Chapter 14
Drawing on Your Slides
IN THIS CHAPTER
Using the PowerPoint Shape Format
Using predefined shapes
Drawing polygons or curved lines
Giving your shapes some style
Flipping and rotating objects
Using advanced tricks
Art time! Get your crayons and glue and don an old paint shirt. You’re going to cut out some simple shapes and paste them on your PowerPoint slides so that people either think that you’re a wonderful artist or scoff at you for not using clip art.
This chapter covers the drawing features of PowerPoint. Once upon a time, PowerPoint had but a rudimentary Shape Format — the equivalent of a box of crayons — but today PowerPoint has a powerful Shape Format, which is sufficient for all but the most sophisticated aspiring artists.
Some General Drawing Tips
Before getting into the specifics of using each PowerPoint drawing tool, the following sections describe a handful ...
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