From the course: PowerPoint 2016 Essential Training
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Formatting shapes
- We've got the shapes on our presentation, but the colors are all wrong and they're a little blobby. They probably call more attention to themselves right now than the content we're trying to use them as a tool to feature, so that's a bad thing. Let's fix it. The first thing I'd like to do with this shape is change the color of it. I'll select the shape and in the "Drawing Tools" "Format" tab I can change the "Shape Fill." Since this is an award, I'm going to change it to a more award-like color, such as gold. I'll also change the shape outline to a bright yellow so it stands out a bit. I can click "Shape Effects." They should look familiar to you, we've been seeing them all throughout the presentation. I'll choose a preset, a nice chisel to make it look like a real award. I can also go back and change my font properties. I can click right inside my text box, highlight the text, I can boldface it or make it larger, just to make it stand out a little bit more. From here, I can move my…
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