Tutorial: Creating a Slideshow

Homepage Banner

Updated 7/22/21

Table of Contents

What is a Homepage Slideshow Banner? Guidelines for Homepage Slideshow Banners How to Create a Homepage Slideshow Banner
- PowerPoint - Canva
Upload Your Homepage Slideshow Banner

What is a Homepage Slideshow Banner?

Purpose: To provide visually appealing graphics that communicate important information to your community.

• Image that appears on homepage slideshow in a rotating carousel

• Can be informational in nature about an upcoming event or important announcement,
or can be a photo that captures a moment at a school event, etc.

• Must be a .jpg file!

Guidelines for Homepage Slideshow Banners

Keep a mix of photo banners & informational/ graphic banners in your homepage slideshow.

• Have no more than a total of 6 images in your slideshow rotation • Ensure information is current & accurate

Make sure images are clear & of the highest quality you have available.

• Confirm any photos with students are media-cleared • Images must be horizontal to fit in the space provided

Make sure text & backgrounds are easy to read, including font size, color & readability.

Follow the dimensions from this tutorial.

How to Create a Homepage Slideshow Banner

There are two recommended ways to create Homepage Slideshow Banners:

• PowerPoint • Canva

Create a Slideshow Banner Using PowerPoint

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Use the template we	OR created in the appropriate
aspect ratio. Click the link below to download template with instructions:

Make Your Own Homepage Slideshow Banner Template

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Change your own ratio in PowerPoint by:

1. Clicking Design Slide Size Custom Slide Size

2. Match these settings:

3. Click OK

4. Click Ensure Fit

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

Create a Slideshow Banner Using Canva

What: Canva is an online design tool with LOTS of customizable templates, many of which are available in the FREE version of the tool. (No need to pay for Canva Pro, as the free version provides plenty of options for our purposes.)

How: Click the link below to access slideshow banner template in Canva. Additional tips & instructions are on the following slides.

Homepage Slideshow Banner Template

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY

How to Use Canva Templates

1. After clicking on the template link in the previous slide, click Use template.

2. You will land on a page with a design in the correct dimensions for your homepage slideshow banner.

3. Design your Homepage Slideshow Banner graphic! (Pointers on next page.)

Design Your Graphic

Have Canva Template Questions? Contact Kellie Feramisco kellieferamisco@cusd.com X79093

*If I can’t answer your questions, I may refer you to Sarah Burress!*

Use tabs on left nav to explore design elements

No Crown = Free (Use these!) Crown = Paid CanvaPro feature

TEMPLATES Find designs you like

ELEMENTS Insert shapes & graphics

UPLOADS
Add school logos & photos

TEXT
Find fonts & customize text

MORE Explore styles, charts, etc.

Save Your Graphic	1

1. When design is complete, click Download in the upper right corner.

2. Under File type, select JPG.
3. Under Select pages, choose the pages you
want to save.	3
4. Click Download. File will appear at the bottom left.

5. Click the arrow next to the File, then click Open.

6. Save files to desired location on computer.

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Upload Your Homepage Slideshow Banner

Follow the instructions in the Adding Homepage Slideshow Banners Tutorial for uploading slideshow banner images.