Can you fill a PowerPoint shape with color?

• A PowerPoint shape or text box is transparent until you add a fill color. Besides colors, you can fill PowerPoint shape with a picture, a gradient, or a texture.

How do you fill an object in PowerPoint?

To add a fill or effect, click your shape, click Format, click the arrow next to Shape Fill or Shape Effects, and select a color, gradient, texture, or effect. Click the shape that you want to fill.

Is there a paint tool on PowerPoint?

The Format Painter is a tool in Word and PowerPoint that lets you copy some formatting from one object and apply it to another one. Think of it as copying and pasting for formatting. For more information on what Format Painter can be used for, you can visit their Microsoft Support page.

How do you color in PowerPoint?

Go to Design > Format Background. Choose a background color for your slide. To remove background formatting, select No Fill. To see more color options, select More Colors.

How do I draw freehand in PowerPoint?

Simply open a presentation, select Review > Start Inking, then select your pen tool of choice and draw your freehand shape or text. The pen tool is great for circling important parts of your presentation, drawing arrows for emphasis, underlining important points or just adding custom design to your slides.

How do you use pencils in PowerPoint?

Turn on the pen and draw in Slide Show

1. On the Slide Show tab, click either From Beginning or From Current Slide to start your slide show.
2. When you reach the slide where you want to draw something, simply put your digital pen to the screen, and then draw.

Where is the fill tool in PowerPoint?

Within the Drawing Tools Format tab, click the right-side portion of the Shape Fill button (highlighted in red within Figure 2). This brings up the Shape Fill drop-down gallery, as shown in Figure 2.