Shape Lines: Transparency for Shape Lines in PowerPoint

Created: Tuesday, December 30, 2014, posted by Geetesh at 9:21 am

Updated: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 10:47 am

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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.

Microsoft Windows

Transparency for Shape Lines in PowerPoint 2016

Transparency for Shape Lines in PowerPoint 2013

Transparency for Shape Lines in PowerPoint 2010

Apple Mac

Transparency for Shape Lines in PowerPoint 2011

Transparency for Shape Lines in PowerPoint

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