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PowerPoint 2011 for Mac includes the same Shape Effects that are part of PowerPoint 2007 and 2011 on Windows — we have already explored how you can apply Shadow and Reflection effects to selected shapes in PowerPoint 2011. In this tutorial, we move to the next effect, Glow that adds a hazed color perimeter outside the shape area — yes, this is an Outer Glow and not an Inner Glow effect.
Learn to apply a Glow effects to shapes in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac.
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Reflections can look so cool — and since they show the same fill and outline attributes of what they reflect, they can end up being so distracting for your audiences! However, most of PowerPoint’s reflection presets that you learned to apply in our Reflection Effects for Shapes in PowerPoint 2011 are a little too attractive. The good news is that you can tone down the effect a little — or if you want you can also get more adventurous and have your slides bounce off their projected screens! Whatever your scenario may be, you can edit the reflection properties to suit your creative freedom — for instance, you can change the transparency or distance of the reflection, as you will learn in this tutorial.
Learn how you can make changes to the Reflection effect applied to shapes in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac.
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PowerPoint broadly provides three types of text containers: text placeholders, text boxes, and shapes — and although boundaries between these three types of text containers are blurred, all the three are sufficiently similar in their characteristics for layout options for the text contained inside them. In this tutorial, we will explore the alignment and text direction options for text within a text container in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows.
Learn how you can control text layout in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows.
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This technique originated from a video clip that Bruce Gabrielle posted on his blog — this video showed you how you can create a triangular table in PowerPoint by either creating a picture of the table itself (which makes the table non-editable) or by creating a picture of the table with just empty cells so that you can place a transparent table with figures or words over it. While both techniques are amazing, I wanted to use a process whereby not only is the table editable, but the ending shape need not be limited to just a triangle. Also, you can use this to hide and show parts of not just a table, but almost anything else including video clips.
Learn how to make cookie cutter shapes in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows.
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Effects are a cool feature in PowerPoint that lets your shapes stand out. No longer you have to be content with flat shapes that appear to be depressed within the slide itself. Having said that, moderation is the key — do not go overboard with the effects! In our series on Shape Effects in PowerPoint 2011, you have already explored how you can apply a Shadow Effect to any selected shape. In this tutorial, you will learn how you can quickly add reflection to a shape. So what’s the difference between a shadow and a reflection? A shadow is typically of one color, normally gray and is influenced by the direction of a light source. Reflection is also dependent on light but it shows all the colors of the original object in a blurred way — as in the reflection on water or glass.
Learn how to apply Reflection effects to a selected shapes in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac.
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