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01/24/2012 09:03 PM
Learn PowerPoint 2011 for Mac: Drawing Scribble Lines
You have already learned how to use three of the four line drawing tools in PowerPoint 2011: Line, Curve, and Freeform. In this tutorial, we show you how you can use the last of these line tools: the Scribble Line tool. Drawing with the Scribble line is almost the same as drawing with the Freeform line -- but there are two differences. First, you don't need to double click to establish the end point of your drawing when you are using Scribble tool. Just like you draw with a pencil on a piece of paper, your line stops the minute you stop drawing it. Second, the Scribble tool does not allow you to draw straight lines. Having said that, you still need to practice to make your scribble lines perfect.
01/22/2012 09:50 PM
Learn PowerPoint 2011 for Mac: Drawing Freeform Lines
PowerPoint provides four line drawing tools: line, curve, freeform, and scribble. You have already explored the Line and Curve tools, and in this tutorial you will learn how you can use the Freeform tool to create lines that can be drawn with more creative freedom -- in fact the Freeform tool lets you draw just like using a pencil on a piece of paper. In addition, you can create straight lines as well. Although the Freeform tool takes a while getting used to, practice will make your attempts perfect.
01/19/2012 07:08 AM
Learn PowerPoint 2011 for Mac: Drawing Curved Lines
It's so simple to draw a straight, point to point line in PowerPoint. Now, in this tutorial we'll move on to show you how you can draw a curved line in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac. Within the Home tab of the Ribbon, click the Shape button to view the Shape gallery. Select the Lines and Connectors option within this gallery, and from the resultant sub-menu, select the Curve shape.
01/16/2012 09:55 PM
Learn PowerPoint 2011 for Mac: Drawing Lines
PowerPoint is also a great drawing program with a feature set that rivals top end graphic programs. Yes, you have learned how you can use readymade shapes in PowerPoint to place rectangles, circles, and hundreds of other shapes. In addition, we have explored how you can create new shapes by combining one or more shapes. If these are not capable enough for you, PowerPoint includes the ability to create your own shapes from scratch by drawing them. These drawing tools are essentially the Line shapes that can be found within the Shape gallery.
08/09/2011 09:46 PM
Learn PowerPoint 2011 for Mac: No Shape Outline
In this series of tutorials about formatting lines in PowerPoint 2011, you have already seen how to apply weight, dash styles, arrowheads, and also gradients to the shape outlines and lines. While all shapes by default do have an outline, you can remove any outline so that you end up with a shape with just a fill, and no outline. Of course, you can also remove the fill of the shape as well -- but do remember that a shape with no fill and no outline is as good as invisible!
08/08/2011 10:07 PM
Learn PowerPoint 2011 for Mac: Gradient Lines
Working with the different line types in PowerPoint 2011 is such a learning experience -- if you have explored this entire series with us, you know that you can change the weight, dash styles, and arrowheads for lines. But there's more -- in this tutorial, you will learn about Gradient lines. Now, Gradient is an attribute that's rarely associated with lines but once you start playing with Gradient lines, you will find that the results can provide a surprisingly different look, especially when applied to lines that are thicker in weight.
08/07/2011 10:40 PM
Learn PowerPoint 2011 for Mac: Formatting Arrows (Arrowheads)
Lines or outlines, whichever name you choose to call them are the perimeters of closed shapes, and the strokes in open shapes within PowerPoint -- you have already learned the basics of working with lines in PowerPoint 2011, and also how you can change their weight and dash styles. In this tutorial, we will take the line concept ahead, and show you how you can add arrowheads to some of these lines.
08/04/2011 10:00 PM
Learn PowerPoint 2011 for Mac: Dashed Lines
Since you already know how to change the color of lines and to change their thickness, it is time to move on and learn about another option that lets you play with how lines look. In this tutorial, you will learn to apply a dashed style to any line (or shape outline). A dashed style in PowerPoint 2011 can have plenty of variations from fewer dashes to ones with longer or smaller dashes, or even alternating small and long dashes.
08/03/2011 10:25 PM
Learn PowerPoint 2011 for Mac: Formatting Lines (and Shape Outlines)
You have already learned the basics of formatting shape outlines in PowerPoint 2011. Now you can go a step further to explore more advanced options for all line formatting characteristics like weight, dash style, arrow style, gradient lines, etc. You will learn about each of these aspects in individual tutorials -- this particular page explores how you can change line weight to make the outlines thinner and thicker, and also how you can use line styles that encompass double or triple lines.
08/02/2011 09:49 PM
Learn PowerPoint 2011 for Mac: Formatting Lines (and Shape Outlines)
Shapes in PowerPoint have three major attributes: fills, outlines, and effects. We have already explored how you can use fills for shapes in PowerPoint 2011. In this next section of this series, you will learn how you can work with shape outlines (lines) in PowerPoint 2011.