How do I highlight specific text in a powerpoint slide?
Roberts@discussions.microsoft.com Sue Roberts
just one sentence. I can't seem to find the same 'highlight' tool that is
available in WORD.
Is there a way to highlight specific text in a text box in PowerPoint.
Thanks, Sue.
Sandy
is for Word. You can get around it a couple of different
ways. In 2002/2003 you can use the drawing tool to draw
a rectangle around the text, no line, fill with yellow at
50%. It may appear dark on your computer screen, but
looks like a nice highlight when you project it. Also in
2003/2003 you may right click on the screen when you're
in Slide Show mode and use one of the pen options to
highlight the text during the actual presentation.
>
Steve Rindsberg
wrote:
> I have a text box in a Powerpoint slide in which I would like to highlight
> just one sentence. I can't seem to find the same 'highlight' tool that is
> available in WORD.
That's Word, this is PowerPoint. ;-)
That feature isn't available in PPT.
The usual workaround is to draw a rectangle that surrounds the text you want to
highlight, send it behind the text. If the text isn't part of a placeholder,
you might want to group it with the rectangle so the two stay together.
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Sue Roberts
Sue Roberts
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word would be much appreciated. Thanks Sandy, that works.
S. Kang@discussions.microsoft.com Scott S. Kang
function quite the same way as Word 2003.
To access the highlighter tool, you have to go to the SlideShow View and
then scroll to the slide that has the text you want to highlight. Then you
will have to either right click and then click on Pointer
Options--->Highlighter or go to the bottom left screen and click on the Pen
icon and then click on highlighter (the pen icon does not show until move
onto the next slide).
The highlighter tool will then act as a physical highlighter and you can now
highlight text. To save your highlights, you will then have to "End Show" or
scroll until you exit your powerpoint presentation and then "Keep" your ink
annotations.
After that, you can choose to "Delete" your highlights the same you would
delete a graphic as each stroke is saved as a graphic in your presentation.
I hope that I helped someone out with this tip.
Echo S
there's nothing to "bring back."
The Help entry says there used to be an *on-screen* highlight tool in PPT
2003. This was a highlight that could be used during a presentation -- like
drawing on the screen -- to point out something on the slide. It's not
something that could be used in Normal (editing) view, and it was nothing
like the highlight tool that Word has.
In my opinion, the preposition thing isn't something about which to get bent
out of shape. <g>
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"Rich Craig" <Rich Cr...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> This DOES NOT work in PP2007 (12.0.6307.5000; it highlights the entire
> teat
> area.
> Bring back the "one click" hylight tool!!!!!!!!
>
> By the way, I suggest an English grammar class for you help text writers!
> "Never end a sentence in a preposition!
Steve Rindsberg
wrote:
> This DOES NOT work in PP2007 (12.0.6307.5000; it highlights the entire teat
> area.
> Bring back the "one click" hylight tool!!!!!!!!
In PowerPoint? Which tool was that?
> By the way, I suggest an English grammar class for you help text writers!
We're not help text writers. We're volunteers, not MS employees.
> "Never end a sentence in a preposition!
Try googling that very phrase. I think you'll find a concensus that applying
Latin grammar to the English language is foolishess up with which we should not
put.
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Philmartin57
with highlights. Copy it, go to PPT, open a text box, past special RTF. It
preserves all the formatting (font, size, etc.) and you can use the format
painter to adjust it. This works in the notes too.
no-spam-for-hkjffekafp...@cix.compulink.co.uk
pasting the format from Word doesn't seem to work in PP2003. Perhaps it's
only for 2007?
Brian.
In article <CC742458-84AF-4506...@microsoft.com>,
Philma...@discussions.microsoft.com (Philmartin57) wrote:
> *From:* Philmartin57 <Philma...@discussions.microsoft.com>
> *Date:* Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:40:01 -0700
jenashley_18
"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:
> Actually, you can highlight text in PPT 2007. The way to do it is to add animation effects of changing the font color and you can even make it bold at the same time. This is as close as it gets to highlighting text. The problem I'm having is that after my text is animated a couple letters at the end are cut off. Does this happen to anyone else? And do you know how to fix it?
Jen
Dumbfounded
Shyam Pillai
even though it is not available in the UI. Highlight the text in Word and
then paste it into PowerPoint (keep source formatting). This will bring in
the highlights also. The caveat is that there is no way to get rid of the
highlight short of deleting the highlighted text.
Regards,
Shyam Pillai
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Mark
> If you are using PPT 2007 or later then it is possible to get the highlight
> even though it is not available in the UI. Highlight the text in Word and
> then paste it into PowerPoint (keep source formatting). This will bring in
> the highlights also. The caveat is that there is no way to get rid of the
> highlight short of deleting the highlighted text.
>
> Regards,
> Shyam Pillai
>
> Handout Wizard:http://skp.mvps.org/how
>
>
> news:4591F7F8-437B-4E78...@microsoft.com...
>
>
>
> > When will PPT be adding the highlighter feature?
>
> > "Sandy" wrote:
>
> >> There is not a highlighter tool in PowerPoint like there
> >> is for Word. You can get around it a couple of different
> >> ways. In 2002/2003 you can use the drawing tool to draw
> >> a rectangle around the text, no line, fill with yellow at
> >> 50%. It may appear dark on your computer screen, but
> >> looks like a nice highlight when you project it. Also in
> >> 2003/2003 you may right click on the screen when you're
> >> in Slide Show mode and use one of the pen options to
> >> highlight the text during the actual presentation.
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >I have a text box in a Powerpoint slide in which I would
> >> like to highlight
> >> >just one sentence. I can't seem to find the
> >> same 'highlight' tool that is
> >> >available in WORD.
> >> >Is there a way to highlight specific text in a text box
> >> in PowerPoint.
>
> >> >Thanks, Sue.
>
>
> - Show quoted text -
That's a cool trick!
You can also use the format painter to apply the highlight (and font
format) to other text once you have it in PPT, or to remove it by
selecting text without the highlight.
Echo S
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> On Apr 2, 3:56 pm, "Shyam Pillai" <ShyamPil...@Gmail.com> wrote:
>> If you are using PPT 2007 or later then it is possible to get the
>> highlight
>> even though it is not available in the UI. Highlight the text in Word
>> and
>> then paste it into PowerPoint (keep source formatting). This will bring
>> in
>> the highlights also. The caveat is that there is no way to get rid of the
>> highlight short of deleting the highlighted text.
> That's a cool trick!
>
> You can also use the format painter to apply the highlight (and font
> format) to other text once you have it in PPT, or to remove it by
> selecting text without the highlight.
Oh, even better!
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John Wilson
.TextFrame2.TextRange.Font.Highlight.RGB = vbYellow
But as Shyam says not easy (possible?) to unhighlight except by using the
format painter.
John
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Shyam Pillai
It was thru the OM that I found that you could keep the pasted highlight
format in the first place.
Regards,
Shyam Pillai
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Shyam Pillai
Good stuff.
Regards,
Shyam Pillai
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Mike
something of an enduring myth that one shouldn't. It goes back to the
teaching of Latin. So, while the text writers are quite fine with their
grammar, you could use a brush up!
"Rich Craig" wrote:
> This DOES NOT work in PP2007 (12.0.6307.5000; it highlights the entire teat
> area.
> Bring back the "one click" hylight tool!!!!!!!!
>
> By the way, I suggest an English grammar class for you help text writers!
> "Never end a sentence in a preposition!
>
Steve Rindsberg
There. <g>
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Works really well for me. I love colour-coding.
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Highlight the words/sentence you want to highlight.
Right click
Format Text Effects
Glow / Soft Edges
Presets: 2nd column 4th one down (Pink) shows the amount of highlighting
Select the color you want to highlight
Size 15 PT
Transparency 0%
Good Luck
