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PowerPoint has several features that may amaze you, but did you know about an option to convert regular text into a shape. First of all, this is an undocumented feature. And then, this is such an utterly useful option, that people find all sorts of excuses to use this feature. For example, you can now easily create logos in PowerPoint without using any other application. Or use a fancy font and then share that presentation with others in the knowledge that recipients can see the font exactly as intended, even if it’s not installed on their computers.
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.
Convert Text to Shape by Intersection in PowerPoint 2016
Convert Text to Shape by Intersection in PowerPoint 2013
Convert Text to Shape by Intersection in PowerPoint 2016
Tutorial Code: 06 10 08
Previous: 06 10 07 Shape Subtract Command in PowerPoint
Next: 06 10 09 Convert Text to Shapes by Fragmentation in PowerPoint
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Tagged as: 06-10, Merge Shapes, PowerPoint Tutorials, Shapes
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Sometimes you want your Text Box to be placed in an exact position on your slide. Yes, you can select a Text Box and move it around by dragging it with your mouse, and then let it go wherever you want it placed. However, for all practical reasons this process is just visual and not accurate enough. Thankfully, PowerPoint provides a way to accurately position any Text Box just where you want it located.
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Tagged as: 05-06, PowerPoint Tutorials, Text and Fonts, Text Formatting
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When you start creating a new presentation, many users just launch PowerPoint and start creating their slides. Actually, there are three common ways in which you can create slides. Yet, the best way to start creating presentation slides is not from within PowerPoint but by creating an outline in another program. Many purists say that you should not even launch PowerPoint until you have an outline in place.
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Tagged as: 01-03, Creating Slides, Interface and Basics, PowerPoint Tutorials
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Have you ever wanted to use PowerPoint as a graphic program to create posters, web-banner ads, YouTube cover art, etc.? You will then run into some limitations, especially when you tried to export a PowerPoint slide to a picture with exact size dimensions. In this tutorial, we will explore how a small improvement that Microsoft added in PowerPoint 2013 and newer versions is providing significant returns.
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Tagged as: 01-01, Interface and Basics, PowerPoint Tutorials, Slides
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PowerPoint defaults to widescreen slides in all new presentations. However, you can change your presentation’s aspect ratio from Widescreen (16:9) to Standard (4:3), and also do the reverse. PowerPoint has some features up its sleeve that make these changes of aspect ratios easier to understand, and some quirks too!
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Tagged as: Interface and Basics, PowerPoint Tutorials, Slide Aspect Ratio
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