How to Quickly Submit Your Document to Multiple Vendors Using a PDF Or PowerPoint |
Posted: December 27, 2020 |
One of the biggest advantages to opting for PowerPoint or PDF submission services is that you have a ready made template for your advertorial. You are not starting from scratch, and you are paying significantly less for these services than you would pay for a template from an artist or graphic designer. This means that you can concentrate on getting the facts right, rather than trying to come up with something that looks impressive, and may not be representative of your company at all. The other advantage is that your audience - the prospective customers - will have already been convinced by the information contained within your advertorial, even before they click through to your website. This gives you far more credibility as a brand and allows you to promote your brand with the strength of a professional image. The most important part of any advertorial is how it is presented, so learning how to properly use PowerPoint or PDF to create such a presentation is a crucial part of any advertising education. While Adobe Acrobat and every other viewer of this software have their own tips and tricks, as a business owner you are best placed to learn how to utilise everything that your software has to offer. Learning to properly format and present data in such a way as to ensure that the end result is a professionally looking advertorial will take some time and effort to learn, but is worth it in the long run. It is generally agreed that you should try to avoid using too many transitions within a presentation. These are usually used to hide certain parts of the content, hide unwanted functionality, or change the colour scheme on screen. Although it is often hard to know where to draw the line when it comes to appearance, consistency should always be the key factor. Transition colours and types of transitions should be used sparsely and only when necessary. One other fundamental principle to consider when putting together an advertorial is readability. A lot of time and money is spent on the layout and copy; how you present and explain your product will determine whether or not people are likely to take the time to read the text on screen. A lot of time is often wasted reading text that is difficult to understand and informative to follow. Try to think like readers when making your layout, and keep things as simple as possible. Complex layouts are seen as messy and distracting. The next step is to decide what you are going to do with your report once it has been compiled. You can either send it directly to a client via email or you can submit it to a PDF submission website. PDF (Portable Document Format) files are the most commonly used, and it is very easy to create them with the right software. There are different file formats available for different file types, so make sure you choose one that is appropriate for the type of information you are intending to include in your report. If your file format is not portable then you may find that some PDF submissions will fail. Some software will also allow you to preview the report before submitting, this is certainly useful. Once you have created the report, you need to either send it to the client directly or to a PDF submission site. Your choice of submission site will be dictated by what is available at your current site. If you only have PowerPoint presentations then it will probably be easiest to submit to a site that offers this functionality. In order to open the file, you will need to either click on the file icon or right click on the presentation. This will bring up a window similar to the one below: From here you will be able to view the contents of the file, you will see the title, the keywords and a link to open the file in Microsoft Word. You should ensure that the file you are trying to upload is properly formatted so that it looks acceptable in MS Word. If you struggle with the formatting, then use the free Microsoft Word template that is included with MS Word. Opening the file in this application should solve any issues you may have. However if this still fails, then go to the file menu and select the properties option and re-size the document. The final step is to simply save the file as a PDF or PowerPoint and send it along with your report. Make sure that the file has been formatted correctly and that you provide a name for the resulting file. Also remember to add your website details, your name, website links and perhaps your contact details at the bottom of the report. These simple steps should help you successfully complete a PDF or PowerPoint submission.
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