Default Attributes: Change Default Shape Attributes in PowerPoint

Created: Tuesday, September 4, 2018, posted by Geetesh at 12:26 pm

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When you insert a new shape on a slide in PowerPoint, by default it is filled with a solid color and an outline (or something else depending on the Theme your presentation is based on). These default shape attributes can be changed very easily in PowerPoint. But do remember that these changes are only limited to the presentation you are working on. If the presentation is not saved, you’ll lose the changes.

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.

Microsoft Windows

Change Default Shape Attributes in PowerPoint 2016

Change Default Shape Attributes in PowerPoint 2013

Change Default Shape Attributes in PowerPoint 2010

Change Default Shape Attributes in PowerPoint 2007

Apple Mac

Change Default Shape Attributes in PowerPoint 2011

Change Default Shape Attributes in PowerPoint

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