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There are so many shapes in PowerPoint, from the basic Rectangle and Oval to the fancy Pie and Smiley Face! You can use these shapes as they are, or you can use the Merge Shape commands to create your own unique shapes. However, even if you do not create new shapes, there are some existing shapes that can be used in myriad ways. One of these is the Arc shape, that we will explore today. The Arc shape is quite easy to use, and in fact, you’ll find so much similarity between how the Arc and the Pie shapes appear and work—and some difference too.
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Tagged as: Advanced Shape Techniques, PowerPoint Tutorials, Shapes
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Font size does make a difference for the aesthetics of your slide, but what do you do if the text itself uses more or less space than you may want? Sometimes, you may want the text to take just a wee bit lesser space so that all content can fit within two lines rather than three. If you would like to alter the spacing between text characters, you can do so by using PowerPoint’s Character Spacing option, which affects the appearance and readability of both title and body text. Essentially Character Spacing is the amount of space in-between individual letters. You can easily adjust this spacing for a cleaner look or to make more or less text fit within any text container.
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Tagged as: 05-06, PowerPoint Tutorials, Text and Fonts, Text Formatting
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PowerPoint provides so many basic shapes within the Shapes gallery. All of these shapes can be used in many ways, and that in itself works most of the time. Yet there are plenty of other shapes that are not provided within the Shapes gallery but you can easily modify an existing shape a wee bit to end up with something you need. A semi-circle is a perfect example of such a shape.
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.
Creating Semi-Circles in PowerPoint 2013
Creating Semi-Circles in PowerPoint 2010
Creating Semi-Circles in PowerPoint 2007
Creating Semi-Circles in PowerPoint 2003
Creating Semi-Circles in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 06 07 03
Previous: 06 07 02 Drawing a Perfect Square in PowerPoint
Next: 06 07 04 Semi-Circles Again in PowerPoint
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Tagged as: 06-07, Circles and Squares, PowerPoint Tutorials, Shapes
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If PowerPoint represents something more than anything else, it is the slide—and while you can use a white slide bereft of any graphic treatment, more often than not you will want to use something else. That’s because the background elements of a slide are a representation of the brand of your company, or even an expression of your personality.
In PowerPoint parlance, the background is just one choice that you must make to create that complete appearance. You will also need to explore fonts, colors, effects, slide layouts, and more. And all of these elements must work together to create and represent a cohesive brand. Here, we only explore backgrounds, and more importantly how you would create them within Adobe Photoshop.
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Tagged as: 04-10, Other Tutorials, PowerPoint Tutorials, Themes Templates Masters and Layouts
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PowerPoint allows you to customize the Ribbon in a number of ways. You can add Ribbon tabs, add Groups, and populate these with commands. And if you think you made a mess and were better off with the defaults, then you can always get back to square one. On a more positive front, you can share your customizations with friends and colleagues, or also your other computers. And you can export your customizations to a file saved as a backup for a rainy day!
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Tagged as: 01-06, Interface and Basics, PowerPoint Tutorials, Working with QAT and Ribbons
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