Every presentation contains a set of colors called a color scheme.

A color scheme is a set of eight colors to be used as presentation colors.

The color scheme determines the colors for

• background,

• text,

• lines,

• shadows,

• fills,

• accents of slides.

Color scheme could apply to one slide,

• or to all slides in a presentation.

Choose colors from standard color schemes in a template,

• or create your own color scheme.

On the Formatting toolbar,

• click the Slide Design button.

• Click Color Schemes.

• Click the color scheme you want.

On the Formatting toolbar,

• Click the Slide Design button.

• Click Edit Color Schemes.

• To edit a color scheme,

  • click the Custom tab,

  • double-click a color,

  • click a new color,

  • click OK.

To delete a color scheme,

• click the Standard tab,

• click the scheme that you want to delete,

• click Delete Scheme.

• Click Apply.

Click the Slide Sorter View button.

Click the slide with the color scheme you want to apply.

Click the Format Painter button on the Standard toolbar.

• It applies the color scheme to one slide.

• Double-click the button to apply the color scheme to multiple slides.

Click the slides to which you want to apply the color scheme.

• The slides can be in the current presentation or in another open presentation.

• If you are applying the scheme to more than one slide, press Esc to cancel Format Painter.

• If you are applying the scheme to only one slide, Format Painter is canceled automatically.

To change the color of only one element in your presentation on only one slide:

• Don't need to use the Color Scheme dialog box.

• Instead, select the object,

• open the Color dialog box for the color you want to change:

  • the fill - border - line - text, and so on.

• The fill is the inside pattern or color of an object/background.

• The fill is the color inside the border.

PowerPoint fill effects include

• gradients, textures, patterns, and pictures.

The Color dialog box looks the same from one element to another.

When you work with color but printing handouts in black and white:

• preview color presentations in grayscale and black and white.

Click the object whose color you want to change.

On the Drawing toolbar,

click the Fill Color, Line Color, or Text Color button to change an object's color.

Click a color from the color scheme, or click More Fill Colors,

click select a color when done.

Click the object(s) whose color you want to change.

On the Drawing toolbar,

click the Fill Color button.

Click Fill Effects.

Click the tab,

• Gradient, Texture, Pattern, or Picture

  to select the fill effect you want.

Select the options for the fill effect you want.

Click OK.

Display the slide whose background you want to change.

Click the Format menu,

click Background.

Click the Background Fill list arrow.

Select the color you want.

Click Apply,

or click Apply To All.

On the Standard toolbar,

click the Color/Grayscale button.

Click Grayscale or Pure Black And White.

Click the Close Grayscale View button on the Grayscale View toolbar.

Create a collection of objects that work together

Group objects to create a new drawing object.

New object can move, resize, or being copied as a single unit.

To change the orientation of a drawing object,

• rotate it

• or flip it.

• For example,

  • to create a mirror image of your object,

    • can flip it, or rotate it 90 degrees.

Rotating and flipping tools work with drawing and text objects.

Join shapes together with connecting line to create a flow chart or diagram.

Once shapes are joined, the connecting line moves along with shapes.

Select the objects you want to group together.

On the Drawing toolbar,

click the Draw button,

click Group.

To re-group an object quickly,

• select one of the objects in the group you want to regroup,

• on the Drawing toolbar,

• click the Draw button,

• click Regroup.

Select the grouped object you want to ungroup.

On the Drawing toolbar,

click the Draw button,

click Ungroup.

Use the Tab key to select objects in order:

• Moves between the drawing objects on your slide,

• including the shapes hidden behind other objects.

Click the object you want to rotate.

On the Drawing toolbar,

click the Draw button.

Point to Rotate Or Flip,

click the option you want.

If you click Free Rotate, drag the rotation handle to rotate the object.

Red handles appear at each end of the line, indicating the objects are connected.

A yellow, diamond-shaped handle appears in the middle of the connector lines so that you can resize the curve of the line.

On the Drawing toolbar,

click AutoShapes,

point to Connectors,

click a connection option.

Position the pointer over a small blue handle on a shape,

click the object to select a connection.

Position the pointer over a small blue handle on another shape,

click the object.

On the Drawing toolbar,

click the Draw button,

click Grids And Guides.

Select or clear the Snap Objects To Grid check box.

Select or clear the Display Grid On Screen check box.

Tip: click the Show/Hide Grid button on the Standard toolbar.

Select or clear the Display Drawing Guides On Screen check box.

Click OK.

Display the Guides.

Position the pointer over a guide,

drag to change its position.

Drag the object's center or edge near the guide.

PowerPoint aligns the center or edge to the guide.

Select the objects you want to align or distribute.

On the Drawing toolbar,

click the Draw button,

point to Align Or Distribute,

click the command you want:

• Align Left, Align Center, Align Right, Align Top, Align Middle, or Align Bottom.

Click Distribute Horizontally or Distribute Vertically.

Select Relative To Slide to align relative to the slide.

Deselect the Relative To Slide to align objects relative to each other.

Select the objects you want to arrange.

On the Drawing toolbar,

click the Draw button,

point to Order,

click the command you want:

• Click Bring To Front or Bring Forward to move a drawing to the top of the stack or up one location in the stack.

• Click Send To Back or Send Backward to move a drawing to the bottom of the stack or back one location in the stack.