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PowerPointCHAPTER 5

More Skills 14 Format Slide Title Backgrounds

� Backgrounds for titles are formatted to add interest and visual impact.

� The techniques used to format title placeholders are similar to the technique used to formatother PowerPoint shapes and objects.

To complete this presentation, you will need the following file:� p05_Contractor_Campaign

You will save your presentation as:� Lastname_Firstname_p05_Contractor_Campaign

1. Start PowerPoint, and then from your student files, open p05_Contractor_Campaign.Save the file in your PowerPoint Chapter 5 folder as Lastname_Firstname_p05_Contractor_Campaign

2. Display Slide 2, and then click the slide title one time to select the title placeholder.

3. On the Drawing Tools Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the More arrow, andthen click Intense Effect - Tan, Accent 2—the third choice in the sixth row.

4. On the Drawing Tools Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the Shape Fill button,point to Gradient, and then click Linear Down—the second choice under Variations.

5. In the Shape Styles group, click the Shape Outline button, and then click Orange—thethird choice under Standard Colors.

6. In the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Reflection, and then click TightReflection, 4 pt offset—the first choice in the second row under Reflection Variations.

7. In the Shape Styles group, click the Shape Effects button, and then click 3-D Rotation.Under Perspective, click Perspective Relaxed Moderately—the second choice in the second row.

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8. On the Home tab, in the Font group, change the title font to Calibri. Click a blank area ofthe slide to clear the text selection. Compare your screen with Figure 1.

Figure 1

Colored fillapplied to

background

Perspectiveapplied

Font changedto Calibri

Reflectionapplied

9. Right-click over a blank area of the title placeholder and then, from the shortcut menu,click Copy.

10. Display Slide 3, and then on the Home tab, click Paste. Compare your screen with Figure 2.

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Figure 2

New titleplaceholder pasted

onto Slide 3

10. Add the file name as a footer for all Notes and Handouts pages. Save the presentation,and then print or submit it electronically, as directed.

� You have completed More Skills 14