Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2010 Plain & Simple

Chapter 11. Formatting Text, Objects, and Slides

In this section:

• Applying Fonts

• Formatting Text

• Formatting Objects

• Resizing Objects

• Rotating and Flipping Objects

• Grouping and Changing the Order of Objects

• Working with Picture Tools

• Using Video Tools

• Changing the Slide Background

If you select a theme for your slides, a set of font styles and colors are applied, but sometimes you might want to modify those styles or format a portion of the text for emphasis.

In addition to formatting text, placing a picture, a piece of line art, or a drawing on a slide helps you add some interest to your presentation, but it’s important that you make the object fit your overall design. That might mean resizing or rotating the object to align it better with other elements ...