Google Slides is an incredibly intuitive presentation tool to use, perfect for users who don’t have to deliver presentations regularly but still don’t want to compromise on the quality of their slides.
Just like most of the applications from the Google suite, Google Slides has minimalistic layout which helps you quickly navigate through the various editing options. Today we’re exploring one of them, namely, how to change the opacity of shapes in Google Slides presentations.
Why change the opacity in Google Slides?
Changing the opacity (or transparency) of an object is a great trick to direct the audience’s attention to the important elements on your slides while reducing the sharpness of less important ones. Increasing the transparency of certain shapes creates more depth thanks to the contrast between highlighted and opaque objects.
How to change the opacity of shapes in Google Slides?
1. Open the slide with the shape you want to change the transparency of.
You can see the yellow rectangle on our slide below.
2. Click on Fill color (the paint bucket icon) and from there select the Custom setting.
The Custom bar allows you to increase or decrease the transparency (opacity) of the selected shape.
3. To change the transparency of an object, select the object you want to edit and click Format > Format options.
This will open a sidebar on the right where you can make further alterations to the selected object.
This will open a sidebar on the right where you can make further alterations to the selected object.
4. Go to Adjustments > Transparency and move the toggle right or left to decrease or increase the opacity of the object.
The same visual effect can be achieved on images. Just explore the transparency percentage in Format options.
This was a quick and easy guide to changing the opacity of shapes and objects in Google Slides. We hope this was of help and remember that if you want to switch to any other presentation software, you can always check out the plethora of educational pieces on our blog.
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