"Divider Slide" - Working with shapes, merge and union and icons - Part 2

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We will finish creating a divider slide to separate different topics in a presentation. We will also learn how to add quote text, a slide number and apply font formatting properties. 

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Slide 3, Divider Slide - Working with shapes, merge and union and icons - Part 2

In part 2 of this lesson we are continuing to build a divider slide to help organize and manage the slide deck. We will use text, formatting and icons and also look at how to crop and format an icon. 

When to use

Use divider slides in long presentations to introduce the next section and give the reader a sense of where they are in the presentation. 

Instructions

Add a Section Number

Whilst not essential, it's good to show a number on the Divider slide. This is more of a stylistic choice, but it gives the reader an idea as to where they are in the presentation. It's also good if you plan to provide some kind of table of contents at the start of the presentation as each section is clearly numbered. 

  1. From the Insert tab, in the Text group, select Text box. 
  2. Type '01' in the text box. 
  3. Select the placeholder. 
  4. From the Home tab, in the Font group, change the font size to 115 and the font style to Lato Black. 
  5. Change the font color to a light blue color. 
  6. Position the text box in the bottom right-hand corner of the slide. 

Add a Text Subheading

Each section should be named to provide a clear indication as to the subject matter. 

  1. From the Insert tab, in the Text group, select Text box. 
  2. Type 'Who We Are' into the text box. 
  3. From the Home tab, in the Font group, change the font size to 18 and the font style to Lato. 
  4. Change the font color to a light blue color. 
  5. Position the subheading in the bottom right-hand corner of the slide underneath the number. 

Add Stylistic Elements

Small, stylistic finishes can really make a difference to the presentation and instantly add a modern feel. 

  1. From the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, select Shapes. 
  2. Select Line. 
  3. Draw a line and position it between the number and the subheading. 
  4. From the Shape Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, select Shape Outline. 
  5. Select Weight and choose 1 1/2 pts. 
  6. Select White, Background 1 from the palette. 
  7. Select Dashes and choose the Round dot style. 

Add, Crop and Format Icons

PowerPoint includes an extensive library of icons for use in presentations. Icons are small graphical SVG images that can be resized, re-colored and re-positioned to add visual interest to a slide. 

  1. From the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, select Icons. 
  2. Type 'quote' into the search field. 
  3. Select the quote icon and click Insert. 

The quote icon contains both the beginning and end quotes as one image. In our slide, we need to separate the beginning quote from the end quote so they can be manipulated as individual images. 

  1. Press CTRL+D to duplicate the icon. 
  2. Select the duplicated icon. 
  3. From the Graphics Format tab, in the Size group, select Crop. 
  4. Drag the black handles to isolate the end quote marks. 
  5. Click Crop. 
  6. Repeat steps 23-26 on the other icon to isloate the beginning quote marks. 
  7. Select both icons. 
  8. From the Graphics Format tab, in the Graphics Styles group, select Graphics Fill.
  9. Select White, Background 1 from the palette. 

Add a Quote

Elements such as quotes can be added in different ways. We are going to enclose our quote inside a shape. 

  1. From the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, select Shapes. 
  2. Select Rounded Rectangle. 
  3. Draw a rounded rectangle on the slide. 
  4. Click on the shape. 
  5. Right-click and select Edit Text from the contextual menu. 
  6. Type a quote. 
  7. Format the text as desired. 
  8. From the Shape Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, select Shape Fill.
  9. Select No Fill. 
  10. From the Shape Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, select Shape Outline.
  11. Choose a light purple color from the palette. 
  12. Move the quote mark icons into position around the quote. 

This type of divider slide can be duplicated and modified to represent different sections of the presentation. 

Hints & tips

  • This is just one example of how to create a divider slide. Practice yourself with different shapes, pictures, icons and other stylistic elements. 
  • A wider selection of icons can be downloaded for free from The Noun Project. 
  • When reusing the divider slide in the presentation think about making minor changes to the color so the style is still consistent but different for each section. 
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  • 00:04 Hi guys welcome back to part 2 where this lesson continues.
  • 00:07 All I need to do now to finish off this slide is add in a quote at the top, and
  • 00:12 then some text at the bottom.
  • 00:15 So let's start out with the text, insert text box, let's draw our text box.
  • 00:21 And this is going to have a number in it.
  • 00:24 Now I want this number to be pretty large.
  • 00:27 So let's click the drop down just here for our font size.
  • 00:32 I'm going to take this all the way up to 96.
  • 00:34 And I'm actually going to change the font style to a lato black.
  • 00:40 And in fact, I think I want it a bit bigger, let's go for 115.
  • 00:45 I'm going to change the font color, so
  • 00:46 we're going to stick with our blue color that we've been using.
  • 00:50 And I think that looks pretty good.
  • 00:53 And I'm going to move that down to the bottom corner.
  • 00:57 Let's insert another text box with a little subtitle for this divider.
  • 01:04 So this is going to be the divider for who we are.
  • 01:09 Now I'm going to keep that on lato font.
  • 01:11 I'm going to take that down to actually no, let's leave that 18.
  • 01:16 I'm going to change the color to blue.
  • 01:18 And once again, let's just move that down to the bottom of the screen.
  • 01:24 And this is a little bit of a stylistic thing.
  • 01:26 I'm going to add a dashed line in between these two to add a bit of separation and
  • 01:30 make it look a little bit nicer.
  • 01:33 So if you want to draw any kind of line, again a line is considered to be a shape.
  • 01:39 See going to find it in your shapes gallery in the lines group.
  • 01:44 Now I want to draw a straight line.
  • 01:47 So hold down Shift and drag.
  • 01:51 Now that line is very, very faint and very, very thin.
  • 01:54 So using shape outline,
  • 01:56 I'm first going to change the weight to let's make it 2 and a quarter points.
  • 02:03 I'm going to change the color to white and
  • 02:05 I'm also going to change it from a solid line to a dotted line.
  • 02:10 And actually looking at that, I don't really like the weight.
  • 02:15 Let's take that down to 1 and a half points.
  • 02:19 I'm going to drag that down to the bottom.
  • 02:21 I'm just going to place it in between the number and the divider title,
  • 02:27 hold down Shift and drag it in, and reposition these objects slightly.
  • 02:34 So that is really just a stylistic tip, but it's these small things that can take
  • 02:39 your presentation from looking fairly standard and
  • 02:42 a bit boring to really modern and professional.
  • 02:45 The final thing I'm going to add in here is just a quick quote at the top to add
  • 02:49 a little bit of interest.
  • 02:51 Now fortunately in PowerPoint, if you go into the icon library and
  • 02:55 search for quotes, you'll find that you do have some quote icons.
  • 03:00 So let's select this first one and click on Insert.
  • 03:05 And this is all well and good but these are essentially one image.
  • 03:09 And ideally I'd like to split these up into separate images so
  • 03:12 I can move them around independently.
  • 03:15 So a little trick for this is if you duplicate this icon Ctrl D,
  • 03:20 and then use the crop tool again.
  • 03:22 So this time we're just going to use crop, we're not going to bother with fill.
  • 03:26 And I'm going to crop out or cut out just these end quotes and click on crop.
  • 03:34 So I've isolated those end quotes essentially, I'm going to do exactly
  • 03:38 the same, but this time we're going to isolate the opposite quote.
  • 03:43 So that is this bottom quotes.
  • 03:47 Just drag this border in and click on crop.
  • 03:51 Select both of them by holding down Shift and I'm going to change the fill to white.
  • 03:57 So now I have two independent quotes that I can do whatever I like with.
  • 04:02 So now I'm just going to add a quick quote to the top.
  • 04:04 Again, I am using a simple shape, and
  • 04:07 this time we're going to use the rounded rectangle
  • 04:15 I'm going to remove the outline so we just have a gray shape, and
  • 04:20 then I'm going to type in my quote text.
  • 04:23 Now if you want to type in text within a shape, you don't have to add a text box.
  • 04:28 If you right-click your mouse you have an edit text option,
  • 04:31 which is going to allow you to type within that shape.
  • 04:35 So for quickness, I'm going to copy and paste in my quote.
  • 04:39 I'm going to drag that shape out a little bit and
  • 04:42 just fiddle around with it until I get the correct size.
  • 04:46 Now currently I have a gray background fill on my quote.
  • 04:50 I'm not particularly loving that so much.
  • 04:53 So let's jump up to shape format.
  • 04:55 I'm going to say shape fill, and I'm going to say no fill.
  • 04:58 But I am going to have a shape outline.
  • 05:02 Let's give it this light purple shape outline.
  • 05:05 And then I'm going to move my quotes into position.
  • 05:08 So let's grab this one.
  • 05:10 And I'm just going to put it at the top of the quote there.
  • 05:13 And this one's going to go at the end.
  • 05:16 So might be that on every divider slide you have a different image or
  • 05:20 maybe a different kind of quote, but
  • 05:22 the actual layout is the same to give your presentation an air of consistency.
  • 05:27 In the next lesson, we're going to shift our focus to just talking a bit more about
  • 05:31 managing and organizing slides.
  • 05:33 So I'm going to head over there now and I look forward to you joining me

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