They say a picture is worth a thousand words. A picture of your document is more effective than copying and pasting the words into the slide when presenting. With a callout, you can show the relevant language in context, then make the pertinent portion larger and easier to read.
Check out this quick video tip about creating document callouts in Microsoft PowerPoint from the Affinity Insight training course live session on PowerPoint – Perfect Your Presentation.
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Insert the Provision Into the Slide
Start by inserting an image of the page into the slideshow. Create a new blank slide. Take a screenshot or export the pdf to an image using your pdf editing software. Then, insert the image. Resize it so that it fills the slide from bottom to top, cropping if necessary.
“Circle” the Relevant Text
Next, insert a rectangle around the relevant text. Set the fill to nothing and choose the outline color and weight. Add a wheel animation to the rectangle.
Zoom in on the Relevant Text
Copy the image of your document and paste it into the same slide. Use the crop tool to crop out the extraneous text on the page. Then, resize the remaining image to fill the slide from left to right. Add a border to match the “circle” and use the Zoom animation to make the cropped document appear on command.
Highlight Text
To call attention to a portion of the zoomed-in document, you can use an additional rectangle to “highlight” some of the text. Insert another rectangle over the text, set the outline to nothing, and set the fill color to yellow. Change the transparency to make the text readable through the highlighting. Finally, add a wipe animation from left to right.
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