Need a great new image or logo for your website? Want to create an image with text for use in print or on-line advertising? This method allows you to take advantage of PowerPoint options and not save unnecessary white space easily.
Determine the desired background color or shading. To set background, right-clicking on the slide. When the pop-up menu appears, select Background. Then when the "Background" window appears, Choose the desired color from the drop down for the Background fill.
Select Fill Effects if more than a single color or a special texturing is desired. From the "Fill Effects" window, select the Colors number or Preset Colors. Then select the desired Shading Style, which will change the Variants. Select the box with the desired Variant and it will display in the Sample area. Click OK.
When returned to the "Background" window, click Apply. The slide will display with the new background.
If you do no already know how to change backgrounds, see article "How to Change the Background Color or Image on Slides in PowerPoint.:
Determine what size the banner should be and if it is to be vertical or horizontal. In PowerPoint, use the menu options File, Page Setup to set the slide width and height sizes to the dimensions of the banner or ad.
If necessary, change the Slide Orientation from Portrait (Vertical) to Landscape (Horizontal).
Enter and format the appropriate text using text boxes by click on the Text Box option on the Drawing toolbar. Then click where text box should start on slide and begin entering text.
Change the text size or font style by selecting the text to be changed and clicking on the Font or Font Size drop downs on the Formatting toolbar.
If you desire to move the text box, click on any indicated box side. When the arrowhead cross hair appears, click and drag box to desired location. To resize the text box, move over resizing block on the box side until a double-headed arrow appears, then click and drag the in the appropriate direction to resize until box is desired size.
Open PowerPoint to start a New presentation. When the "PowerPoint Presentation" window appears, select the Blank Presentation option. When the "New Slide" window appears, select the Blank layout.
If desired, insert an image and position it on slide. Use menu options Insert, Picture, Clip Art. Select the desired image from those available on the Clip Art tab or the Pictures tab, then click Insert. If the image desired is not there, then use the Import Clips option to bring image into clip art collection. Or use Insert, Picture, From File menu options instead.
If you do not know how to insert or position an image, see article titled "How to Add, Move, and Size Graphical Images in Office Files."
If desired for headline or close, insert WordArt and position on the slide by click on the Insert WordArt tool on the Drawing toolbar.
If you do not already know how to use WordArt, you may want to see article "How to Add Fancy Text using WordArt in an MS Office File" for help.
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