CHAPTER 6

Working with Clip Art, Shapes, and Objects

Adding graphic elements such as clip art and shapes to your slides can enhance the words on your slides and improve the effectiveness of your presentation. Although you can use placeholders, you can also place graphic elements anywhere on a slide — you are not bound by placeholders. You can also use color and various formatting options to make your presentation picture-perfect.

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Insert Clip Art

Select Objects

Move Objects

Resize Objects

Change Object Order

Group and Ungroup Objects

Draw a Shape

Add Text to a Shape

Merge Shapes

Format Objects

Color with the Eyedropper

Apply a New Effect

Add ...

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