The surface of the thin, clear film needs the right pores for ink absorption. Buy the right printer, if possible. Some printers produce better overheads than others. If your office gives presentations often, consider buying a printer just for presentation materials. Tektronix Inc. of Wilsonville, Ore., makes my personal favorites, the Phaser 350 and 360, which melt solid-wax ink blocks onto media in a thin film.
Coverage is even and translucent.
Avoid complicated backgrounds. Backgrounds should not call attention to themselves. Shun more than two colors or complex patterns. Create your own backgrounds using Masters, or alter the background fill under the Format menu by selecting Background. The perfect presentation combination is a notebook computer and a projector or large-screen monitor.