Learn how to set default attributes for shapes in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows. You can set deafults for open and closed shapes, and fills and lines.
Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: PowerPoint 2010 for Windows
OS: Microsoft Windows XP and higher
Whenever a new shape is inserted on a slide in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows (or in any previous version), it is filled with a solid color and an outline by default (or something else depending on the Theme your presentation is based on). For example in a new blank presentation that we created, the shape is by default filled with a blue solid fill and has a thin dark blue outline, as you can see in Figure 1. Whenever we insert another new shape on a slide, it will possess these same Default Shape attributes (fill, outline, and effect).
Figure 1: Default fill and outline in a blank presentation
These Default Shape attributes can be changed very easily in PowerPoint 2010. But do remember that these changes are only limited to the presentation you are working on. If the presentation is not saved, you'll lose the changes.
Follow these steps to change the Default Shape attributes in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows:
See Also:
Default Attributes: Change Default Shape Attributes (Glossary Page)
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