How do I highlight specific text in a powerpoint slide?

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I have a text box in a Powerpoint slide in which I would like to highlight
just one sentence. I can't seem to find the same 'highlight' tool that is
available in WORD.
Is there a way to highlight specific text in a text box in PowerPoint.

Thanks, Sue.
 
There is not a highlighter tool in PowerPoint like there
is for Word. You can get around it a couple of different
ways. In 2002/2003 you can use the drawing tool to draw
a rectangle around the text, no line, fill with yellow at
50%. It may appear dark on your computer screen, but
looks like a nice highlight when you project it. Also in
2003/2003 you may right click on the screen when you're
in Slide Show mode and use one of the pen options to
highlight the text during the actual presentation.
 
Sue Roberts said:
I have a text box in a Powerpoint slide in which I would like to highlight
just one sentence. I can't seem to find the same 'highlight' tool that is
available in WORD.
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That's Word, this is PowerPoint. ;-)

That feature isn't available in PPT.

The usual workaround is to draw a rectangle that surrounds the text you want to
highlight, send it behind the text. If the text isn't part of a placeholder,
you might want to group it with the rectangle so the two stay together.
 
That works fine Sandy. Thank you, Sue.

Sandy said:
There is not a highlighter tool in PowerPoint like there
is for Word. You can get around it a couple of different
ways. In 2002/2003 you can use the drawing tool to draw
a rectangle around the text, no line, fill with yellow at
50%. It may appear dark on your computer screen, but
looks like a nice highlight when you project it. Also in
2003/2003 you may right click on the screen when you're
in Slide Show mode and use one of the pen options to
highlight the text during the actual presentation.
Click to expand...
 
That works fine Steve. Thank you, Sue.

Steve Rindsberg said:
That's Word, this is PowerPoint. ;-)

That feature isn't available in PPT.

The usual workaround is to draw a rectangle that surrounds the text you want to
highlight, send it behind the text. If the text isn't part of a placeholder,
you might want to group it with the rectangle so the two stay together.

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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I was able to draw a box and then highlight but the hightlight function as in
word would be much appreciated. Thanks Sandy, that works.
 
Acutally, there is a highlighter tool in PowerPoint 2003, but it doesn't
function quite the same way as Word 2003.

To access the highlighter tool, you have to go to the SlideShow View and
then scroll to the slide that has the text you want to highlight. Then you
will have to either right click and then click on Pointer
Options--->Highlighter or go to the bottom left screen and click on the Pen
icon and then click on highlighter (the pen icon does not show until move
onto the next slide).

The highlighter tool will then act as a physical highlighter and you can now
highlight text. To save your highlights, you will then have to "End Show" or
scroll until you exit your powerpoint presentation and then "Keep" your ink
annotations.

After that, you can choose to "Delete" your highlights the same you would
delete a graphic as each stroke is saved as a graphic in your presentation.
I hope that I helped someone out with this tip.
 
This DOES NOT work in PP2007 (12.0.6307.5000; it highlights the entire teat
area.
Bring back the "one click" hylight tool!!!!!!!!

By the way, I suggest an English grammar class for you help text writers!
"Never end a sentence in a preposition!
 
There isn't a "highlight" tool in PPT. There never really has been, so
there's nothing to "bring back."

The Help entry says there used to be an *on-screen* highlight tool in PPT
2003. This was a highlight that could be used during a presentation -- like
drawing on the screen -- to point out something on the slide. It's not
something that could be used in Normal (editing) view, and it was nothing
like the highlight tool that Word has.

In my opinion, the preposition thing isn't something about which to get bent
out of shape. <g>
 
I accidentally found a way of doing this. Draft your text in word complete
with highlights. Copy it, go to PPT, open a text box, past special RTF. It
preserves all the formatting (font, size, etc.) and you can use the format
painter to adjust it. This works in the notes too.
 
Steve Rindsberg said:
In PowerPoint? Which tool was that?


We're not help text writers. We're volunteers, not MS employees.


Try googling that very phrase. I think you'll find a concensus that applying
Latin grammar to the English language is foolishess up with which we should not
put.




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Actually, you can highlight text in PPT 2007. The way to do it is to add animation effects of changing the font color and you can even make it bold at the same time. This is as close as it gets to highlighting text. The problem I'm having is that after my text is animated a couple letters at the end are cut off. Does this happen to anyone else? And do you know how to fix it?
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Jen
 
When will PPT be adding the highlighter feature?

Sandy said:
There is not a highlighter tool in PowerPoint like there
is for Word. You can get around it a couple of different
ways. In 2002/2003 you can use the drawing tool to draw
a rectangle around the text, no line, fill with yellow at
50%. It may appear dark on your computer screen, but
looks like a nice highlight when you project it. Also in
2003/2003 you may right click on the screen when you're
in Slide Show mode and use one of the pen options to
highlight the text during the actual presentation.
Click to expand...
 
If you are using PPT 2007 or later then it is possible to get the highlight
even though it is not available in the UI. Highlight the text in Word and
then paste it into PowerPoint (keep source formatting). This will bring in
the highlights also. The caveat is that there is no way to get rid of the
highlight short of deleting the highlighted text.

Regards,
Shyam Pillai

Handout Wizard: http://skp.mvps.org/how
 
If you are using PPT 2007 or later then it is possible to get the highlight
even though it is not available in the UI.  Highlight the text in Word and
then paste it into PowerPoint (keep source formatting). This will bring in
the highlights also. The caveat is that there is no way to get rid of the
highlight short of deleting the highlighted text.

Regards,
Shyam Pillai

Handout Wizard:http://skp.mvps.org/how







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That's a cool trick!

You can also use the format painter to apply the highlight (and font
format) to other text once you have it in PPT, or to remove it by
selecting text without the highlight.
 
That's a cool trick!

You can also use the format painter to apply the highlight (and font
format) to other text once you have it in PPT, or to remove it by
selecting text without the highlight.
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Oh, even better!
 
You can get here with vba too, direct in PowerPoint
..TextFrame2.TextRange.Font.Highlight.RGB = vbYellow

But as Shyam says not easy (possible?) to unhighlight except by using the
format painter.

John

Echo S said:
That's a cool trick!

You can also use the format painter to apply the highlight (and font
format) to other text once you have it in PPT, or to remove it by
selecting text without the highlight.
Click to expand...

Oh, even better!

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2010? http://www.echosvoice.com/2010.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx
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Hey John,

It was thru the OM that I found that you could keep the pasted highlight
format in the first place.

Regards,
Shyam Pillai

Image Importer Wizard: http://skp.mvps.org/iiw.htm


John Wilson said:
You can get here with vba too, direct in PowerPoint
.TextFrame2.TextRange.Font.Highlight.RGB = vbYellow

But as Shyam says not easy (possible?) to unhighlight except by using the
format painter.

John

Echo S said:
Mark said:
If you are using PPT 2007 or later then it is possible to get the
highlight
even though it is not available in the UI. Highlight the text in Word
and
then paste it into PowerPoint (keep source formatting). This will bring
in
the highlights also. The caveat is that there is no way to get rid of
the
highlight short of deleting the highlighted text.
Click to expand...
That's a cool trick!

You can also use the format painter to apply the highlight (and font
format) to other text once you have it in PPT, or to remove it by
selecting text without the highlight.
Click to expand...

Oh, even better!

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2010? http://www.echosvoice.com/2010.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx
Click to expand...
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Actually Rich it is quite proper to end a sentence with a preposition. It is
something of an enduring myth that one shouldn't. It goes back to the
teaching of Latin. So, while the text writers are quite fine with their
grammar, you could use a brush up!
 
I have a text box in a Powerpoint slide in which I would like to highlight
just one sentence. I can't seem to find the same 'highlight' tool that is
available in WORD.
Is there a way to highlight specific text in a text box in PowerPoint.

Thanks, Sue.
Click to expand...
 
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