You could even add text boxes to call out the things in your image you’ve highlighted.
To do this, right click the shape and go to “Format shape”, choose “Fill”, select your preferred colour, and then set the transparency. The last thing to do is format the shape so that you can still see the image underneath. You should end up with something that looks a little bit like this: So in the example below, I clicked the rectangle first, then held down Ctrl and selected the circles). (Note that the shapes you select second and onwards will be subtracted from the shape you select first. Now use the Merge Shapes “Subtract” tool to subtract the circle(s) from the rectangle. Then, draw a rectangle over the whole slide, and send it backward so that it sits in front of the image, but behind the circle(s). Perhaps you want to talk about something specific – draw attention to a face in a crowd, so to speak.įirst, draw a circle over the part(s) of the image that you would like to highlight. Let’s say you have a busy picture, with lots of things going on (I get all my pictures from Unsplash). Stencils can make these image-heavy slides stand out by highlighting particular bits you would like to draw your audience’s attention to. But if we’re not careful, our presentation message is still lost, it’s just now lost in some beautiful imagery. Sometimes, the best way to communicate a message is through a powerful, full-bleed image. The person who said that a picture speaks a thousand words was not wrong. Here are three different ideas to try to show you how you can use shapes as stencils, and inspire you to create some beautiful slides of your own. And as well as making your PowerPoint look good, they can also serve some more practical purposes, like helping to draw your audience’s attention to a particular part of the slide. Now we can cut out parts of images and shapes to create something more interesting. Most people, when they’re making PowerPoint slides, design by adding objects on top of each other to create layers, but thanks to the Merge Shapes tools in PowerPoint it doesn’t have to be that regimented. Masking effects in PowerPoint: Stencils and animation Masking effects in PowerPoint: Creating stencils Masking effects in PowerPoint: Creating stencils Masking effects in PowerPoint: 3 simple animation tricks
Specifically we’ll show you how you can use PowerPoint shapes as stencils to cut out shapes and images to make beautifully designed slides that look like they’ve been to a professional.īefore we continue, if you want more masking fun you can click below to learn more: Last time we showed you how to level up your animations, this time we’re going to take a look at how your slides are designed. Using masking effects in PowerPoint is a great way to add some design finesse to your presentations, without needing a design qualification or several weeks to do it.
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