If you have an under-sized screen for the room you are in, the fonts may have to be larger than optimal in order for the person farthest away to easily read the text. The font size you select also should be dictated by the size of your screen and the longest distance from your screen to the places people stand for singing. Some fonts are larger at 32 point than others. I see this most often when people try to include too many lyrics on one slide.Ī good font size will have nice margins around the slide and the font will be somewhere in the 32-48 pt size, depending upon the font you are using. However, small fonts will be unreadable to many, and they psychologically can lead to diminished singing. If your font size is too large, with little margins, it tends to create tension–almost a feeling of someone screaming at you. It is much cleaner and easier to read.ĭon’t make the font size too large or too small aim for just right. Now, look at the same slide with a sans-serif font. Please please please NEVER use Comic Sans! These fonts are easier to read than the serif fonts like Times Roman. Some examples are Arial, Calibri, and Verdana. Our goal is to make the slide clearly readable by every person from the front row to the back row. This post will address the font size, font type, and line spacing. These principles will be applicable whether you use PowerPoint or one of the worship presentation software packages such as EasyWorship, MediaShout, ProPresenter, Open LP or SongShow Plus. In the next few weeks, we will look at various components of slide production and operation. (If your church does not use video in worship, start with a previous post, Got Video?) Conversely, poor slide production and operation of the lyric display can greatly hamper worship. Displaying song lyrics in worship with excellence is an often overlooked area of preparation, yet one that can really enhance our worship times.
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