
the background in this example is whatever
the background of your slide deck is.
add a text box with quote text centered
select the words you want to emphasize in
the text and re-color
add icon or image (the hand in this example)
You could also center the text horizontally
and have the icon above the quote like this:
- Henrik Ibsen
A thousand words will not leave so
deep an impression as one deed.

20. - Henrik Ibsen
A thousand words will not leave so
deep an impression as one deed.
image as frame for quote
image
Components
text boxes
download an image you would like to use and
add to slide. fill slide with image (crop if
needed)
add a text box with quote text centered over
the photo
see resources page for free photo sources.
there are many ways you can use this
technique depending on the photo you
choose
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21. THANK
YOU
“- Henrik Ibsen
A thousand
words will not
leave so deep
an impression
as one deed.
image & quote in thirds
image
Components
text boxes
start with a white background
download an image you would like to use and
fit vertically in center of page. crop to about
1/3 width of the slide (or 2/3 if you want the
gray box to have transparency and show
some of the image behind it)
add a gray box in the left third of the slide.
make the fill transparent if you want. add
speech bubble icon (or other appropriate
icon) and optional text on top. ‘thank you’
works well when the quote is a positive
customer review
add text boxes for the quotation marks and
main text. make quotation marks large and a
contrasting color. center in the right third
gray box
w/transparency

22. Resources
a few free resources to help you out

23. Free photos
These sites provide copyright-free photos for no charge
and are pretty dang good quality
unsplash (all photos in this deck were from this site)
pixabay
Basic YouTube PowerPoint tutorials
If you were unsure on how to complete some of the
directions in this tutorial, you may want to review some of
these YouTube tutorials that cover the basics. This is a great
series that goes in-depth on all the basic functions of
PowerPoint. You can skip around the the videos that are
most helpful for you.
New Course: PowerPoint 2016Quotes
Use these quote sites to find quotes on any topic
brainy quote
wisdom quotes
goodreads (specifically quotes from literature)
of course, you can always just Google it
Resources
to make your own great slides

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