Designing Basic

Infographics

Jonathan Porro - Windows – OFFICE 365 1

Infographics allow the organization of information in a way that
appeals to the viewer visually, making it easier to remember.

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Step 1: Open PowerPoint by typing it into the
search bar on your desktop

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Step 2: Open a blank template

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Step 3: Go to “View” tab, then check
the boxes “Ruler” and “Guides.”

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The slides should look like this

Notice the lines

separating the slide
into 4 quadrants 6
 Adding Shapes
Decide what the infographic will look like, then figure out what shapes are needed

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It will take 3 ovals and 1 circle to
make this

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Step 4: Click on “Insert” then
“Shapes”

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Step 5: Select the
“Oval”

Since the oval will be used often, resort to

“Recently Used Shapes” when necessary 10
Step 6: Drag the oval into the
desired size
(Utilize “Ruler” and “Guides”)

(This Oval is 4.8” x 3.5”) 11

Step 7: Right click the oval and select “Format Shape”

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Step 8: Set the transparency to 50%

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Step 9: Copy and paste the oval 2
times

Ctrl+V
Ctrl+C (2 Times)

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Step 10: Edit the size of new ovals
(Make them slightly smaller than the original)

Changed the size from

4.8” x 3.5” to 4.3” x 3.1”
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Step 11: Repeat steps 4 & 5

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Step 12: Repeating Step 6, make a
Circle

(Notice, this circle is 1.8” x 1.8”)

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These shapes should all be present

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Step 13: Click on “Format Shape” and rotate the
biggest oval by 330°

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Step 14: Rotate the 2 smaller
ovals by 20°

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What they should look like now…

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Step 15: Slide the circle into the
large oval

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Step 16: Slide one smaller oval into the
larger one

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Step 17: Slide the last oval In

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The Conglomerate Should Look Like
This…

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Step 18: Select every shape by
clicking them while holding the
“Shift” key

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Step 19: Click on “Format” then
“Merge Shapes”

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Step 20: Select “Fragment”

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It will look like this…

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Step 21: Click Off And Delete Pieces to Get Desired
Shape

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Step 22: Click the two shapes making the circle. Click
on “Format” then “Merge Shapes”. Select “Union”

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This is what should be left

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Step 23: Same as step 9, copy and paste the
shape 3 times

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Next, color the shapes. Each one
will have three shades of the
same color

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 Step 24: Right click the left fragment of the tail. Click on
“Format Shape” and click on “Color”, then choose color

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Step 25: Repeat step 24 with the right side of the tail, this
time clicking “More Colors”

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 Step 26: In the box that appears,
slide the black triangle down to a
darker shade

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Step 27: Do the same for the circle part, making
it even darker

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 Step 28: Select every part of the shape and click on
“Format” then “Shape Outline” then “No Outline”

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Step 29: Select all parts of the shape again. Right
click it then click on “Group” then “Group”

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Step 30: Repeat Steps 24-29 for the other shapes using
different colors

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Step 31: Just like Step 12, click on “Insert” then
“Shape” then “Oval”. Create a large circle

(This Circle is 4.6” x 4.6”) 42

Step 32: Color the circle remove the outline

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Step 33: Right click the circle and click on “Format Shape”
Click on the pentagon

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Step 34: Select “Shadow” then
“Presets”

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Step 35: Click on “Inner” and select the shadow
in the center

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Step 36: Set the “Blur” to 60 pt

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Now, rotate the first set of shapes

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Step 37: Click onto shape and click on “Format”
then “Rotate” then “Flip Horizontal”

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Step 38: Click another shape and click on “Format”
then “Rotate” then “Flip Vertical”

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Step 39: Click the last shape and click on “Format” then
“Rotate” then “Flip Vertical” then “Flip Horizontal”

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They will look like this

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Step 40: Shift click all of the shapes and right click. Click on “Format Shape” then set the scale to 60%

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Step 41: Arrange shapes

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Step 42: Double-click each shape to add a word
box then select the font then select the size

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The design could look like this
Object Permanence Symbolic Representation

Birth - 2 2-7
Sensorimotor Preoperational

Piaget’s 4
Stages of
Cognitive
Development
11+ 7-11
Formal Concrete
Operational Operational

Deductive Reasoning Decentration/Logic

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Step 47: Group everything like in
Step 27. Then right click it and
save it as picture

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 VOILA
THE INFOGRAPHIC IS COMPLETE!

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