
The keyboard shortcut is a good one to remember since it packs even more power-once you’ve copied the formatting, you can paste the formatting onto as many shapes as you like without having to copy it again. This keyboard shortcut makes use of the Format Painter feature, which also allows you to copy formatting from one shape to another. This also works on the slide thumbnails if you have a slide background or theme that you want to copy from slide to slide. Then, select the objects that you want to have the same formatting and press Ctrl+Shift+V to paste the formatting. Select the object whose formatting you want to copy and press Ctrl+Shift+C. Copy and paste formatting If you want to format an object to look just like another object without reapplying all of the formatting by hand, use the formatting clipboard. Just select your object and press Ctrl+D to duplicate it. Duplicate an object Adding a bunch of identical objects? This is handy if you want to resize a circle without accidentally turning it into an oval. Keep objects in proportion Press and hold the Shift key while resizing shapes and other objects to keep their proportions consistent. I hope you find these keyboard shortcuts as useful as I have! Draw horizontal or vertical lines Press and hold the Shift key while inserting lines to make sure they are perfectly horizontal, vertical or at a 45-degree angle. If you are using PowerPoint for Mac, you can still use them if you replace Ctrl with CMD (⌘) unless stated otherwise. These keyboard shortcuts are designed for PowerPoint for Windows. Here are some little-known keyboard shortcuts I’ve discovered over the last few years while working on the PowerPoint team. If you use at work or at home, keyboard shortcuts can be a great time saver. Black text with a white outline or white text with a black. Select the shadow by clicking the 'Text Effects' button in the WordArt Styles section.

Use a text shadow to more subtly offset the font.
ADD TEXT SHADOW POWERPOINT 2013 HOW TO
Recently in our previous article How to add text shadow in PowerPoint slide design Sandie asked us the following question: Is it possible to change the coloring.


How to change the text shadow properties in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010. On the Format tab, under Text Styles, click Effects, point to Shadow, and then click the shadow style that you want.
ADD TEXT SHADOW POWERPOINT 2013 FOR MAC
Add a shadow to text in PowerPoint for Mac 2011 Select the text or WordArt that you want to format.
