Hey gang,
I want to share a neat tip with you for creating custom color tints and shades using PowerPoint.
Typically, a color palette begins with a single base color. Then, you broaden th...
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David, I REALLY like this. I agree w/Katie that it provides incentive to upgrade to Office 2013, which has been sitting on my desk/To Do list since probably late 2012 (lazy, I know!).
Also, though, in case others aren't aware of how easy it is to use, when using Storyline, to use its inbuilt color pick to grab colors from another program, here's how you can do it with PPT and SL
1. Launch PPT and SL. Set things up so you can see both programs,
2. In your SL slide insert a shape.
3. In SL, right-click the shape and choose format shape from the shortcut menu.
4. Click the drop-down by the word Color (near the little Fill icon) and choose More Colors
5. When the Colors window opens, click the Color Picker in the corner and then hover over the area/program that contains the color you want, e.g., David's PPT color toner.
6. Click on the square that has the color you want
7. Click OK in the Colors window in SL (you'll need to remove the lines in your shape if you haven't already)
David, I like that I can duplicate the tint and shades slides in PPT and just right click on that "main" "background" shape, change it's color, and all my tints and shades are done for any color I choose. Very nice...and sorry I was so wordy.
Also, though, in case others aren't aware of how easy it is to use, when using Storyline, to use its inbuilt color pick to grab colors from another program, here's how you can do it with PPT and SL
1. Launch PPT and SL. Set things up so you can see both programs,
2. In your SL slide insert a shape.
3. In SL, right-click the shape and choose format shape from the shortcut menu.
4. Click the drop-down by the word Color (near the little Fill icon) and choose More Colors
5. When the Colors window opens, click the Color Picker in the corner and then hover over the area/program that contains the color you want, e.g., David's PPT color toner.
6. Click on the square that has the color you want
7. Click OK in the Colors window in SL (you'll need to remove the lines in your shape if you haven't already)
David, I like that I can duplicate the tint and shades slides in PPT and just right click on that "main" "background" shape, change it's color, and all my tints and shades are done for any color I choose. Very nice...and sorry I was so wordy.