Even Simpler

[Bill Dilworth]

Highlight tool is not an option in PowerPoint. The easiest solution is to
insert a semi-transparent yellow rectangle over the text and animate it in
(the wipe can be made to look like you are highlighting it as you go,
impresses the uninformed).

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Bill Dilworth
A proud member of the Microsoft PPT MVP Team
Users helping fellow users.
http://billdilworth.mvps.org
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[seven_percent]

How do I simply highlight a line of text like in Word; i.e. I don't
see a highlighter tool anywhere.

 

[seven_percent]

Highlight tool is not an option in PowerPoint.  The easiest solution is to
insert a semi-transparent yellow rectangle over the text and animate it in
(the wipe can be made to look like you are highlighting it as you go,
impresses the uninformed).

--
Bill Dilworth
A proud member of the Microsoft PPT MVP Team
Users helping fellow users.http://billdilworth.mvps.org
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
vestprog2@     Please read the PowerPoint FAQ pages.
yahoo.             They answer most of our questions.
com                www.pptfaq.com
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Thanks for the reply, however, this isn't a question about a
transition. It's a question of collaborating while creating
presenations:

1) There is no way to track changes
2) There is no way to highlight items that need to be reviewed/
changed
3) This lack of functionality is ridiculous

BTW, using your solution, if you move text around or insert/delete
lines, the highlight box stays put while the text moves around.
Again, ridiculous behavior by PP.