Drawing Shapes 471
To move a shape from one location to another on the same slide, you simply drag
it. You can create a copy of a selected shape by dragging it while holding down the
Ctrl key or by clicking the Copy arrow in the Clipboard group on the Home tab and then
clicking Duplicate.
After drawing a shape, you can modify it by using the buttons on the Format contextual
tab that appears when a shape is selected. For example, you can:
● Add text to a shape. PowerPoint centers the text as you type, and the text becomes
part of the shape.
● Change the size and color of the shape and its outline.
● Apply special effects, such as making the shape look three-dimensional.
Having made changes to one shape, you can easily apply the same attributes to another
shape by clicking the shape that has the desired attributes, clicking the Format Painter
button in the Clipboard group on the Home tab, and then clicking the shape to which
you want to copy the attributes. If you want to apply the attributes of a shape to
all shapes in the active presentation, right-click the shape and then click Set As Default
Shape. From then on, all the shapes you draw in the active presentation will have the
new default attributes.
When you have multiple shapes on a slide, you can group them so that you can copy,
move, and format them as a unit. You can change the attributes of an individual shape—
for example, its color, size, or location—without ungrouping the shapes. If you do un-
group the graphics, you can regroup the same shapes by selecting one of them and then
clicking Regroup in the Group list.
In this exercise, you’ll draw several shapes, add text to them, and change their colors.
Then you’ll duplicate and copy a shape and switch one shape for another.SET UP You need the JournalingA_start presentation located in your Chapter16
practice file folder to complete this exercise. Open the JournalingA_start presen-
tation, and save it as JournalingA. Display the rulers, and then follow the steps.- Display slide 5 , and on the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click the Shapes
button.
The Shapes gallery appears.