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I started working with a new client doing a series of 1-on-1 coaching sessions. In the first session, we were going over a slide and I needed to select 2 objects to move them together. Use the Shift key to select more than one object Since we were working via webinar software, he [...] This is the final installment of a 4-part series on the Custom Shapes tools. If you haven’t read those posts, I recommend reading them first. Part I: Union (This part tells you how to find the tools, which are hidden by default.) Part II: Subtract Part III: Intersect Combining shapes You might think that [...] In Part I of this series, I explained the Union tool and how to get all the Custom Shapes tools on your Quick Access toolbar. In Part II, I covered the Subtract tool. The 3rd tool is the Intersect tool and it results in a shape that is the intersection of the selected shapes. [...] This is Part II of a series on custom shapes in PowerPoint 2010. Part I, on Union is here. In that post I explain how to find the custom shapes feature. The Subtract command subtracts one shape from another. It’s great for cutouts and holes. Let’s say I want a bucket with a hole [...] PowerPoint 2010 has a new feature that’s very hard to find, but people are praising it over and over. It’s called Custom Shapes, and it’s a set of 4 tools that you can use to create your very own shapes–the sky’s the limit! Why do you need Custom Shapes? To make your slides unique! [...] Julie Terberg has written a great blog post about creating picture placeholders. A placeholder is an element in a slide layout. The secret here is to use any shape, even a custom shape, to define the shape of the placeholder. By using this technique, you can create very unique slides. Read more here. Ellen [...] You can use abstract images to create interesting, textured backgrounds for slides or shapes. For example, Nancy Duarte’s signature slide uses a textured image background. You can see an example here. (If you have PowerPoint 2010, you have this presentation. Choose File> New> Sample Templates> 5 Rules.) Here’s an example, using abstract images as [...] In Part I, I explained some of the elements of Web 2.0 design and showed you how to create reflections. In this part, I’ll show you how to create highlights. A highlight is a reflection of light on a shiny surface. Here’s the slide that contains the highlights.
But you probably [...] Maybe Web 2.0 is already an old look, but you still see a lot of it. Of course, Web 2.0 really refers to how a website functions–especially interactivity and sharing. But, along with Web 2.0 has come a type of design and one of its main hallmarks is a clean, shiny look. Why shiny? [...] |
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