Add pattern fills to shapes in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.
Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: PowerPoint 2013 for Windows
OS: Windows 7 and higher
Pattern fills for shapes are two-color designs comprising lines, dots, dashes and checks. PowerPoint includes 48 patterns such patterns with names like Plaid, Weaves, Shingle and Zig Zag. Pattern fills for shapes are not included within the Shape fill drop-down gallery in PowerPoint 2013. But you can find this option buried within the Format Shape Task Pane. In this tutorial, we'll show you how you can access Pattern fill options:
If you want to see a sample presentation showing pattern fills in PowerPoint, scroll down to the bottom of this page.
Follow these steps to change or apply a pattern fill to a shape:
Open your presentation and select the shape that you want to format.
Alternatively, if you want to start from scratch, launch PowerPoint. Most of the time, PowerPoint will open with a new slide in a presentation,
you can change the slide layout to Blank by
selecting the Home tab | Layout | Blank. Then,
insert a shape and select it.
Sample Presentation of Pattern Fill in Shape:
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See Also:
Add Pattern Fills to Shapes in PowerPoint 2016 for
Windows
Add Pattern Fills to Shapes in
PowerPoint 2016 for Mac
Add Pattern Fills to Shapes in PowerPoint 2011
for Mac
Add Pattern Fills to Shapes in PowerPoint 2010 for
Windows
Add Patterns Fills to AutoShapes in PowerPoint 2003 for
Windows
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