Online graphics search tips
WhEN you have to put together a presentation, you will want to include some interesting and informative graphics. Sometimes simply Googling your title will get you what you need.
For example, for a presentation called “Durian farming” you can enter this into Google, hit search, hit Images and you’ll see plenty king of fruit images.
Sometimes though this isn’t good enough. To cut down on Internet searches, try these tricks.
Suppose your presentation is Wildlife of Borneo. If you Google this and click on Images, you’ll get tonnes of images but you will quickly see that many of the images look good on a phone or desktop but they’re too small to be used for a presentation.
To refine your search so that you only see big picture files, click on Search Tools, Size and select larger than 800 x 600.
Unless you are doing fancy high-definition type presentations, anything that survives this filer should give you a nice sharp picture suitable for a lecture hall presentation.
Also check out the filter that allows you to specify image type.
This is especially useful if you want to give a presentation a more professional look by creating slide backgrounds that are a little different from the standard plain colour formats.
For example, if you have an assignment on Malaysia, you could search for the Petronas Twin Towers and specify Clip Art as a type to find useful icons.
Note that if you want an icon of a specific colour, you can further refine your search by clicking on Colour and selecting a main hue – or specify black and white.
This is very useful if you have a presentation where each section has its own theme.
Finally, if you want quality generic images for free, try
The backgrounds and textures section is perfect for creating soft backdrops for text, and there are sections for lifestyle, homes and business that are excellent for all types of human behaviour discussions such as “anger in the workplace” and “managing multiculturalism”.