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one of the best ways to add color and
interest to your presentations is to add
shapes there are a lot of different
shapes to choose from and they can be
fully customized with colors effects and
shape styles to get started go to the
insert tab and then click shapes
and then just select the one that you
want
I want the no symbol because it's going
to go on top of this paper towel clipart
click on the shape and then click and
drag on the slide and the shape will
appear
and if it's not in exactly the right
place you can just click and drag to
move it
the shape is a little too big right now
so I'm going to use the resizing handles
to make it a little bit smaller and
these are found on the sides and the
corners of the shape every shape will
also have a green handle that you can
drag to rotate it
and if it has a yellow handle then you
can use that to make other adjustments
to the shape but not every shape has
that
this shape still isn't very exciting so
let's start customizing it with the
shape selected click on the format tab
the quickest way to customize a shape is
by choosing a shape style and you can
click on the drop down arrow to view all
of them these add colors and effects at
the same time
and I think I'll go with this reddish
style
this shape is done now and since we used
a shape style it took almost no time at
all to make it look nice you can also
customize text boxes in the same way
because a text box is just a type of
shape but for this one I have a very
specific look in mind so I'm going to
customize the colors and effects
individually and these options are found
right next to the shape styles for the
shape fill I'd like this light beige
color
and for the outline I want something
that will match the no symbol on the
right
under shape effects there are several
different types but I want to focus on
the two different types of 3d effects
bevel and 3d rotation
Bebel will add a kind of curved or
grooved edge to the shape
and 3d rotation makes it seem like
you're looking at the object from a
different angle and I like to combine
these two different effects to get a
kind of realistic look
so for shapes and text boxes it's
totally up to you whether you want to
use shape styles to quickly format the
appearance or if you want to really get
into the details by adding your own
colors and effects like what you just
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