PowerPoint is a software that is used worldwide by users to create presentations. Microsoft PowerPoint is also can be used as a photo editor to do minor picture effects. In Microsoft PowerPoint, you can fill an area of a shape or text by a percentage by using the text options or shape options settings.
How to fill an area of a Text by percentage in PowerPoint
- Launch PowerPoint.
- Change the slide layout to Blank.
- Add a textbox to the slide
- Type a text or number into the slide.
- Go to the Font size button on the Home tab and increase the size of the number or text.
- Change the font to Ariel Black.
Having done this, do the following:
Highlight the text in the textbox.
Right-click the textbox and select Format Text Effects from the menu.
A Format Shape pane will appear on the right.
Ensure it is on the Text Fill and Outline tab.
Click the Text Outline section.
Click Solid line.
Choose the color, Black.
The Width should be 1.5 pt.
Select the Text Options tab and Select Text Fill.
Select Gradient.
Where you see Gradient Stops remove the two Gradient Stop buttons in the middle; Leave only two.
To remove the Gradient Stop button, click on the button and select the Remove Gradient Stop button.
Click the first Gradient stop and choose a color.
Enter 22% as its position.
For the second Gradient Stop, choose a color.
Where you see Position enter 22%. Both stops should be in the same position.
Where you see Direction, click the Direction button, and choose Linear Down.
Close the Format Shape pane.
Now you will see the result.
How to fill an area of a Shape by a percentage in PowerPoint
Insert a shape into the slide.
Right-click the shape and select Format Shape from the menu.
A Format Shape pane will appear on the right.
Click the Shape Options tab.
Ensure it is on the Fill and Line tab.
Click the Line section.
Select Solid and choose the color, Black.
Now select Fill and select Gradient fill.
Remove the two Gradient Stop in the middle.
Click the first Gradient stop and choose a color.
Enter 57% as its position.
For the second Gradient Stop, choose a color.
Where you see Position enter 57%. Both stops should be in the same position.
For the Direction choose Linear Up.
Close the Format Shape pane.
How do you fill a shape in PowerPoint?
There are two methods that you can use to fill a shape in PowerPoint.
- Click the shape and click the Shape Format tab on the menu bar
- Click Shape fill in the Shape Styles group.
- Right-click the shape and select Format Shape from the context menu.
- On the Format Shape, ensure you are on the Fill and Line tab.
- Click Fill and choose Solid and click the color button and choose a color.
- Then close the pane.
How do I fill a shape with text in PowerPoint?
- Insert a shape into the slide.
- Right-click the shape and select Edit Text from the context menu.
- Now edit the shape.
What is Gradient fill PowerPoint?
Gradient fill is a shape fill that gradually changes from one color to another across the surface of the shape. The Gradient fill can give the blending of two or more colors to create beautiful effects to your shapes and text within your slides.
What is the difference between solid fill and gradient fill?
Solid fill applies a single color to your shapes or text on your slide, while the gradient fill applies more than one color to objects or text on your slide, it gives a blend where one color changes to another.
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We hope this tutorial helps you understand how to fill an area of a shape by percentage in PowerPoint; if you have questions about the tutorial, let us know in the comments.
