10. Working with Shapes
In This Chapter
A shape is an object you place on a slide, such as a line, arrow, rectangle, circle, square, or callout. You can quickly insert a basic shape in your presentation, but after you use PowerPoint for a little while, you’ll probably want to modify the default shape formats. Fortunately, PowerPoint offers a variety of shape-formatting options that enable you to quickly customize a shape to meet the exact needs of your presentation.
Inserting Shapes
PowerPoint offers dozens of ready-made shapes that you can add to your presentation.
To insert a shape on your slide, follow these steps:
1. On either the Home ...
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