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Unit 7: Presentations

Apply Borders and Shading to Elements of a Slide

PowerPoint makes it easy to create a presentation, but the more time and attention that goes into the show, the more effective it will be. Adding details to your slides can help your presentation make a better impact. After you have added elements to a slide, there are a variety of ways to make them look memorable.

1. If it is not already open, open your SUV Sales presentation. In the second slide, click Major Selling Points.



2. Click the Drawing Tools Format tab, and click the Shape Effects button. Click Shadow , and click the first shadow option under Outer.



3. Click the Shape Effects button, and display the Shadow submenu. Click Shadow Options.



4. Change the distance to 4 points, and verify that the shadow color is black.



5. Close the Format Shape dialog box.



6. Click in the slide to deselect the text.



7. Major Selling Points now has a distinctive shadow.



8. Select the border of the table. Click the Table Tools Design tab in the Ribbon.



9. Click the Shading button, and click to select a color. Your table should resemble Figure 1.



10. Save your file and continue to the next activity.

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