• Overview
• Learning Materials
  • Creating a PowerPoint File
    • Open A New Document
    • Choose and Apply a Design
    • Add New Slides
    • Select and Apply Slide Templates
    • Add Text To Slides
    • Use Text Effectively
    • Insert Objects Onto a Slide
    • Insert a Picture Onto a Slide
    • Add A Chart To A Slide
    • Add A Table To A Slide
    • Use Content Effectively
    • Draw On Slides
    • Add Notes To A Slide
    • Add Slide Transitions
    • Add Animation to Text and Objects
    • Use Movement Effectively
    • Add Hyperlinks to a Slide
    • Add Action Buttons
    • Use Links Effectively
    • Add Narration to a Presentation
  • Delivering a Presentation
  • Distributing a Presentation
• What's Next
• Index

Draw On Slides

The standard Microsoft drawing tools allow you to add shapes, lines, and text to slides.

These tools are especially useful for annotating graphics and other imported objects.

If drawing tools are not visible when you open PowerPoint:

1. Go to the View menu.
2. Select Toolbars.
3. Select Drawing.

The tools allow you to:

• Create a line, arrow, rectangle, oval, or text.
• Change the color of a the inside of a shape, a line, or text.
• Change the width of a line or the direction of an arrow.
• Add a drop shadow or make a shape three-dimensional.

Try it! Create a new slide using a template with only a title. Experiment with the drawing tools to see how each works.