The Rectangle and the Square |
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A rectangle is a four-sided geometric figure you can
use either as an independent aesthetic object in a slide or as a border
around text or around another object. The most regularly used rectangle
has two combinations of two parallel sides that are equal. A square is a
special rectangle in which all four sides are equal.
To draw a rectangle on a slide, on the Drawing
toolbar, click the Rectangle button
and either click the desired area on
the slide or draw a rectangle on the slide.
To draw a square, after clicking the Rectangle button
on the Drawing toolbar, press and hold Shift. Then either click in the slide
or click and drag to draw a square the size of your choice.
If you click and start dragging to draw a rectangle,
the origin would be where your mouse landed to where you released the
mouse. If you want to draw the rectangle or shape using your origin (where
you first clicked) as the center of the shape, press and hold both Alt and
Ctrl, drag until you get the desired size, then release the mouse and
release Alt and Shift.
Practical Learning: Drawing Rectangles
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- Start Microsoft PowerPoint and open the Human Body Structure3
In the lower-left side of the screen, click the Normal
View button 
If the Drawing toolbar is not visible, on the main menu, click View
-> Toolbars -> Drawing
- In the left frame, click any text of slide 6
- On the Drawing toolbar, click the Rectangle button
and click the lower section of the slide (to make sure the rectangle
doesn't disappear from the white background, while the rectangle is
still selected, on the Drawing toolbar, click the Fill Color button
(don't change its color))
- To save the presentation with an incremental name, press F12
- Change the name of the presentation to Structure of the
Human Body4
- Click Save
A text box is a rectangular shape that contains text. The
text can be any length. Like all other shapes we will review, a text box
can be positioned anywhere on the slide, giving you ample opportunity to
enhance a slide. The text box is the main place holder of text that
displays in slides. As such, all main titles and bulleted lists on slides
are stored in text boxes. The advantage of the text box is its flexibility
with regards to its position and its ability to hold or "carry"
text. Text that is stored in a text is moved when the text box is moved.
To add a text box to a slide, on the Drawing toolbar, click the Text
Box button
and click anywhere on the slide. Then type the desired text.
Practical Learning: Using the Text Box
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- Click anywhere on the Nervous System slide 7
- To add a new slide, press Ctrl + M
- In the Text Layout window, click the Title and 2-Column Text button

- Click Click To Add Title and notice the borders of its text box
- Type The Reproductive System

- Click the left Click to Add Text and notice its border
- Type Male and press Enter
- Press Tab
- Type Production of Sperm and press Enter
- Type Maturation and Storage and press Enter
- Type The Penis
- Click the right Click To Add Text
- Type Female
- Press Enter
- Press Tab
- Type Ovaries - Uterus and press Enter
- Type Reproductive Cycle and press Enter
- Type Vagina - External Genitals and click somewhere else in the
slide

- To add your own text box, on the Drawing toolbar, click the Text Box
button

- Click an empty area in the lower section of the slide. If (and only
if) a bullet appears in the text box, then, on the Formatting toolbar,
click the Bullets button
to remove the bullet
- Type The Sexual Response and press Enter
- Type Contraception and press Enter
- Type Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Even if you don't like where the new text that was just added is
placed on the slide, don't move it: leave it exactly where it is in
your slide
- In the Outline view on the left frame, click anywhere on the second slide to display it
in the main view
- On the Drawing toolbar, click the Text Box button

- On the slide, click in the lower left section
- Type Support Site: http://www.functionx.com/powerpoint
If the text appears with a bullet, on the Formatting
toolbar, click the Bullets button
to remove it
- Save the presentation
The Ellipse and the Circle |
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An ellipse is a round geometric figure. A circle is a
type of ellipse in which all opposite points use the exact same distance from the
center:
- To draw an ellipse on a slide, on the Drawing toolbar, click the
Ellipse button
and either click the desired area on the slide or draw a
rectangle on the slide. Although an ellipse is not a rectangle, it would
be represented by a type of rectangle it would have been included in.
- To draw a circle, after clicking the Ellipse button
on the Drawing toolbar, press and hold Shift. Then either click in the slide
or click and drag to draw a square the size of your choice.
If you click and start dragging to draw an ellipse or a circle, the
origin would be where your mouse landed to where you released the mouse.
If you want to draw an ellipse or a circle whose center would be the first
point you clicked, press and hold both Alt and Ctrl, drag until you get
the desired size, then release the mouse and release Alt and Shift.
Practical Learning: Using the Ellipse Shape
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- In the Outline view of the left frame, click anywhere in slide 7 (The Nervous System) to
activate it
- On the Drawing toolbar, click the Ellipse button
and click in the lower-right section of the slide
To make sure the ellipse doesn't disappear from the white background,
while its square is still selected, on the Drawing toolbar, click the
Fill Color button 
- Save the presentation
Besides the rectangle and the ellipse, there are additional
shapes you can use. To access these shapes, on the Drawing toolbar, you
can click
AutoShapes, position your mouse on a category and click the desired shape:
Practical Learning: Using Additional Shapes
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- Scroll down to slide 8: the Reproductive System and display it in
the right frame
- On the Drawing toolbar, click AutoShapes -> Basic Shapes ->
Cross
- On the slide, draw a rectangle that covers the bottom three lines
completely

To make sure the rectangle doesn't disappear from the white
background, while the rectangle is still selected, on the Drawing
toolbar, click the Fill Color button 
- Scroll up to slide 1 and display it in the right frame
- Save the presentation
Before performing an operation on a shape, you should
first select it. In the same way, if you want to perform a common
operation of various shapes, you should first select them.
To select a shape that is positioned on a slide, you
can just click it. When a shape is selected, it displays 8 handles around:
To select various shapes on the slide, click one.
Press and hold Shift, then click each shape desired. When the selection is
complete, release Shift. Each shape selected would have its own 8 handles

Resizing an object consists of changing its size.
Before resizing an object, select it first. To resize various objects at
the same time, first select them.
Before resizing an object, position the mouse on one
of its handles. To resize many selected objects at the same time, position
the mouse on the handle of one them. The mouse pointer would change into
one of the following cursors which can produce one of the following
results:
Pointer |
Role |
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Shrinks or heightens the control |
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Resizes the control in North-East <->
South-West direction |
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Narrows or widens the control |
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Resizes the control in North-West <->
South-East direction |
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