The text now has a yellow glow as a highlight. When I point to it, a gallery of glow effects appears.Īnd when I point to an effect, it previews on the text.įor the strongest yellow glow, I’ll choose this one, called Gold, 18 pt. Look for Text Effects here, and click it. The FORMAT tab has a group called WordArt Styles for formatting text with colors, glows, and other effects. When I select the text, the DRAWING TOOLS FORMAT tab appears.
To add the glow color, first I’ll select the text by dragging with the mouse. Here is the text that we want to highlight. Instead, you highlight the text by adding a glow color. Unlike in Word, in PowerPoint, there is no Text Highlight Color button.
#SHORTCUT FOR HIGHLIGHTING IN WORD IN POWERPOINT HOW TO#
Let’s look at how to use both methods for text, starting with a glow color. In a slide show, sometimes, you want to highlight or point to a word or paragraph for emphasis.įor example, here, we have highlighted our company’s mission statement with a yellow glow.Īnother thing you might do to call out text is turn the mouse pointer into a laser pointer and underscore important points as you speak. To increase the glow, click Text Effects > Glow > Glow Options, and increase the number in the Size box in the Format Shape pane on the right.
Under DRAWING TOOLS, click the FORMAT tab.Ĭlick Text Effects > Glow, and choose a Glow Variation. However, there is another great way to accomplish this using the Glow text effect. The typical method for highlighting text with color is not available in PowerPoint 2013. Highlight text and use your mouse as a laser pointer – two good ways to draw your audience’s attention to something on a slide.