Using Figures and Tables from Papers: Tips for Improving Presentations, Study notes of Chemistry

Download Using Figures and Tables from Papers: Tips for Improving Presentations and more Study notes Chemistry in PDF only on Docsity! Annette Bunge 1 Using Figures & Tables from Papers How to make figures from a published paper look good in a PowerPoint presentation You are not constrained to use figures & tables exactly as they appear in the paper Annette Bunge 3 Figures from Papers Wanted: A copy of a figure from the paper you are reviewing Annette Bunge 4 Use the Snapshot Tool in Adobe Reader (or Adobe Acrobat) to copy the contents of the selection marquee to the clipboard – The SnapshotTool looks like a small camera with a dash box around it – Select the area you want to copy – Go to PowerPoint and paste the contents of the selection marquee If the image copied to PowerPoint is enlarged it will look poor Figures from Papers Annette Bunge 6 Original size of pdf file in Adobe: 70% (The whole page fills screen) Copied image size: 100% Copied image size: 200% Fuzzy and too small to read! Big enough but too fuzzy to read. ChEN568 - Introduction to Research / Figures, Tables & Equations from Papers 2008 1 Annette Bunge 7 Figures from Papers To get the best quality image – Make the area you want to copy fill the screen – Shrink it to desired size in PowerPoint Annette Bunge 8 Original size of pdf file in Adobe: 70% (The page fills the screen) Copied image size: 200% Big enough but too fuzzy to read.Big enough to read and not fuzzy! Original size of pdf file in Adobe: 300% (The image fills the screen) Copied image size: 46% Annette Bunge 9 Figures from Papers Do not include Figure title – In a paper, the title explains the figure – In a presentation, the presenter explains the figure Annette Bunge 10 Figures from Papers You might want to indicate the figure number for audience members who are looking at the paper Figure 3 ChEN568 - Introduction to Research / Figures, Tables & Equations from Papers 2008 2 Annette Bunge 24 Figures from Papers Flow Rate [mL/s] C on st an t F lo w C ap ac ity [m L/ s] 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 Data Cake Adsorption Model Intermediate Adsorption Model Annette Bunge 25 Figures from Papers Flow Rate [mL/s] C on st an t F lo w C ap ac ity [m L/ s] 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 Data Cake Adsorption Model Intermediate Adsorption Model Annette Bunge 26 Figures from Papers Another example of a figure that needs help ypH 9.2 = -3683 x + 5.604, R2 = 0.96 Annette Bunge 27 Tables from Papers Consider plotting tabulated data This table is unreadable Table presents data for 2 treatments (A & B) carried out at 5 different temperatures It is hard to see the effect of treatment compared with the effect of temperature ChEN568 - Introduction to Research / Figures, Tables & Equations from Papers 2008 5 Annette Bunge 28 0 20 40 60 Time (min) 1 2 3 4 5 O D A P C on ce nt ra tio n (m g/ g) 60oC 100oCA B Tables from Papers Annette Bunge 29 Tables from Papers 0 20 40 60 Time (min) 1 2 3 4 5 O D A P C on ce nt ra tio n (m g/ g) 60oC 100oCA B Might be even better to make the 2 temperatures appear in sequence. Annette Bunge 30 0 20 40 60 Time (min) 1 2 3 4 5 O D A P C on ce nt ra tio n (m g/ g) 60oC 100oCA B Tables from Papers Might be even better to make the 2 temperatures appear in sequence. Annette Bunge 31 Tables from Papers Plotting tabulated data will not always improve the presentation This table is readable, but busy. Consider showing only what you want to talk about and show only that. ChEN568 - Introduction to Research / Figures, Tables & Equations from Papers 2008 6 Annette Bunge 32 Tables from Papers 0.46Toluene 0.31Chloroform 0.17Methylene chloride 0.74n-Butanol 1.2Acetone 1.4Isopropyl Alchol 1.7Ethanol EnhancementSystem Annette Bunge 33 Tables from Papers 0.46Toluene 0.31Chloroform 0.17Methylene chloride 0.74n-Butanol 1.2Acetone 1.4Isopropyl Alchol 1.7Ethanol EnhancementSystem > 1 Annette Bunge 34 Tables from Papers 0.46Toluene 0.31Chloroform 0.17Methylene chloride 0.74n-Butanol 1.2Acetone 1.4Isopropyl Alchol 1.7Ethanol EnhancementSystem > 1 < 1 Maybe add brackets in case any one in the audience is color blind. Annette Bunge 36 Equations from Papers Equations can be copied into the presentation – Be careful not to enlarge equation or it will look fuzzy Consider using equation editor to create equations – Go to Insert Object Equation editor Copied equation enlarged (300%) Copied equation shrunk (45%) mem proj total k A PH AEquation editor ChEN568 - Introduction to Research / Figures, Tables & Equations from Papers 2008 7