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 clip art.
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, then
you can just click and drag to move it.
This shape is a little too big right now, so I'm going to use the resizing handles
to make it a little bit smaller.
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.
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.
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 several different types,
but I want to focus on the two different types of 3-D effects: Bevel and 3-D Rotation.
Bevel will add a kind of curved or grooved edge to
the shape.
And 3-D rotation makes it seem like you're looking
at the object from a different angle.
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 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.