WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:07.090 --> 00:00:12.040 I'm working on a presentation for my job at the High Tech Technology Center. 00:00:12.040 --> 00:00:19.040 I know the topics I want to cover in the presentation, so I've already inserted slides for each area 00:00:19.110 --> 00:00:24.300 I want to talk about. Right now, I want to edit the title slide 00:00:24.300 --> 00:00:30.670 so it will really get the audience's attention. I think I'll apply a WordArt style to this 00:00:30.670 --> 00:00:37.670 text.WordArt is a feature in Word and PowerPoint that allows the user to create stylized text 00:00:38.019 --> 00:00:45.019 with textures, shadows, outlines, and more. To apply a WordArt style, just select the 00:00:45.940 --> 00:00:51.920 text box and then click the Format tab that appears. 00:00:51.920 --> 00:00:58.649 You can see the group of WordArt styles. Now select the text and hover over the WordArt 00:00:58.649 --> 00:01:05.649 styles to see a live preview on the slide. You can click the down arrow to see more or 00:01:07.050 --> 00:01:11.110 click the More arrow to see all the possible styles. 00:01:11.110 --> 00:01:18.110 Here, I'll try this one just click it to select it. 00:01:18.850 --> 00:01:24.920 You have the option of changing the fill color. Just click the command and hover over the 00:01:24.920 --> 00:01:29.899 color options to see a live preview on the slide. 00:01:29.899 --> 00:01:36.039 You could choose a fill color that matches and looks good or a color that doesn't quite 00:01:36.039 --> 00:01:41.979 look right. You can also use no fill, or access more colors 00:01:41.979 --> 00:01:45.740 than the ones above. You can use a picture on your computer to 00:01:45.740 --> 00:01:52.560 fill the text, a gradient like these or a texture option. 00:01:52.560 --> 00:01:59.560 When you find one you like, just click it to select it. 00:01:59.789 --> 00:02:04.869 If you want to change the text outline, just click the command to see color options for 00:02:04.869 --> 00:02:08.800 the outline. You'll see that in addition to the outline 00:02:08.800 --> 00:02:15.390 color, you can change the weight, or the width of the outline, and even the style of the 00:02:15.390 --> 00:02:20.620 line. When you see a color you like, just select 00:02:20.620 --> 00:02:25.659 it. You've probably noticed by now that you can 00:02:25.659 --> 00:02:31.450 make a WordArt that looks nice and professional, or you can choose from a wide variety of colors 00:02:31.450 --> 00:02:37.579 and end up with something that doesn't look very good like my title slide. 00:02:37.579 --> 00:02:41.930 Let's go back to WordArt styles and choose a different one. 00:02:41.930 --> 00:02:52.239 Here, I like this one, it's pretty simple. Now before we finish, let me show you one 00:02:52.239 --> 00:02:58.829 other WordArt command called Text Effects. Just click the command and you'll see a wide 00:02:58.829 --> 00:03:05.370 variety of options. You can add shadows to your text some of which 00:03:05.370 --> 00:03:10.379 are really subtle or you can add a reflection of the text. 00:03:10.379 --> 00:03:15.349 This Word Art style already has a reflection, so we don't need those. 00:03:15.349 --> 00:03:22.349 You can add a simple glow to the text or a really bright glow. 00:03:24.439 --> 00:03:29.659 You have Bevel options that modify the text and some 3-D options, also. 00:03:29.659 --> 00:03:35.799 Finally, you have some transform options that transform the text in some interesting ways. 00:03:35.799 --> 00:03:39.799 This is what most people think about when they think of Word Art. 00:03:39.799 --> 00:03:43.040 You want to be careful when you create your slides. 00:03:43.040 --> 00:03:47.269 Some of these transform options are really fun looking, but I don't think they help my 00:03:47.269 --> 00:03:53.930 title slide look very professional, so I'll just skip these! As you can see, WordArt really 00:03:53.930 --> 00:04:00.150 helped me format the text on my title slide. Just remember when you work with WordArt that 00:04:00.150 --> 00:04:04.450 just because you can format text in a certain way doesn't mean you should. 00:04:04.450 --> 00:04:11.450 Imagine if I had used the transform, 3-D and glow options.I might have ended up with a 00:04:11.590 --> 00:04:18.590 title slide like this...or like this. But, I'm happy with how this looks. 00:04:23.020 --> 00:04:27.310 Now I'd like to show you how to insert a shape in PowerPoint. 00:04:27.310 --> 00:04:32.610 There are many times when you will use shapes as you create various slides. 00:04:32.610 --> 00:04:37.360 Here on this title slide I'd like to add a star between the words High and Tech since 00:04:37.360 --> 00:04:43.710 our company logo uses a star. On the Home tab, click the Shapes command 00:04:43.710 --> 00:04:49.960 to display a menu of shape options. We have everything from basic shapes, to math 00:04:49.960 --> 00:04:55.800 signs. I'll just click the shape I want to insert, 00:04:55.800 --> 00:05:01.090 and as I move the cursor toward the slide it changes to a cross. 00:05:01.090 --> 00:05:05.770 When I reach the location I want to insert the shape, I'll click and hold down the mouse 00:05:05.770 --> 00:05:10.990 button and drag the cursor until the star is the right size. 00:05:10.990 --> 00:05:16.190 And then I'll release the button. After I insert the shape, I can see that a 00:05:16.190 --> 00:05:22.180 Format tab has appeared on the Ribbon. I can select it and see a variety of formatting 00:05:22.180 --> 00:05:27.440 options. In the Shapes Style group I have some options 00:05:27.440 --> 00:05:34.220 for formatting the shape.I can hover over each style to see a live preview of it, and 00:05:34.220 --> 00:05:38.210 click the More arrow to see all the style options. 00:05:38.210 --> 00:05:45.210 Here, I like this one so I'll just click it to select it. 00:05:45.569 --> 00:05:51.569 I can also change the shape fill color, by clicking the command and choosing an option 00:05:51.569 --> 00:05:57.490 or I can change the shape outline. These commands work the same way as the fill 00:05:57.490 --> 00:06:04.490 colors and outline colors do in WordArt Styles. You can also apply a Shape Effect. 00:06:05.650 --> 00:06:12.289 This menu should look familiar to you. I want a glow option, so I'll select it, and 00:06:12.289 --> 00:06:18.509 then click an option to choose one of the glow effects there, that looks good. 00:06:18.509 --> 00:06:25.509 Now, I just need to select the text box and add a few extra spaces between the words. 00:06:26.139 --> 00:06:29.770 I'll just click and drag the star to the desired location. 00:06:29.770 --> 00:06:36.770 Yeah, right here between the words. Now, I can resize and move the shape, just 00:06:37.090 --> 00:06:43.020 like I do text boxes and pictures. You may have noticed that there is an Insert 00:06:43.020 --> 00:06:48.419 Shapes group right here on the Format tab. You can use this group to insert a shape if 00:06:48.419 --> 00:06:53.550 the Format tab is already available. It may save you a bit of time because you 00:06:53.550 --> 00:07:00.240 don't have go to the Shapes command on the Home tab. But the Shape options are the same in both places. 00:07:00.240 --> 00:07:05.240 Also, from this group you can add a text box inside a shape and add text -- if the shape 00:07:06.909 --> 00:07:11.479 is large enough. WordArt and Shapes are two very different 00:07:11.479 --> 00:07:17.039 features, but you can see here how both can be used, together or separately to allow you 00:07:17.039 --> 00:07:20.460 to create effective slides. Now you give it a try!