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SmartArt in PowerPoint 2007and 2010 has replaced the diagram options in previous versions of PowerPoint. SmartArt also allows you to replace bullet points with info-graphic content using text-within-shapes that’s more logical to view and present. In this tutorial you’ll learn how to insert a SmartArt graphics within PowerPoint 2010.
Learn how to insert SmartArt within PowerPoint 2010 for Windows.
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Many times, you want to animate several slide objects together — or you may want to rotate all shapes together to a certain angle — at times like these, you’ll be happy to know that grouping, ungrouping, and regrouping shapes is possible in PowerPoint.
Learn how to group, ungroup, and regroup shapes and slide objects in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows.
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Distributing shapes is a simple concept — it means that the space between consecutive shapes (or any other slide objects) should be the same so that they all appear evenly spaced out. If you create many PowerPoint slides, it is very important to keep all your shapes cleanly positioned and spaced. You already explored aligning shapes in a previous tutorial — in this tutorial we’ll look at how you can distribute shapes evenly in PowerPoint 2010. The Distribute option is a great way to position shapes equidistant from each other, either on a horizontal or vertical plane. Follow these steps to learn more.
Learn how you can distribute shapes evenly in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows.
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Similar to PowerPoint 2007 (also Word and Excel), PowerPoint 2010 uses a variety of built-in Themes that are installed by default. In PowerPoint, you can find these in the Design tab of the Ribbon. It’s a good idea to learn how you can save individual Theme files for several reasons: you may want to customize a particular Theme file, you may want to share it with others, or you may just want to backup the Theme file for future use. Whatever your reason may be, this tutorial shows you how you can save a Theme file from within PowerPoint 2010, Word 2010, or Excel 2010 for Windows.
Learn how you can save a Theme from within Office 2010 applications.
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I am a great believer in creative freedom, and unrequired alignment of slide objects such as shapes is probably as bad a design decision as aligning nothing at all. In the end, every decision to align needs to stem from your creative thoughts — sometimes it works, and some other times, an unaligned bunch of shapes looks perfectly natural and organic. Also remember that alignment works with more than just shapes — and you can also combine shapes with other slide objects and align them all together. Now for those times when you place shapes on a PowerPoint slide anywhere you want, and then you need these shapes to be arranged in a straight line — follow these steps to learn more.
Learn how you can align shapes in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows.
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