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When you are working with multiple pictures on a slide, their position, formatting, and size may be required to be the same across successive slides. This can be achieved manually using resizing and aligning options, although you will use an inordinate amount of time making sure that the pictures look consistent slide after slide. Even then, there are chances you may not be too happy with the results or the time it takes to make these changes. You can get over this problem by using a new Slide Layout with a picture placeholder.
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Shape Line attributes such as solid colors and gradients have a transparency attribute that lets you reduce the opacity of the line so that the slide object or background behind shows through. Transparency is calculated in percentages and you can change its value all the way from 0 to 100%.
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.
Transparency for Shape Lines in PowerPoint 2016
Transparency for Shape Lines in PowerPoint 2013
Transparency for Shape Lines in PowerPoint 2010
Transparency for Shape Lines in PowerPoint 2011
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Previous: 08 02 07 No Line for Shapes in PowerPoint
Next: 08 03 01 Applying Effects for Shapes in PowerPoint
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Rick Altman is a California based presentation consultant who has been helping organizations communicate better in public since before Microsoft developed PowerPoint. He has been hosting end-user conferences since 1989 and is well known as the host of the annual Presentation Summit.
Here’s a list of links on Indezine.com where he has been featured:
Crush Your Next Virtual Presentation: Conversation with Rick Altman
January 28, 2026
Presentation Summit 2024: Conversation with Rick Altman
September 4, 2024
Virtual PowerPoint Workshop, Spring 2024: Conversation with Rick Altman
March 1, 2024
Presentation Summit 2023: Conversation with Rick Altman
June 14, 2023
Presentation Summit 2022 Sweepstakes: Conversation with Rick Altman
May 9, 2022
Presentation Summit 2022: Conversation with Rick Altman
December 16, 2021
Presentation Summit 2021 Sweepstakes: Conversation with Rick Altman
June 17, 2021
Presentation Summit 2020: Conversation with Rick Altman
April 17, 2020
Presentation Summit 2019 and 2020: Conversation with Rick Altman
February 28, 2020
Presentation Summit 2019: Conversation with Rick Altman
June 28, 2019
Presentation Summit-Powtoon Contest: Entries Showcase
May 20, 2019
Why Most PowerPoint Presentations Suck (Fourth Edition): Conversation with Rick Altman
May 16, 2019
Presentation Summit-Powtoon Contest: Conversation with Rick Altman
April 24, 2019
Presentation Summit 2018: Conversation with Rick Altman
April 2, 2018
Presentation Summit 2017: Conversation with Rick Altman
August 14, 2017
Presentation Summit 2016: Conversation with Rick Altman
September 20, 2016
Presentation Summit Cruise: Conversation with Rick Altman
August 3, 2016
Presentation Summit 2016: Conversation with Rick Altman
April 21, 2016
Presentation Summit 2015: Conversation with Rick Altman
May 1, 2015
Presentation Summit 2014: Conversation with Rick Altman
April 24, 2014
Presentation Summit 2013: Conversation with Rick Altman
May 22, 2013
Presentation Summit 2012 and 2013: Conversation with Rick Altman
October 24, 2012
Crash Courses at the Presentation Summit 2012
October 8, 2012
Outstanding Presentations Workshop 2012: Conversation with Ellen Finkelstein
September 13, 2012
Presentation Summit 2012: Conversation with Rick Altman
July 19, 2012
Why Most PowerPoint Presentations Suck 3rd Edition: Conversation with Rick Altman
July 4, 2012
Presentation Summit 2011 Template Contest: Conversation with Rick Altman
July 25, 2011
PresentationNext: Conversation with Rick Altman
January 18, 2011
Presentation Summit, Looking Back and Beyond: Conversation with Rick Altman
November 8, 2010
Presentation Summit Template Contest 2010: Conversation with Rick Altman
April 12, 2010
Presentation Summit 2010: Conversation with Rick Altman
March 26, 2010
PowerPoint Live 2009: Conversation with Rick Altman
October 27, 2009
The PowerPoint Live Template Contest: Conversation with Rick Altman
March 21, 2009
PowerPoint Live 2008 Retrospective: Conversation with Rick Altman
November 21, 2008
PowerPoint Live: Conversation with Rick Altman
November 17, 2007
From Screen to Toner: Printing your Presentation
June 2, 2007
Check out the PowerPoint Live Video
April 11, 2006
PPT Live 2005 – An Interview with Rick Altman
July 1, 2005
The Golden Triangle – Presenter, Audience, and Slides
May 16, 2005
PPT Live – An Interview with Rick Altman
August 4, 2003
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Prezi is a cloud-based presentation software and also a storytelling tool for presenting.
Here’s a list of links on Indezine.com related to Prezi:
2015 Prezi Awards: Conversation with Susannah Shattuck
December 21, 2015
50 Million Prezi Users: Conversation with Scott Kabat
May 18, 2015
Prezi Nutshell
April 2, 2015
Prezi/Harris Interactive Survey: Conversation with Peter Arvai
October 1, 2014
Prezi/Harris Interactive Survey: Conversation with Carmine Gallo
September 29, 2014
Prezi Notes for PowerPoint Users 01: Change Fonts
August 5, 2014
20 Million Prezi Users: Conversation with Drew Banks
April 8, 2013
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SlideShare is a well-known slide sharing and uploading site. Once you sign up, you get access to a ton of features that let you do so much more with your slide content.
Here’s a list of links on Indezine.com related to SlideShare:
Haiku Deck Interface within SlideShare
December 4, 2014
Creating Slides on SlideShare
November 28, 2014
Creating Slides on SlideShare: Conversation with Arpit Dhariwal
November 27, 2014
SlideShare’s Android App: Conversation with Andri Kristinsson
May 15, 2014
Present Yourself: Conversation with Andrea Meyer
August 26, 2013
Present Yourself: Conversation with Kit Seeborg
August 22, 2013
LinkedIn’s SlideShare Acquisition: Conversation with Amit Ranjan
July 12, 2012
SlideShare Moves to HTML5: Conversation with Jonathan Boutelle
October 05, 2011
Sharing SlideShare Content on LinkedIn: Conversation with Amit Ranjan
July 18, 2011
World’s Best Presentation Contest 2010: Conversation with Cory Jim
December 24, 2010
SlideShare Channels: Conversation with Rashmi Sinha
February 04, 2010
Healthcare Napkins wins SlideShare’s World’s Best Presentation Contest for 2009
September 30, 2009
SlideShare Now Supports Keynote
December 9, 2008
SlideShare Announces Contest Winners
September 04, 2008
The World’s Best Presentation Contest: Conversation with Rashmi Sinha
September 03, 2008
SlideShare: Contest Winners
May 12, 2007
World’s Best Presentation Contest
March 23, 2007
An Interview with Jonathan Boutelle
November 10, 2006
SlideShare: Sharing Slides and Presentations
October 11, 2006
SlideShare: Uploading Presentations
October 10, 2006
SlideShare: Joining SlideShare
October 09, 2006
Looking at SlideShare
October 05, 2006
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