About
Add circles, rectangles and triangles to your slides. Use them as backgrounds, dividers, frames, highlights or buttons. Shapes are vectors, so they stay sharp at any size, and you can fill them with a color or a gradient and add a shadow and an outline.
Get Started
Everything here starts in the editor: go to Playlists, open your playlist and choose the slide. When you’re done, click Publish.
Add a shape
- Click Shapes
- Pick the circle, rectangle or triangle
Change the color or gradient
- Click the shape
- Under Color, pick a color, or use the color picker to take one from the slide
- Or use Gradient to fill the shape with a gradient
Add a shadow or an outline
- Click the shape
- Under Shadow, add a shadow and choose its color
- Under Stroke, choose the color and thickness of the outline
Resize, move and rotate a shape
- Drag the shape to move it, and drag the corner handles to resize it
- For exact values, use Positioning and Sizing
- Under Rotate, set the angle or flip the shape
Put a shape behind other objects
- Click the shape
- Under Layer, move it down to use it as a background for text or an image
Make a shape a button on a touch screen
- Click the shape
- Under On Click, choose the slide to jump to when someone taps it
Remove a shape
- Click the shape
- Click Remove, or press Backspace
Options
Click a shape to see these in the settings on the right.
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Alignment | Maximize, align left, center, right, top or middle, and lock |
| Color | A solid color, or the color picker to take one from the slide |
| Gradient | Fill the shape with a gradient instead of one color |
| Layer | Move the shape up or down the layers |
| Rotate | Rotate the shape, or flip it horizontally or vertically |
| Positioning | Place the shape pixel by pixel |
| Sizing | Set the width and height in pixels |
| Shadow | Add a shadow and choose its color |
| Stroke | The color and thickness of the outline |
| On Click | The slide to jump to when the shape is tapped on a touch screen |
FAQ
How do I match the color of my shape to something on the slide?
Click the color picker next to the solid colors, then click the color you want on the slide. It only picks colors from the slide.
Can I give a shape a gradient?
Yes. Click the shape and use Gradient to fill it with a gradient instead of one color.
Can I lock the position of a shape?
Yes. A locked object stays where it is and can’t be resized or removed. Read more about locking objects.
Can I animate shapes?
Yes. Animations work with every shape.
