434 Chapter 15 Format Slides
When you format a placeholder or a text box, you are essentially formatting a shape.
You have the following options:
● Fill the background with a color, gradient, texture, pattern, or picture.
● Change the color and style of the shape’s outline.
● Apply a style such as a shadow, reflection, or glow.
● Apply a three-dimensional effect.
In this exercise, you’ll first apply a color to a text box. Then you’ll change its border and
give it a glow effect.SET UP You need the BusinessTravelA_start presentation located in your Chapter15
practice file folder to complete this exercise. Open the BusinessTravelA_start presen-
tation, and save it as BusinessTravelA. Then follow the steps.- Display slide 5 , click anywhere in the free-standing text at the bottom of the slide,
and then click the border of the text box to select the box for manipulation. - On the Format contextual tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the Shape Fill
arrow.
The Shape Fill palette appears.
Like other palettes, the Shape Fill palette reflects the theme’s colors.