Apply Glow Effects to Shapes in PowerPoint 2007 for Windows

In previous tutorials, we have showed you how you can add preset, shadow, and reflection effects to shapes in PowerPoint 2007 for Windows. Now we move on to the next effect: Glow. Glow adds a hazed color perimeter outside the shape area. PowerPoint provides several glow variations, and in this tutorial, we'll show you how to apply Glow Effects to a shape.

To see a sample presentation containing Glow effects in PowerPoint 2007, scroll down to the bottom of this page.

Follow these steps to apply Glow Effects to a shape in PowerPoint 2007 for Windows:

1. Select the shape you want to apply the effect to. Selecting a shape activates the Drawing Tools Format tab in the Ribbon. Activate this tab, and locate the Shape Effects button, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 1, below.
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   Figure 1: Shape Effects button
2. Doing so brings up the Shape Effects drop-down gallery, as shown in Figure 2, below. From the Shape Effects drop-down gallery, choose the Glow option.
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   Figure 2: Glow sub-gallery
3. This opens the Glow sub-gallery, as shown in Figure 2, above, that provides the following options:

   A. No Glow

   Use this option to remove the Glow Effect from a selected shape. You can use this option only if the shape has a glow applied.

   B. Glow Variations

   This option provides several glow variations based on color and spread.

   Color: The six color variations are based on the six accent colors of the active Theme. Learn more about Themes here.

   Spread: There are four glow thickness (spread) variations available.

   C. More Glow Colors

   Opens color swatches so that you can choose more colors for glow. Learn More in our More Glow Colors in PowerPoint 2007 tutorial.

4. Mouse over any of the effects within the Glow gallery to see a Live Preview of the effect. Click on an effect to apply it to the selected shape.
5. Remember to save your presentation often.

Sample Presentation:

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