How to Create Colorful Text in PowerPoint

Similar to a way of highlighting text on a slide, you can also apply a multicolor effect to the text and make everything look more attractive. Note, however, that these customization options will only be available in the desktop version of PowerPoint.

Create multicolored text in PowerPoint

First, launch PowerPoint, create a new slide show, or open a presentation where you want to add multicolored text. Then navigate to a specific slide.

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On the slide, select the text you want to customize and click the ' Format ' tab .

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Navigate to the ribbon bar, under ' WordArt Styles ', select ' Text Fill '.

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A drop down menu will appear, click ' Gradient ' and select ' More Gradient '.

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This will open up a new column titled ' Format Shape ' on the right side, with the ' Text Options ' tab which will also appear because you are trying to change the text color. Note that the ' Text Fill ' section will show ' Solid Fill ' as the default option.

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Click on ' Gradient Fill ' to bring up the options for customizing the gradient style and color.

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Choose a preset gradient or create a custom size to your liking.

In addition, you can also customize the gradient effects later, through the options ' Linear ,' ' Radial ,' ' Rectangular ,' or ' Path ' located in the drop-down menu to the right of the ' Type ' item .

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In the ' Gradient Stops ' option, click the first pencil-shaped button on the slider. Gradient stops are the points at which a particular color will begin to convert to another color.

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( Note : You can also click the slider and add multiple Gradient stops buttons on it).

Then, click the icon next to ' Color ' to open the color picker and choose the color of your choice. If you have selected a specific piece of text on the slide, the system will show you a preview of the changes.

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Do the same with other Gradient Stops. How many Gradient stops, you choose as many corresponding colors for them.

Alternatively, you can also try using the ' Transparency ' and ' Brightness ' effect sliders to see how it affects the color levels of the selected gradient stops as well as the entire text.

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That's all, wish you have a satisfactory presentation!

Lesley Montoya

Update 08 September 2021