One of the major improvements in PowerPoint 2007 is the ability to apply graphics-like formatting to any text. For example, you can apply outlines to text, just as you can apply borders to drawn shapes, text boxes, or other objects. In PowerPoint 2003 and earlier, this was possible only with WordArt text (that is, text treated as an internal graphic) and not as regular text. Figure 6.10 shows some text with an outline.
Figure 6.10: You can now apply borders to regular text.
By default, text has no outline. To apply an outline, select the text and then choose a color from the Text Outline button in the WordArt Styles group on the Home tab. You can choose either a theme color or a standard (fixed) color. You can also choose an outline weight from the Weight submenu, as shown in Figure 6.11. Chapter 10 covers object outlines (borders) in more detail.
Figure 6.11: You can apply a text outline color, as well as a different line thickness, or weight.
Note | You can also apply dashes to the text outline, although this is usually not a good idea for text. Dashes are more suitable for the borders of larger objects. |