How to Highlight Text in Powerpoint 2000
Unlike Microsoft Word, PowerPoint does not offer the ability to create a highlighted effect for text. However, if you wish to alter the text of a slide in any way, you must first highlight all of the text you wish to change. You can change colors, fonts, size or add effects like italics and different alignments. In most cases, you want to use a standard font such as Times New Roman or Arial and a color that contrasts well with the slide's background.
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Click on the Windows button and scroll to "All Programs." Click on "Power Point." Open a presentation by clicking on the "File" menu and selecting "Open." Highlight the name of the project you wish to open and press "OK."
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Navigate to the slide with the text you wish to alter by scrolling through the slide view and clicking on the slide.
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Move your mouse so that it hovers over the text you wish to change. Press the left-button on the mouse to open the editing box.
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Slide your mouse so that the cursor is just before the first letter you wish to highlight. Click down then press and hold the shift key. Click on the right arrow until you highlight all of the text.
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Alter the text by clicking on the text toolbar. Click on the font drop-down menu and scroll to the font you wish to use. Click on the text size drop-down menu and scroll to the size you want to use. Make the font bold by pressing the "B." Make the text italics by pressing the "I" or underline it by pressing the "U."
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