PowerPoint tutorial

PowerPoint tutorial

For your Unit 9 Assignment, you will be developing a tutorial describing how to complete a task or process. Your tutorial will need to meet a specific audience’s needs and expectations, rather than a large or general audience. Although you can choose your tutorial topic, avoid overly simple tasks (e.g., “how to tie your shoes” or listing a cooking recipe), as these topics will not fully illustrate all the technical communication skills you have developed thus far. Furthermore, choose a topic that you are already familiar with and do not rely on text/research from other sources.

Review the following list of sample topics to help you with your brainstorming process. You are not limited to the topics on this list, but you should choose a topic that is similar in complexity to the sample topics.

· Making a self-watering container for small plants

· Creating a video with PowerPoint® and Windows® Movie Maker®

· Refinishing an old armoire

· Training for a half-marathon

· Using photo-editing software to make a conference poster presentation

· Repairing a broken USB flash drive

· Setting up a campsite for a family of four

· Creating a personal blog using WordPress ©

The tutorial content must take the form of either an original slide presentation (e.g., PowerPoint® or Prezi©) or video. The tutorial’s length depends on audience needs, as you will need to make sure the content is detailed enough for the audience to successfully complete the described process. Minimally, though, the tutorial should describe a process with at least seven steps. The following requirements must also be met:

· The tutorial must have engaging, helpful, and consistent design through color, font, and layout.

· The tutorial must consist of at least 
12 slides if a slide presentation; or, be at least 
2 minutes long if a video.

· At least two relevant graphics must be provided in the tutorial; if you did not create the graphic yourself, then it must be cited in APA citation format. All graphics need to be labeled.

· The presentation must have the following content: an introduction, a description of the process, and a conclusion. Consider including a list of necessary materials and relevant warnings/risks to further help the audience.

· The description of the process must go beyond a set of instructions and provide insights that give an original and insightful perspective of the process.

· All text in the tutorial should follow Standard American English rules for grammar, punctuation, and word choice.

All text representing ideas from a source and graphics you did not create must be cited in APA format; this includes in-text citations and a references page with full-citations
. Failing to cite information paraphrased, summarized, or directly from a source is a form of plagiarism and subject to the consequences noted in the Policy on Plagiarism. Choosing a topic that you are familiar with will help avoid the need for outside research in the project.

Note to students:

This is a sample Unit 9 Assignment to help inspire your work on your own Assignment. This sample should not be used as a template or checklist for your tutorial’s content. Refer to the course’s Unit 9 Assignment requirements and rubric for guidance on creating your Assignment. Email your instructor if you have questions about the requirements.

Tutorial:
Creating a Resume using Canva
Carrie Hannigan
2016

Welcome to my tutorial! I’m Carrie Hannigan and I’m going to not only explain how to create a resume using Canva, but I’m also going to provide insights to make the process a little easier.
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Introduction

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Is this tutorial for you?
Do you need to create or update your resume?
Do you want a more unique resume that stands out?
Are you submitting or posting your resume as a PDF?
Do you have some patience?

Before we get started, let’s just take a moment to see if this tutorial is a good fit for you. First, if you need to either create or update your resume, then this is a good tutorial for you, especially if you want a more unique resume than the standard template resumes you can find in word processing software. Also, if you’re submitting your resume as a PDF or posting it as a graphic to a website, then this tutorial is for you. If you need to copy and paste your resume into an application form online, then this tutorial won’t be helpful for you since you’ll lose all the formatting Canva adds to the resume. Finally, you’ll need to be a little patient with yourself as you learn to use new software to create your resume.
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Resume
Resume

List of your professional accomplishments
List of abilities related to previous and existing jobs
List of education (e.g., college, training)
Other information: volunteer work, special skills, military experiences, etc.
May include references information

Figure 1. Resume sample

At some point, most of us need a professional resume, whether it’s for a promotion at work or to get a new job. There are even situations where you need to provide a resume to show your qualifications for new business opportunities tied to your existing job. A resume is a document that details your qualifications for a job or other opportunities. What you include in your resume really depends on the job you’re applying for, but there are some standard categories that employers are looking for. See Figure 1 for a simple example resume. It isn’t an awful resume layout, but it isn’t very interesting or engaging. We can do better!

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Creating an engaging resume
What’s Canva?
Why not just use Word® to create a resume?

You may be asking “what’s Canva?” and “why can’t I use Microsoft Word to create a resume?” Canva is an Internet tool that allows you to create documents that combine text, graphics, and color. It’s free to use, though there are some parts that are not free, which I’ll point out. But the bigger answer to why you should use Canva instead of Word is actually best answered by you. What impact do you want to have on a future employer? Do you want to look like other applicants or stand out in a good way? Word has a bunch of templates and options, but employers are likely to see other applicants using this format. So, to stand out, Canva will inspire to think about your resume from a different angle.

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List of Materials

What you need to get started
Job posting or opportunity
Resume content
Internet access
Internet browser
Photo of yourself (optional)

Before we move on to creating your resume, you’ll want to make sure you have a few things already in place. First, find a job or opportunity that you want to use your resume for, as this opportunity may dictate the content and form that will work best for the audience who will review your resume. Next, create your resume content or have it available in electronic form so you can copy and paste it into Canva. This tutorial will not review how to write a resume, but instead how to format resume text and layout. Since Canva is only available online, you’ll need internet access and a browser, like Chrome, Firefox, or Explorer. I prefer to use Firefox as it seems more compatible with Canva, while Internet Explorer freezes or gives error messages when using Canva. Finally, to help personalize your resume, you may want to have an appropriate photo of yourself that can be inserted into your resume.
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Process

Step 1: Canva
Go to Canva.com
Sign up or sign in with an existing account

Note: A brief tutorial will play once you sign up. You can watch and interact with the Canva tutorial, or just watch the first video and then not complete the interactive portion.

The first step is pretty easy. Go to canva.com and sign up for free. You can’t start the creation process until you sign up. Canva will provide a brief tutorial and allow you to practice, but my tutorial is going to focus on creating a resume, so if you have time, then you can go through the Canva tutorial for some practice. Otherwise, keep going with this tutorial.
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Step 2: Resume design
Click on the Canva icon to get to the home screen
Click on the + More… box at the far right
Scroll down to find the Resume design
Click Resume

Figure 2. Your Canva home page

No matter where you are in Canva, if you click the Canva icon, you’ll be taken back to your home page, as seen in Figure 2. Since a Resume design is not listed in the possible designs at the top of the screen, click the plus sign at the far right. From here a whole bunch of design types will appear. The differences between all the designs are that the starting canvases are different sizes, as appropriate for different situations. Resumes is under the Documents section. Once you click Resume, the design view will appear.
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Step 3: Resume template or blank canvas
Scroll down the left side of the screen, seen in Figure 3, to choose a template
Click and drag a template from the left side of the screen to the blank canvas in the middle of the screen

Figure 3. Resume templates

The left side of the screen, as seen in Figure 3, provides a list of templates you can use. The templates have predefined colors, fonts, and layouts, but you can change all of this when you start editing the resume. If you don’t want a template version, keep scrolling down to choose a blank canvas. Note that a blank canvas may take more time for you to develop a resume with, but will result in a more unique design. This tutorial is going to personalize a resume template rather than starting from scratch. The result will be more unique than a Word template, but perhaps not as unique as starting with a blank canvas.

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CAUTION!

Figure 4. Resume templates
Not free to use!

Be aware that any template, font, graphic, or layout without the “free” label will cost you $1 for each non-free element you use in your final version. In other words, if you use a template that isn’t free, then it will minimally cost you $1 to save the final version as a graphic or PDF file. Furthermore, if you use fonts, graphics, or other elements that aren’t free, then you could be paying a lot of money for one resume. So, try to just use templates that are noted as free.
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Step 4: Personalization (background color)
Click the background (anywhere there isn’t text or graphics)
Click the color swatch in the toolbar that appears (see Figure 5)
Click on the new background color
Click outside the canvas to exit the toolbar

Figure 5. Background color swatch

The template you’ve chosen may not have a background color that appeals to you, so you can easily change the background color. It’s important to note that changing the background color might require you to also change all the font colors so there’s good contrast for easy reading. For example, you don’t want a pale yellow background with white text, as that will be difficult to read. In that case, you’d need to change the font color to black. Changing font color is covered in Step 5.
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Step 5: Personalization (Text)
Select text to remove or edit it
Proofread your text for accuracy

OPTIONAL (See Figure 6):
Change the font type
Change the font color
Change the font size
Change the font features (see Figure 7)
Click and drag the textbox to relocate the text so that it aligns well with other text or graphics

Font type
Font size
Font color
Layout
Figure 6. Text formatting

Figure 7. Font features

You’ll quickly notice that all the text in the template resume will need to be edited so that your personal information is reflected. It’s a good idea to have the text of your resume available so you can either copy and paste it into the right sections of the template, or so you can retype the content into the template. To select the text in the template to remove, you can just click on it and then delete it. If you click the trashcan icon after selecting the textbox, the whole textbox will be removed. A better option is to click the text, click again in the textbox, and then use the delete or backspace key on your keyboard so you don’t have to add a new textbox.

While you can keep the styles associated with the template’s text, you may want to change the styles to be more in line with your personal preferences. The goal is to make the resume reflect your personality!
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CAUTION!

Figure 8. Save button
Save your work!

After making extensive changes, it’s ideal to save your work just incase your screen freezes or other forms of mishaps happen. Canva does autosave, but it’s best to make sure all your work has been saved recently. To save, just click File and Save, as seen in Figure 8.
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Step 6: Photo (optional)
Click the photo/graphic.
Click the trashcan icon, seen in Figure 9.
Click Uploads (left navigation bar)
Click Upload your own images
Select a photo from your computer
Click and drag uploaded photo to photo frame on the resume

Be careful!
Click the trashcan in the filter-crop toolbar so you don’t delete the photo frame.

Figure 9. Deleting template photo

Some templates have photos, whether of the person described in the resume or other related photos or graphics. You can generally change any graphics by clicking on them and then clicking on the trashcan icon. Some templates have built-in graphics that can’t be removed, so you may need to choose a different template if you don’t like the built in graphics.
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Step 7: Finalizing
Change the file name by clicking the text next to the Share button.
Proofread and double-check your work
Click the Download button
Select PDF for print (see Figure 10)

Figure 10. Downloading the file

Be sure to change the name of the file to something you’ll readily recognize as your resume. It might be something like “Resume – Untitled Design” as the default. Just click on those words, and begin typing the new file name. After checking that everything is just as you want it, click the Download button so you can save a copy to your computer. Once you click a file type button, Canva will begin the saving process, which may take a few minutes because it’s searching the file to see if you used any non-free elements. Even if you don’t choose to download the final version, it will be saved in your Canva home, so that when you log into Canva, you’ll see the last saved version of the file. This works well if you’re not able to finish the changes all at once and need to work on the same file later.
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Conclusion

Show your
unique personality
with Canva!

You now have a well-designed resume that you can send employers or post to your website! The more experience you gain with Canva, the more changes you can easily make to the resume template in order to make it reflect your own personality. You can even have multiple resumes created in Canva so you can appeal to different employers and opportunities. While word processing software can achieve some of these tasks, ultimately, that software was not created for the graphic design tasks that can be accomplished in Canva. Stand out with employers by creating a unique resume that they’ll surely remember!
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