1. Clear disk with floating text
(Advanced)
To reproduce the shape effects on this slide, do the following:
On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank.
Select the circle. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, do the following:
On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Basic Shapes click Oval (first row, second option from the left). Press and hold SHIFT to constrain the shape to a circle, and then on the slide, drag to draw a circle.
In the Shape Height box, enter 4.07”.
Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Outline, and then click No Outline.
Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Fill, click More Fill Colors, and then in the Colors dialog box, on the Custom tab, enter values for Red: 204, Green: 255, Blue: 153.
In the Shape Width box, enter 4.54”.
Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, and then do the following:
Point to 3-D Rotation, and then under Perspective, click Perspective Relaxed (second row, third option from the left).
Point to Bevel, and then under Bevel click Convex (second row, third option from the left).
On the Home tab, in the bottom right corner of the Drawing group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click 3-D Rotation in the left pane, and then do the following in the right pane under Rotation:
Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click 3-D Format in the left pane, and then do the following in the right pane:
In the Perspective box, enter 30°.
In the Y box, enter 289.6°.
Under Depth, in the Depth box, enter 25 pt.
Under Bevel, click the button next to Bottom, and then under Bevel click Circle (first row, first option from the left).
Under Surface, click the button next to Material, and then under Translucent click Clear (third option from the left). Click the button next to Lighting, and then under Neutral click Balance (first row, second option from the left).
Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Shadow in the left pane, and then do the following in the right pane:
In the Transparency box, enter 85%.
In the Size box, enter 100%.
In the Blur box, enter 21 pt.
In the Angle box, enter 90°.
In the Distance box, enter 27 pt.
To reproduce the text effects on this slide, do the following:
Enter text in the text box, select the text, and then on the Home tab, in the Font group, select Gill Sans MT Condensed from the Font list, select 80 from the Font Size list. Click the arrow next to Font Color, and under Theme Colors, click White, Background 1, Darker 50% (sixth row, first option from the left).
On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Text Box, and then on the slide, drag to draw the text box.
Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the WordArt Styles group, click Text Effects, and then do the following:
On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Center to center the text in the text box.
Point to 3-D Rotation, and then under Parallel, click Off Axis 2 Left (second row, fourth option from the left).
Point to Reflection, and then under Reflection Variations, click Tight Reflection, 4 pt offset (second row, first option from the left).
Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the WordArt Styles group, click the Format Text Effects dialog box launcher. In the Format Text Effects dialog box, click 3-D Format in the left pane, and then do the following in the right pane:
Under Surface, click the button next to Material, and then under Standard, click Warm Matte (second option from the left). Click the button next to Lighting, and then under Neutral, click Soft (first row, third option from the left).
Under Depth, click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors, click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). In the Depth box, enter 6.5 pt.
To reproduce the background on this slide, do the following:
Right-click the slide background area, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following:
In the Type list, select Linear.
Click the button next to Direction, and then click Linear Down (first row, second option from the left).
Under Gradient stops, click Add gradient stops or Remove gradient stops until two stops appear in the slider.
Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops that you added as follows:
Select the first stop in the slider, and then do the following:
In the Position box, enter 46%.
Select Stop 2 from the list, and then do the following:
Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors, click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left).
In the Stop position box, enter 100%.
Click the button next to Color, click More Colors, and then in the Colors dialog box, on the Custom tab, enter values for Red: 228, Green: 245, Blue: 193.
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Clear disk with floating text
(Advanced)
To reproduce the shape effects on this slide, do the following:
On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank.
Select the circle. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, do the following:
On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Basic Shapes click Oval (first row, second option from the left). Press and hold SHIFT to constrain the shape to a circle, and then on the slide, drag to draw a circle.
In the Shape Height box, enter 4.07”.
Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Outline, and then click No Outline.
Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Fill, click More Fill Colors, and then in the Colors dialog box, on the Custom tab, enter values for Red: 204, Green: 255, Blue: 153.
In the Shape Width box, enter 4.54”.
Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, and then do the following:
Point to 3-D Rotation, and then under Perspective, click Perspective Relaxed (second row, third option from the left).
Point to Bevel, and then under Bevel click Convex (second row, third option from the left).
On the Home tab, in the bottom right corner of the Drawing group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click 3-D Rotation in the left pane, and then do the following in the right pane under Rotation:
Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click 3-D Format in the left pane, and then do the following in the right pane:
In the Perspective box, enter 30°.
In the Y box, enter 289.6°.
Under Depth, in the Depth box, enter 25 pt.
Under Bevel, click the button next to Bottom, and then under Bevel click Circle (first row, first option from the left).
Under Surface, click the button next to Material, and then under Translucent click Clear (third option from the left). Click the button next to Lighting, and then under Neutral click Balance (first row, second option from the left).
Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Shadow in the left pane, and then do the following in the right pane:
In the Transparency box, enter 85%.
In the Size box, enter 100%.
In the Blur box, enter 21 pt.
In the Angle box, enter 90°.
In the Distance box, enter 27 pt.
To reproduce the text effects on this slide, do the following:
Enter text in the text box, select the text, and then on the Home tab, in the Font group, select Gill Sans MT Condensed from the Font list, select 80 from the Font Size list. Click the arrow next to Font Color, and under Theme Colors, click White, Background 1, Darker 50% (sixth row, first option from the left).
On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Text Box, and then on the slide, drag to draw the text box.
Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the WordArt Styles group, click Text Effects, and then do the following:
On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Center to center the text in the text box.
Point to 3-D Rotation, and then under Parallel, click Off Axis 2 Left (second row, fourth option from the left).
Point to Reflection, and then under Reflection Variations, click Tight Reflection, 4 pt offset (second row, first option from the left).
Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the WordArt Styles group, click the Format Text Effects dialog box launcher. In the Format Text Effects dialog box, click 3-D Format in the left pane, and then do the following in the right pane:
Under Surface, click the button next to Material, and then under Standard, click Warm Matte (second option from the left). Click the button next to Lighting, and then under Neutral, click Soft (first row, third option from the left).
Under Depth, click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors, click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). In the Depth box, enter 6.5 pt.
To reproduce the background on this slide, do the following:
Right-click the slide background area, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following:
In the Type list, select Linear.
Click the button next to Direction, and then click Linear Down (first row, second option from the left).
Under Gradient stops, click Add gradient stops or Remove gradient stops until two stops appear in the slider.
Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops that you added as follows:
Select the first stop in the slider, and then do the following:
In the Position box, enter 46%.
Select Stop 2 from the list, and then do the following:
Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors, click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left).
In the Stop position box, enter 100%.
Click the button next to Color, click More Colors, and then in the Colors dialog box, on the Custom tab, enter values for Red: 228, Green: 245, Blue: 193.
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Clear disk with floating text
(Advanced)
To reproduce the shape effects on this slide, do the following:
On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank.
Select the circle. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, do the following:
On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Basic Shapes click Oval (first row, second option from the left). Press and hold SHIFT to constrain the shape to a circle, and then on the slide, drag to draw a circle.
In the Shape Height box, enter 4.07”.
Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Outline, and then click No Outline.
Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Fill, click More Fill Colors, and then in the Colors dialog box, on the Custom tab, enter values for Red: 204, Green: 255, Blue: 153.
In the Shape Width box, enter 4.54”.
Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, and then do the following:
Point to 3-D Rotation, and then under Perspective, click Perspective Relaxed (second row, third option from the left).
Point to Bevel, and then under Bevel click Convex (second row, third option from the left).
On the Home tab, in the bottom right corner of the Drawing group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click 3-D Rotation in the left pane, and then do the following in the right pane under Rotation:
Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click 3-D Format in the left pane, and then do the following in the right pane:
In the Perspective box, enter 30°.
In the Y box, enter 289.6°.
Under Depth, in the Depth box, enter 25 pt.
Under Bevel, click the button next to Bottom, and then under Bevel click Circle (first row, first option from the left).
Under Surface, click the button next to Material, and then under Translucent click Clear (third option from the left). Click the button next to Lighting, and then under Neutral click Balance (first row, second option from the left).
Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Shadow in the left pane, and then do the following in the right pane:
In the Transparency box, enter 85%.
In the Size box, enter 100%.
In the Blur box, enter 21 pt.
In the Angle box, enter 90°.
In the Distance box, enter 27 pt.
To reproduce the text effects on this slide, do the following:
Enter text in the text box, select the text, and then on the Home tab, in the Font group, select Gill Sans MT Condensed from the Font list, select 80 from the Font Size list. Click the arrow next to Font Color, and under Theme Colors, click White, Background 1, Darker 50% (sixth row, first option from the left).
On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Text Box, and then on the slide, drag to draw the text box.
Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the WordArt Styles group, click Text Effects, and then do the following:
On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Center to center the text in the text box.
Point to 3-D Rotation, and then under Parallel, click Off Axis 2 Left (second row, fourth option from the left).
Point to Reflection, and then under Reflection Variations, click Tight Reflection, 4 pt offset (second row, first option from the left).
Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the WordArt Styles group, click the Format Text Effects dialog box launcher. In the Format Text Effects dialog box, click 3-D Format in the left pane, and then do the following in the right pane:
Under Surface, click the button next to Material, and then under Standard, click Warm Matte (second option from the left). Click the button next to Lighting, and then under Neutral, click Soft (first row, third option from the left).
Under Depth, click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors, click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). In the Depth box, enter 6.5 pt.
To reproduce the background on this slide, do the following:
Right-click the slide background area, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following:
In the Type list, select Linear.
Click the button next to Direction, and then click Linear Down (first row, second option from the left).
Under Gradient stops, click Add gradient stops or Remove gradient stops until two stops appear in the slider.
Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops that you added as follows:
Select the first stop in the slider, and then do the following:
In the Position box, enter 46%.
Select Stop 2 from the list, and then do the following:
Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors, click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left).
In the Stop position box, enter 100%.
Click the button next to Color, click More Colors, and then in the Colors dialog box, on the Custom tab, enter values for Red: 228, Green: 245, Blue: 193.
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April 2012

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