Summary
In this chapter, we discussed how to create more visually appealing elements on your slides by adding maps and using and customizing SmartArt. We also learned how to create our own shapes with Edit Points and Merge Shapes, and customize the creative content supplied by Microsoft in the Stock Images library.
You now have enough knowledge about the tools and features to start creating your own visual content or adapting any default elements supplied in PowerPoint. Yes—there will be times when you will feel overwhelmed by the possibilities. After all, our brains don’t have a creative switch that we can flip on or off!
Just give yourself time to get more comfortable with the tools, and don’t feel as though you need to change all your visuals at once. Here is a challenge for your next presentation: plan more design time before your event and set the goal of using one technique you learned in this chapter. As you get more familiar with the tools and features...
