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Microsoft PowerPoint 2007

Glow Text

SUMMARY: Make text stand out in a PowerPoint 2007 presentation by making it glow.

Looking for another way to make certain text stand out in a Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 presentation? With a few clicks you can make text glow in a variety of colors.

1. Highlight the text that you want to glow.

2. Click the "Format" tab in the Ribbon.

3. Click on the "Text Effects" pull-down, selecting "Glow".

4. Choose your desired glow variation (color and size of glow). Or, click on "More Glow Colors" to choose from more colors, and then you can click "More Colors" to choose from even more colors.

Adding glowing text to your PowerPoint 2007 presentation

Please use this tip sparingly - do not glow an entire presentation unless you wish to annoy your viewers!