PRESENTITUDE THE PERIODIC TABLE OF POWERPOINT FONTS An overview and guide to the 44 most common fonts on different OS and in different versions of PowerPoint, to be used for PowerPoints distributed in .ppt/.pptx-format. WWW.PRESENTITUDE.COM |
[email protected] | @PRESENTITUDE | +1 (916) 256 ©2000 PRESENTITUDE WHAT FONTS SHOULD I USE? Fonts are not just text. A font is a visual of PowerPoint cannot use embedded statement just like a carefully chosen fonts at all. image and other graphic elements. So when creating a presentation or a However, when designing corporate template for a large group of users you presentations that need to travel outside can keep your presentation safe by the organization, using a unique font is choosing any of these 44 fonts that are risky, no matter how beautiful it is. most commonly installed* in different Most fonts can’t be embedded in a PowerPoint versions. template so they must be installed locally This Presentitude™ guide gives you an for anyone to use and see these fonts overview over these fonts, divided in when opening up your PowerPoint three groups: sans serifs, serifs and document. Or you might not have the script/display fonts. rights to distribute the font. Mac versions Johanna Rehnvall Founder, Presentitude * Based on the list of recommended fonts in Building PowerPoint Templates (2012, Que Publishing), by Echo Swinford & Julie Terberg. © PRESENTITUDE ABOUT THE FONT SHEETS Each of the 44 fonts are displayed in the same way, using the same font sizes, same spacing and the same pangrams on each font sheet. The bold and the italics are the “false” bold and italics as this is the most common way the average user of a PowerPoint will generate bold/italics.