After you insert a clip art image or picture into a PowerPoint presentation, you can modify it to suit your needs. Using the Picture toolbar, you can make both minor and major adjustments to an inserted clip, such as changing its color or adjusting its contrast. Table 13.2 describes each button on the Picture toolbar.
To open the Picture toolbar, choose View, Toolbars, Picture.
→ To get more ideas on how to format images in PowerPoint, see Chapter 14, “Creating and Formatting Objects.”
You can recolor a Windows metafile image (WMF), such as a clip art image, after you place it in a PowerPoint presentation. This can be useful, particularly if you want the image to match the colors of a selected design template.
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The capability to recolor a generic clip art image can be a useful feature, particularly if you want to ensure the consistency of your PowerPoint presentation. For example, you could recolor a picture to match the colors in your corporate logo or to match the colors in the design template you've chosen.
Can't recolor your image? See the “Troubleshooting” section near the end of the chapter.
To recolor a WMF image, follow these steps:
Select the image you want to recolor and click the Recolor Picture button on the Picture toolbar. The Recolor Picture dialog box opens, as shown in Figure 13.18.
Select the Colors option button to change the actual image colors or the Fills option button to change background colors.
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Selecting Fills doesn't affect line colors.
Under Original, place a check mark next to the color you want to change.
Select a color from the New drop-down list.
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Click More Colors from the drop-down list of colors to open the Colors dialog box, which offers a wide array of custom colors from which to choose.
→ To learn more about applying colors to objects, see “Specifying Colors” in Chapter 14.
→ For details on color theory, see “Using Color” in Chapter 23, “The Media—Designing Visual Support.”
Click the Preview button to view the suggested color changes before you make them.
Click OK to apply the changes to the presentation.
When you place a clip art image in your presentation, you can make changes to its lines, size, and position in the Format dialog box. You can also combine clip art with WordArt pictures to create a complete graphic image such as a logo.
→ For details on using the Format dialog box and working with WordArt, see Chapter 14.
To create this image, place both a WordArt picture and clip art on the slide and adjust their positions to create the image you want. You should also group these two images together to make them one.
→ For instructions on how to group PowerPoint objects, see “Grouping Objects” in Chapter 14.