In the Laboratory
A Fast, Inexpensive Procedure for Making 35-mm Slides Frederick A. Kundell Department of Chemistry, Richard Henson School of Science and Technology, Salisbury State University Salisbury, MD 21801-6837 Abstract A procedure for rapidly preparing semi-professional slides at very low cost is presented. The 35mm slides are prepared using a computer and a laser printer. The slide images are printed on Laser Printer Transparent Film. The procedure can be used for text, drawings, and tables. Keywords Public Understanding/Appreciation Teaching/Learning Aids Supplementary Materials No supplementary material available.
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Journal of Chemical Education • Vol. 74 No. 11 November 1997
In the Laboratory
A Fast, Inexpensive Procedure for Making 35-mm Slides Frederick A. Kundell Department of Chemistry, Richard Henson School of Science and Technology, Salisbury State University Salisbury, MD 21801-6837 All too often, it is necessary to prepare or update slides just before a presentation. We have stumbled onto a procedure that will allow us to prepare “semiprofessional” slides of text, drawings, and tables rapidly and inexpensively. We are using WordPerfect 6.1a and a Hewlett Packard Laser 4 plus printer, but comparable software and hardware should give equivalent results. When text is printed with a font size of 4 point on transparency film for use with laser printers (we used 3M), the print size is appropriate for 35-mm slides. The film size for a 35-mm slide is 35 mm × 35 mm. If the WordPerfect
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page is set up with minimal margins and five columns, 40 slides can be prepared from each transparency sheet. After the transparency is printed, it is cut to slide-size images and each image is placed in a slide mount. The 3M Transparency Film is not adversely affected by the high-intensity projector light. We have found that it is best to write text in bold capitals using a clear font such as “UNIVERS” or Helvetica. A “zoom” setting of 200% allows one to read the image on the screen. If there are fractions or exponents in equations, a 5point font size may be desirable with the equation editor.
Journal of Chemical Education • Vol. 74 No. 11 November 1997
