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Using PowerPoint’s new illustrations

January 21, 2021 by Ellen Finkelstein 3 Comments

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PowerPoint is adding new types of graphics and expanding existing ones. These are all available in Office 365, because they are constantly being updated.

One of the most recent additions is called Illustrations. Here are two examples on a slide…

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They are in grayscale with a pop of yellow but you can:

  • Easily change the color
  • Ungroup them and turn them into editable PowerPoint objects

Inserting illustrations

To insert illustrations, choose Insert, Pictures, Stock Images. In the dialog box that opens, choose the Illustrations tab.

You’ll see a variety of topics to choose from but you can also search by keyword.

Select the illustration or illustrations you want and click Insert.

Changing the color of illustrations

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