Shape tab in Slides

Shape tab in Slides Windows

The Shapes section allows you to add and customize predefined shapes to the presentation. You can select multiple shape and text elements using the mouse, and any adjustments and modifications described below will apply to all selected elements at once.

	New Text Box – Adds a text box to the presentation. Text boxes can be modified using the resize and scale anchors and rotated using the protruding rotate anchor.
	Shape – Adds a shape to the presentation. All shapes can be modified using the resize and scale anchors and rotated using the protruding rotate anchor. Many shapes also contain yellow adjustment anchors that can further modify the shape.
	Right-clicking on a shape provides the shape customization popup menu: Fill Color – Changes the fill color of the shape (if applicable). Border Color – Changes the border\line color of the shape. Line Style – Changes the style of the border\line. Line Thickness – Changes the thickness of the border\line.
	Arrange – Provides options to move elements in front of and behind one another.

	Bring Forward – Brings the element one level forward, making it less obscured by elements in front of it.
	Send Backward – Moves the element one level backward, making it more obscured by elements in front of it.
	Send to Back – Sends the element to the rear of the slide, behind all other elements
	Bring to Front – Brings the element to the front of the slide, in front of all other elements.
	Group – Groups up multiple elements to make them easier to move and manage.
	Ungroup – Ungroups a previously grouped set of elements.

	Shape Fill – Changes the fill color of the shape (if applicable).
	Shape Outline – Changes the border\line color of the shape.