Shapes
Date Created: September 10th 2009
Last Updated: August 16th 2012
Excerpt/Capsule: Learn how you can create and manipulates shapes in PowerPoint -- knowledge of working with shapes is significant because they are the building blocks of creation in PowerPoint.
PowerPoint 2010 for Windows
Basics About Shapes
Advanced Shape Techniques
Selecting Shapes
- Select, Deselect, View, and Hide Shapes Using the Selection and Visibility Task Pane
- Select and Deselect Shapes
Duplicating Shapes, and Drawing Multiple Shapes
Aligning and Distributing Shapes
Group, Nudge, and Reorder Shapes
Circles and Squares
Text in Shapes
Merge Shapes
Add Combine Shape Commands to the Quick Access Toolbar- Shape Combine Command
- Shape Intersect Command
- Shape Subtract Command
- Shape Union Command
Action Buttons
Drawing Lines
Advanced Drawing Techniques
Edit Points for Shapes- Add or Delete Points (Vertexes) for Shapes
- Types of Points (Vertexes)
- Edit Points: Open and Close Paths
- Edit Points: Curved and Straight Segment
Connectors
Smart Connectors- Types of Connectors
- Drawing Connectors
- Change Connector Type
- Formatting Connectors
- Change Connector Color
- Detach, Re-attach, and Delete Connectors
- Reroute Connectors
- Creating Anchor Points for Connectors
Exotic Shapes
Drawing Target Diagram- Drawing Parabola
- Drawing Hyperbola
- Creating Curved Shape
- Drawing Trees
- Drawing Shopping Bags
- Cookie Cutter Shapes
- Drawing a CD or DVD
- Create Dashed Line Borders
- Drawing a Flag
- Create Organic Boxes
PowerPoint 2007 for Windows
Basics About Shapes
Semi-Circles and Half Circles
PowerPoint 2002 and 2003 for Windows
About Auto Shapes
Semi-Circles and Half Circles
PowerPoint 2011 for Mac
Basics About Shapes
Advanced Shape Techniques
Selecting Shapes
Duplicating Shapes, and Drawing Multiple Shapes
Aligning and Distributing Shapes
Group, Nudge, and Reorder Shapes
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Group, Ungroup and Regroup Shapes - Nudge and Move Shapes
- Reorder Slide Objects
- Dynamic Reordering of Shapes
- Dynamic Reorder of Overlapping Shapes
Circles and Squares
Text in Shapes
Merge Shapes
Combine Shapes Commands- Shape Combine Command
- Shape Union Command
- Shape Intersect Command
- Shape Subtract Command
Action Buttons
Drawing Lines
Advanced Drawing Techniques
- Edit Points for Shapes
- Add or Delete Points (Vertexes) of Shapes
- Types of Points (Vertexes)
- Edit Points: Open and Close Paths
- Edit Points: Curved and Straight Line Segments
Connectors
Smart Connectors- Types of Connectors
- Drawing Connectors
- Change Connector Type
- Formatting Connectors
- Change Connector Color
- Detach, Re-attach, and Delete Connectors
- Reroute Connectors
- Creating Anchor Points for Connectors









Drawing Target Diagram