Creative Text Highlighting in Microsoft PowerPoint

The video tutorial explains how to highlight text in Microsoft PowerPoint, despite the absence of a built-in highlighting tool. It demonstrates using the rectangle shape to create a highlight effect, adjusting its properties, and managing multiple highlights. The tutorial also covers copying and adjusting highlight shapes for consistent application across slides.

What is the main difference between highlighting text in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint?

• Word allows text highlighting directly, while PowerPoint does not.

• PowerPoint has a built-in highlighting tool.

• PowerPoint highlights text automatically.

• Both Word and PowerPoint lack a highlighting tool.

What is the first step in the workaround to highlight text in PowerPoint?

• Use the text box tool.

• Select the highlight tool from the toolbar.

• Insert a shape over the text.

• Change the font color.

How can you remove the outline of the shape used for highlighting?

• Select 'No Fill' from the shape options.

• Choose 'No Outline' from the shape outline menu.

• Change the shape color to transparent.

• Delete the shape and redraw it.

What should you do if you want to highlight multiple words with the same style?

• Use the built-in highlight tool.

• Change the font color for each word.

• Draw a new shape for each word.

• Copy the shape using the Alt GR key.

Which key is used to copy the highlighting shape in PowerPoint?

• Ctrl

• Tab

• Shift

• Alt GR

How do you ensure all highlighting shapes are sent behind the text?

• Select all shapes and choose 'Send to Back'.

• Select each shape and choose 'Bring to Front'.

• Use the 'Align' tool to adjust the order.

• Change the text box to 'Send to Back'.

What is the final step after placing all highlighting shapes?

• Save the presentation.

• Delete the text box.

• Change the slide layout.

• Select all shapes and send them to the back.