Section 3.4. Formatting Text Boxes

3.4. Formatting Text Boxes

In addition to formatting the text on your slides, you can also format the text boxes that surround the text by applying options such as visible borders, colored backgrounds, and 3-D effects. These options don't change the text inside the text boxes, just the text boxes themselves . Formatting a text box is a good way to draw your audience's attention to a specific bit of text.

To format a text box:

1. Click anywhere in the text box you want to format. Choose Home Drawing Quick Styles.

   The gallery of effects you see in Figure 3-43 appears. As you mouse over each effect, PowerPoint previews the effect for you on your slide.

   

   Figure 3-43. Clicking Home Drawing Quick Styles lets you turn an ordinary text box into a 3-D button with the click of a mousegreat for emphasizing headings or creating interactive presentations. (Chapter 12 has more on interactivity.) For a more subtle effect, choose one of the outline options.