Exploring Object Creation and Formatting

An object is anything you can place on a slide, such as a text placeholder, a picture, a movie, an AutoShape, a diagram, and clip art. After you use PowerPoint for a little while, you'll probably want to reformat it ”that is, change the way it looks.

PowerPoint includes so many drawing and object formatting options that you might not have the opportunity to use them all! These features are simple enough to meet the needs of the casual user , yet powerful enough that a sophisticated PowerPoint designer can heavily customize them. The Drawing toolbar is the centerpiece of PowerPoint's suite of drawing tools and includes buttons that let you insert images, shapes , WordArt, and clip art. This toolbar also lets you color , position, format, and manipulate objects you create or insert.

With practice, you can use PowerPoint's object formatting options to make your presentations communicate your message more effectively.