In Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, there isn't a built-in feature directly equivalent to the text highlighting tool found in Microsoft Word. The most common and effective way to achieve a text highlighting effect is by using Microsoft Word and then transferring the highlighted text into your PowerPoint presentation.
Why Highlighting Text in PowerPoint 2007 is Different
Unlike later versions or other Microsoft Office applications like Word, PowerPoint 2007's ribbon interface does not include a dedicated "Text Highlight Color" button in the Font group. This means you cannot select text on a slide and click a button to apply a highlight effect directly within PowerPoint 2007.
The Workaround: Highlighting Text Using Microsoft Word
The standard method for adding highlighted text to a PowerPoint 2007 slide involves leveraging the text highlighting feature available in Microsoft Word. You highlight the text in Word and then copy and paste it into PowerPoint.
Here are the steps to follow:
- Open Microsoft Word: Start a new or existing document in Microsoft Word.
- Enter Your Text: Type or copy the text you want to appear highlighted in your PowerPoint presentation.
- Select the Text: Highlight over the specific words or phrases you wish to highlight by clicking and dragging your cursor over them to select them.
- Apply Highlight in Word: Go to the Home tab in Word. In the Font group, click the Text Highlight Color drop-down menu.
- Choose a Color: Select the desired highlight color (e.g., yellow, green, blue). This will insert your yellow highlight (or chosen color) onto the selected text within the Word document.
- Copy the Highlighted Text: Select the highlighted text again in Word and copy it (you can right-click and select "Copy" or press
Ctrl + C). - Switch to PowerPoint 2007: Open your PowerPoint 2007 presentation to the slide where you want to add the text.
- Paste the Text: Paste the copied text onto the slide (you can right-click and select "Paste" or press
Ctrl + V).
When pasting, you might see paste options. Typically, keeping the source formatting will ensure the highlight effect is preserved.
Important Considerations
- The highlighted text pasted from Word acts as a graphic element or formatted text box.
- You cannot easily remove the highlight from within PowerPoint 2007 once pasted. You would need to either delete the text and re-paste unhighlighted text, or potentially edit it back in Word.
- The highlight color is part of the text's formatting when pasted.
This method is a widely used technique for adding visually highlighted text elements to presentations in PowerPoint 2007 due to the software's lack of a native text highlighting tool.
