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There are many features and commands you can use in PowerPoint to create visually appealing slides. Two of these features are WordArt and shapes. WordArt allows you to create stylized text with effects such as textures, shadows, and outlines.

It can be applied to text on any slide. You can also insert a variety of shapes such as rectangles, circles, lines, arrows, callouts, and stars. In this lesson, you will learn how to apply WordArt styles and insert and modify shapes on a slide. Creating WordArt. Video: Creating WordArt in PowerPoint 2010 Watch the video (2:05). PowerPoint allows you to add effects to the text inside of a text box, which is known as WordArt. Budweiser Limited Edition Collector Stein Series 65 there. For the most part, the types of effects you can add are the same as the ones you can add to shapes and text boxes (shadow, bevel, etc.).

However, with WordArt, you can also transform the text to give it a wavy, slanted, or inflated look. Optional: You can download this for extra practice. To apply a WordArt style to text: A WordArt Style will automatically apply several effects to your text at once. You can then refine the look of your text by adding or modifying text effects. • Select a text box, or select some text inside of the text box. The Format tab will appear.

• Click the Format tab. • In the WordArt Styles group, click the More drop-down arrow to view all of the available styles. • Select the desired style preset to apply the style to your text. Choosing a shadow type • Click the desired shadow effect to add it to your shape.

You can select Shadow Options from the drop-down menu and click the Color button to select a different shadow color for your shape. 3D effects There are two types of effects you can apply to your shapes and text boxes to give them a 3D appearance: 3-D Rotation and Bevel. 3-D Rotation gives the appearance that you are viewing the object from a different angle, and it can be applied to any shape. Bevel adds thickness and a rounded edge to shapes, but it doesn't work with every type of shape. To use 3-D Rotation: • Select the shape or text box.