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PowerPoint provides two types of shapes: open and close shapes. Shapes, such as rectangles, circles, etc. are closed shapes. Regular line shapes, such as straight lines, curves, scribbles, etc. are open shapes. Arrowheads can be added only to open shapes. That’s because an arrow needs a pronounced, visible beginning and end.
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Formatting Arrowheads in PowerPoint 2016
Formatting Arrowheads in PowerPoint 2013
Formatting Arrowheads in PowerPoint 2010
Formatting Arrowheads in PowerPoint 2007
Formatting Arrowheads in PowerPoint 2003 and 2002
Formatting Arrowheads in PowerPoint 2011
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Previous: 08 02 03 Formatting Line Dashes for Shapes in PowerPoint
Next: 08 02 05 Gradient Lines for Shapes in PowerPoint
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A dashed line can have plenty of variations: from a line with fewer dashes to ones with longer or smaller dashes, or even alternating small and long dashes. So why do you add a Dash style to your outline? That’s a good question and the answer is quite simple, sometimes, Dash styles can add value to visual content, but use them judiciously. Many diagrams use dashed lines as a way to differentiate them from other content that has conventional, non-dashed lines.
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Lyn Roseaman s the founder of Now You’re Talking, a coaching business that ensures people find their voice and transform their lives and author of Now You’re Talking: Take your speeches, talks and presentations to a wider audience and a bigger stage. Following a successful international career as a market research director, Lyn knows what makes people tick. Now she brings that understanding to public speaking, helping busy people build their confidence and create powerful narratives that deliver maximum relevance and impact to today’s key target audiences.
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Although PowerPoint allows you to choose almost any color you want, it is often difficult to choose the same color for text as the grass or the sky in a picture on the same slide! PowerPoint 2016’s Eyedropper option enables you to pick an exact color from anywhere, sometimes even from somewhere outside PowerPoint!
To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.
Eyedropper Fill in PowerPoint 2016
Eyedropper Fill in PowerPoint 2013
Tutorial Code: 08 01 13
Previous: 08 01 12 No Fill for Shapes in PowerPoint
Next: 08 01 14 Advanced Eyedropper Fill Options in PowerPoint
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Frederik Dessau is a senior consultant at SkabelonDesign, a world leading agency within brand management and productivity in Microsoft Office. Frederik has been working professionally with PowerPoint (from template, to content) since 2005, implementing not only brands, but also sales processes and project management excellence. Frederik came to SkabelonDesign with a broad background from traditional communication, ad and design agencies. Today he is a leading resource in terms of corporate efficiency within Microsoft Office with a special force (and love) within the domains of PowerPoint.
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