Wouldn’t it be cool to have an animated picture frame in your PowerPoint presentation? Just imaging a picture frame or Shape on your slide automatically showcasing different pictures in it.

7. Add or draw that shape onto the slide, then click the Drawing/Format tab. 8. Select a Shape Fill from the Shape Styles group, then click Gradient from the Colors menu.

The Graphic Format appears when you insert an icon from the illustration group. Learn how to use the Graphic tab in PowerPoint.

Create and format shapes Start by opening PowerPoint and choosing the Blank Presentation slide. One slide with two text boxes appears.

Create this neat collage effect with one picture and a few line shapes.

In most versions of PowerPoint you can also double-click your picture to launch the Format pop-up. Select "Rotate" from the list of options in the Arrange group within the Format pop-up.

With two simple Mouse Over action buttons, you can create a fun on-and-off effect in a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.