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Change Default Shape Attributes in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

When you insert a new shape on a slide in PowerPoint 2016 (or in any previous version), by default it is filled with a solid color and an outline (or something else depending on the Theme your presentation is based on). For example in a new blank presentation that we created, the shape is by default filled with a blue solid fill and has a thin dark blue outline. Whenever we insert another new shape on a slide, it will possess these same default shape attributes (fill, outline, and effect).

Change default shape attributes in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

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Artistic Effects for Picture Backgrounds in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

Default slide background options are limited to solid or gradient fills, and yes, you can even apply a picture as a slide background. However, picture backgrounds do pose some issues, especially since a busy picture may hamper the visibility of other slide objects such as text or charts. Fortunately, PowerPoint provides options to reduce the intensity of a picture background so that any foreground elements such as text can stand apart.

Explore artistic effects for picture backgrounds in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

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Transparency for Shape Outlines in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

Shape Outlines such as solid colors and gradients have a transparency attribute that lets you reduce the opacity of the outline 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%.

Apply transparency to shape outlines in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Lines, Microsoft Windows, Office 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Transparency, Tutorials

PowerPoint and Presenting News: August 28, 2018

Do you use the word, “like” often when you present? Jerry Weissman explores whether it is, like, OK to say ‘Like’. We also bring you some Featured List layouts.

PowerPoint 2016 for Windows users can learn about Working With Slide Numbers, Adding Headers and Footers to Slides, Adding Headers and Footers to Notes and Handout Pages, Formatting Outlines for Weight/Thickness and Dashes. PowerPoint 2016 for Mac users can explore Formatting Lines (and Shape Outlines), and the Weight/Thickness attributes. And if that wasn’t enough for this week, make sure you do not miss the quotes, press releases, and templates released in the last week.

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Formatting Outlines for Shapes (Weight/Thickness) in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac

We have explained the basics of formatting shape outlines in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac. Now we take you further ahead to explore how you can change line weight to make the outlines thinner and thicker. So why would you want to alter the weight of an outline? There are many reasons. More often than not, you may want a line that’s almost invisible or very thin. This lets your audience focus on other areas. At other times when you want the attention of your audience to focus on a particular line, then you can do so by increasing its weight. In this tutorial, we will also cover compound lines such as those that encompass double or triple lines.

Change the weight attribute of shape outlines in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.

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Tagged as: Lines, Mac, Office 2016, Office for Mac, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint for Mac, Tutorials