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Layer images and shapes for stunning slides

March 21, 2019 by Ellen Finkelstein 1 Comment

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A simple way to create stunning slides is to layer an image, a shape, and text placeholders. Here are 2 examples: Here are the steps to create these slides: 1. Enter your text

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Filed Under: Design principles, Images, Slide layout Tagged With: images, layer, layers, pictures, shapes, slide design, slide layout, stunning slides

Create a numbered list with shapes

July 9, 2015 by Ellen Finkelstein 8 Comments

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I recently saw an interesting slide that had a unique numbered list and I thought I’d show you how to create a numbered list with shapes. It’s hard to get numbered lists that have a graphic look to them because SmartArt doesn’t do numbers. Of course, it isn’t nearly as automated as SmartArt, so it […]

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Filed Under: Shapes & text boxes Tagged With: merge shapes, numbered list, shapes

Results of Extreme Shapes contest!

March 10, 2014 by Ellen Finkelstein 1 Comment

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A few weeks ago, in my newsletter, I announced a contest based on my blog post, “Customize slide objects to the extreme.” With a great prize — the winner would get a choice of one of my two $97 products. What, you aren’t a subscriber? You can subscribe here. Subscribers sometimes get special offers like […]

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Filed Under: Shapes & text boxes Tagged With: combine shapes, shapes, union

Reorder objects in the Selection pane in PowerPoint 2013

September 15, 2013 by Ellen Finkelstein Leave a Comment

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As you build a slide’s design, you may add a lot of objects to it. Complex animation may especially include many objects. Do you spend a lot of time reordering objects? By that I mean moving an object behind or in front of another object? Usually, the way I reorder objects is to right-click an […]

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Filed Under: Shapes & text boxes Tagged With: objects, re-order, reorder, Selection pane, shapes

Create professional-looking 3D effects with bevels

April 8, 2012 by Ellen Finkelstein 6 Comments

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The single most effective way to add a professional look to shapes on a slide is to add a bevel. What’s a bevel, you may ask? A bevel is a 3D effect on the edge of a shape. The bevel makes the shape look raised. Here are the preset bevel looks, but you can adjust […]

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Filed Under: Shapes & text boxes Tagged With: 3D, 3d effects, bevel, shapes

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