How to Add or Remove Shadows on Objects in PowerPoint

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  • January 24, 2019

Applying shadows to shapes, images, text, or other objects is a great way to add flair to your presentation. However, too many visual effects may draw your audience away from the central message of the slideshow. We’ll show you how to create the perfect balance by adding (or removing) shadows on objects in PowerPoint.

Adding and Removing Shadows on Objects

Open your PowerPoint presentation and go to the slide that contains the objects with which you’ll be working. Click to select the image.

select the image

On the Picture Tools “Format” tab, click the “Picture Effects” button. (If you’re applying a shadow to text, that button will be named “Text Effects” instead.)

click picture effects on format tab

On the drop-down menu, select the “Shadows” submenu.

select the Shadow submenu

This submenu contains a large variety of shadow effects. Hovering over each option gives you a live preview, so play around with them to see which one you like best. In this example, we’ll use the lower-left perspective option.

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