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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.

 

Shape tab in Slides Android

The Shape tab allows you to adjust the visible order of your slide elements. The Shape tab will only appear when you have selected a shape, text box, or separator.

Done – Apply any changes made to the element.
Paste – Place cut or copied elements in your document. For further choice on what to paste and what not to you have the following options:
Keep Formatting – Keep any formatting present on the copied or cut content.
Text Only – Pastes only text with no formatting.
Cut – Cut elements from one location, and move them to another via paste.
Copy – Copy elements from one location to another via paste.
Shape Fill – Fills the current element with the selected color.
Line Color – Creates or edits the shape border color.
Line Style – Allows for the creation of dotted or dashed border lines.
Line Thickness – Lets you adjust border line thickness.
Opacity – Provides options to specify fill and border opacity.
Bring Forward – Brings the element one level forward, making it more visible.
Send Backward – Moves the element one level backward, making it less visible.
Group – Group several shapes in one selection.
Ungroup – Ungroups a selection of shapes.
Multi Selection – Toggles the multi-selection of shapes, which allows you to manipulate multiple shapes in a slide at once.
Delete – Deletes the currently selected shape(s).