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Shapes play a significant role within any slides you create for your PowerPoint presentation. In many ways, shapes are like the building blocks of almost anything you do on your PowerPoint slides. PowerPoint provides hundreds of shapes efficiently categorized into 9 types or categories. You can do so much with these shapes. For example, you can combine shapes to create your own unique shapes, format shapes with fills, lines, and effects, and even group or layer them to create more amazing graphics. You can even create flowcharts with these shapes.
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.
Types of Shapes in PowerPoint 365
Types of Shapes in PowerPoint 2016
Types of Shapes in PowerPoint 2013
Types of Shapes in PowerPoint 2010 and 2007
Types of Shapes in PowerPoint 365
Types of Shapes in PowerPoint 2016
Types of Shapes in PowerPoint 2011
Types of Shapes in PowerPoint for the Web
Tutorial Code: 06 01 01
Previous: 05 09 02 Copy and Remove Highlighting for Text in PowerPoint
Next: 06 01 02 Insert Shapes in PowerPoint
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If your PowerPoint slide has umpteen shapes or slide objects, you may find that some of these objects are hidden or overlapped. Or you probably do not know if there are any objects hidden behind the large shape or picture on your slide? How can you tackle this issue? It’s easy to solve this problem if you know how to work with Reorder options. These Reorder options allow you to bring forward any shape or slide object so that it stays right on top of all other objects. Similarly, you can send any shape or slide object behind everything else on your slide.
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.
Reorder Shapes and Slide Objects in PowerPoint 2013
Reorder Shapes and Slide Objects in PowerPoint 2010
Reorder Shapes and Slide Objects in PowerPoint 2016
Reorder Shapes and Slide Objects in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 06 06 03
Previous: 06 06 02 Nudge and Move Shapes in PowerPoint
Next: 06 06 04 Dynamic Reordering of Shapes in PowerPoint
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You can align multiple objects on your slide using different alignment parameters. For example, you can align all object left, right, middle, center, up, or down. Alignment works on both horizontal and vertical planes. Options to align may be found in differing locations, depending upon the version of PowerPoint you use or the operating system you are using.
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.
Align Shapes in PowerPoint 2016
Align Shapes in PowerPoint 2013
Align Shapes in PowerPoint 2010
Align Shapes in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 06 05 01
Previous: 06 04 03 Drawing Multiple Shapes Quickly in PowerPoint
Next: 06 05 02 Align Shapes to Center of Slide in PowerPoint
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PowerPoint provides many types of fills for shapes, slide backgrounds, and even charts and tables. Picture fills may appear convincing or confusing depending upon the type of picture you use for the fill. Do remember that using a detailed or crowded picture as a fill for a small shape will get you no awards for slide design! It is best to use pictures that have one focused object or are subtle in nature for this purpose. Any shape on your slide in PowerPoint can be provided with a picture fill in the same way as you add or change solid fills or gradient fills.
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A fill is something that is contained within a PowerPoint slide object such as a shape. Some shapes may contain a solid fill, a picture, or even nothing. The last option is called “No Fill”, and results in a shape that’s entirely transparent unless it has a visible outline. Typically our tutorials address shapes but the techniques remain similar for almost all slide objects. These links provide more details depending upon the version of PowerPoint you may be using
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