Shape Effects: Apply Shadow Effects to Shapes in PowerPoint

Created: Saturday, November 3, 2012, posted by Geetesh at 6:56 am

Updated: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 12:31 pm

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PowerPoint provides three types of shadows for your slide objects: Outer, Inner and Perspective. You can apply any of these, or customize them to your requirement. The following links provide more explanation about shadows depending upon the version of PowerPoint you may be 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.

Microsoft Windows

Apply Shadow Effects to Shapes in PowerPoint 2016

Apply Shadow Effects to Shapes in PowerPoint 2013

Apply Shadow Effects to Shapes in PowerPoint 2010

Apply Shadow Effects to Shapes in PowerPoint 2007

Apply shadow Effects to shapes in PowerPoint 2003 and 2002

Apple Mac

Apply Shadow Effects to Shapes in PowerPoint 2011

Apply Shadow Effects to Shapes in PowerPoint

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