shadow color

[donna]

Inside a text box in Power point I am trying to change the default shadow
color of the text to black. My default is grey. I don't want to change it
every time I use it. Where do I change the default color to black in the
shadow dropdown box.

 

[CyberTaz]

Sorry, Donna, there are no shadow color options. AFAIK, it can't even be
changed programmatically. Your only alternatives are (a) WordArt, or (b)
create the text as a graphic object in another program and place it on a
slide as you would any other picture.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 10/23/07 2:59 PM, in article
(e-mail address removed), "donna"

Inside a text box in Power point I am trying to change the default shadow
color of the text to black. My default is grey. I don't want to change it
every time I use it. Where do I change the default color to black in the
shadow dropdown box.

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

Hi Donna,

After you adjust the shadow settings to the desired color, notice that while
the text is selected in the textbox that the border of the text box is
visible.

Right Click (control-click) on the border and choose "Set AutoShape
Defaults" from the pop-up menu.

Any new textboxes that you add in the presentation will have the settings
you chose by default.

You can make a variety of templates with various settings, copy and paste
from one presentation to another, save a default template, and use VBA to
script all of this, too. PowerPoint is very flexible.

-Jim

Inside a text box in Power point I am trying to change the default shadow
color of the text to black. My default is grey. I don't want to change it
every time I use it. Where do I change the default color to black in the
shadow dropdown box.

--
Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

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[CyberTaz]

Hey Jim - How ya doin'?-)

My understanding is that she's wanting to change the shadow color of the
TEXT, not the shadow color of the BOX.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Hey Jim - How ya doin'?-)

My understanding is that she's wanting to change the shadow color of the
TEXT, not the shadow color of the BOX.

You're right: If you use the shadow button on the text formatting toolbar, PPT
picks the shadow color for you.

Jim's right: If you use the shadow button on the drawing toolbar you can change
the text dropshadow color (and offset and direction and other goodies).

If the text is in a filled shape, the shadow gets applied to the shape rather
than the text. If the shape's unfilled, you can control the text shadow this
way.

I expect if you need shadowed text in a filled shape, you could create one
filled shape, dupe it, add the text to the dupe and unfill it, apply the shadow
then group both shapes.


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[CyberTaz]

Thanks for the reminder Steve - I had completely forgotten about that little
nuance when I first replied.

Doesn't the shape have to be set to No Line as well as No Fill? Otherwise
the same shadow effect is imposed on both the text & the shape - at least
that's what happens in the PC version.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Thanks for the reminder Steve - I had completely forgotten about that little
nuance when I first replied.

Doesn't the shape have to be set to No Line as well as No Fill? Otherwise
the same shadow effect is imposed on both the text & the shape - at least
that's what happens in the PC version.

IIRC, same-same on Mac.

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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