{"id":4031,"date":"2014-12-30T01:00:07","date_gmt":"2014-12-30T09:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-89846-327039.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=4031"},"modified":"2023-12-08T20:42:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T20:42:26","slug":"jump-start-presentations-vector-graphics","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/powerpoint-tutorials\/jump-start-presentations-vector-graphics\/","title":{"rendered":"Jump Start your Presentations with Vector Graphics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4031\" class=\"elementor elementor-4031\" data-elementor-post-type=\"ht_kb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bde3d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bde3d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-135913a\" data-id=\"135913a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d58389 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"7d58389\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-7b8588a elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>December 30, 2014<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a10eb3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a10eb3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vector graphics are hands down one of the FASTEST and EASIEST ways to jump start your next PowerPoint presentation.<\/p><p><strong>For PowerPoint beginners<\/strong>, they are great pre-built graphics that you can quickly customize and re-arrange to make your slide (and more importantly, you) look good.<\/p><p><strong>For PowerPoint pros<\/strong>\u00a0(like we aim to make you here on our blog), vector graphics provide an incredibly malleable raw material from which you can build just about anything you like.<\/p><p>In the tutorials below, I\u2019ve included both basic and advanced techniques to help you get more\u00a0<strong>bang for your buck<\/strong>\u00a0when using vector graphics in PowerPoint.<\/p><p><em>A big thanks to Mike and Jennifer from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/getmygraphic.com\/\">GetMyGraphic.com<\/a>\u00a0for donating this zipper graphic to us for these tutorials!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a608537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a608537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Why go vector?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de79db5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de79db5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let\u2019s talk about what vector graphics actually are and why should you use them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a33dd21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a33dd21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"what-is-a-vector-graphic\">What is a vector graphic?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4bb01e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4bb01e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s basically just a picture made up entirely of PowerPoint shapes that you can use in a variety of ways (like this zipper graphic, used in 4 different ways).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b95c34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b95c34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-Intro-e1424055526707-300x173.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-28086\" alt=\"PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-Intro-e1424055526707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-Intro-e1424055526707-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-Intro-e1424055526707-50x29.jpg 50w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-Intro-e1424055526707.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d6be80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d6be80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"once-you-go-vector-youll-never-go-back\">Once you go vector, you&#8217;ll never go back<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c208877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c208877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Why are vector graphics awesome? They\u2019re great for:<\/p><ul class=\"\"><li><strong>Inspiration:<\/strong>\u00a0You can take your slide idea or content to a list of pre-built vector graphics to figure out what works best for your message.<\/li><li><strong>Speed<\/strong>: Find your inspiration and get a jump start on your layout\u2026you don\u2019t have to waste time trying to build the graphic out yourself.<\/li><li><strong>Edit-ability:<\/strong>\u00a0You have full 100% customization control over a vector graphic. You can recolor it, type into the shapes, resize the graphic (without losing quality) or break it apart and rearrange the pieces however you see fit.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-788b222 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"788b222\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"customizing-a-vector-graphic-in-powerpoint\">Customizing a vector graphic in PowerPoint<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4e47fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4e47fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\nAnd it\u2019s the edit-ability of vector graphics that when put in the hands of a PowerPoint power user (which is what we strive to turn you into) that is like throwing gasoline on the productivity bonfire.\n\nFor example, if you buy a zipper vector graphic like this from a service like\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/getmygraphic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GetMyGraphic.com<\/a>\u2026\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b65173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b65173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"808\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Intro-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28071\" alt=\"PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Intro-1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Intro-1-1.jpg 808w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Intro-1-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Intro-1-1-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Intro-1-1-50x29.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b7f148 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b7f148\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And then decide that you want the zipper to be halfway across the slide (instead of on the far right), you can simply break it apart and extend it (see tutorials below).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f7e8a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f7e8a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Intro-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28072\" alt=\"PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Intro-2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Intro-2-1.jpg 810w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Intro-2-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Intro-2-1-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Intro-2-1-50x28.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8617ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8617ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now, while these graphics are potentially build-able from scratch in PowerPoint, I can\u2019t even BEGIN to imagine how long it would take to create them (and have them look this good)!<\/p><p>So unless you\u2019d want to try building this zipper as your own personal challenge, why on earth waste your time?<\/p><p>You\u2019ll never \u201cout build\u201d something in PowerPoint that\u2019s already been built!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bb6486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bb6486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Note:\u00a0<\/strong>Vector graphics are also great for building custom animations. To see how to create an animated scene with vector graphics, <a href=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/powerpoint-tutorials\/create-animated-scenes-with-vector-images-in-powerpoint\/\">read our article here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c174bdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c174bdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Below I\u2019ve included some basic and some advanced techniques for working with vector graphics that you can use to get more bang for your buck in PowerPoint with any vectors you buy.<\/p><p><em>A big thanks to Mike and Jennifer from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/getmygraphic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GetMyGraphic.com<\/a>\u00a0for donating this zipper graphic to us for these tutorials!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ad61d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ad61d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Warning: EPS flies no longer import into PowerPoint 2016\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>If you&#8217;re using PowerPoint 2016 (Office 365 version), you can no longer use the popular EPS vector file format (due to security concerns.<\/p><p>To see how to work around this EPS issue,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/powerpoint-tutorials\/import-eps-files-into-powerpoint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read our guide here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f0b3c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f0b3c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Basic vector graphic techniques<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-245c72e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"245c72e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\nThe most basic way you can get more bang for your buck out of your vector graphics, is formatting, editing and rearranging the pieces within them (which is often overlooked).\n\nYou can think of the graphic itself as a blank coloring book that you can fill in with your corporate colors and\/or resize and reposition it to fit your message.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-828ae22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"828ae22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">More Information<\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Unblock content<\/a> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Accept required service and unblock content<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3d1336 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3d1336\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec22472\" data-id=\"ec22472\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bddd627 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bddd627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"ungrouping-a-vector-graphic\">Ungrouping a vector graphic<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a572b47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a572b47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Starting with your vector graphic selected, begin un-grouping the graphic (CTRL + SHIFT + G for PC users) and your graphic will begin breaking down into its individual shapes (depending on the complexity of the vector graphic, you may have to do this a number of times).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbdf759 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bbdf759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"898\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-4-Rotating-the-Vector-Graphic-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28076\" alt=\"PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-4-Rotating-the-Vector-Graphic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-4-Rotating-the-Vector-Graphic-1.jpg 898w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-4-Rotating-the-Vector-Graphic-1-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-4-Rotating-the-Vector-Graphic-1-768x253.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-4-Rotating-the-Vector-Graphic-1-50x16.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-325d01c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"325d01c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After un-grouping this zipper graphic twice, you can see that it is made up of dozens of different PowerPoint objects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a2fd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45a2fd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"customizing-a-vector-graphic\"><strong>Customizing a vector graphic<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dbed2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dbed2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With your vector graphic un-grouped or broken down, you can then freely format and edit ANY of the individual shapes, just as you would with any other set of PowerPoint objects.<\/p><p>Notice below that I\u2019ve formatted some pieces of the icons and applied a custom gradient fill to the zipper teeth.<\/p><p>From a formatting perspective, the sky is the limit with vector graphics in PowerPoint\u2026so let your creativity run wild.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9143ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9143ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-5-Extending-the-Vector-Graphic-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28077\" alt=\"PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-5-Extending-the-Vector-Graphic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-5-Extending-the-Vector-Graphic-1.jpg 818w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-5-Extending-the-Vector-Graphic-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-5-Extending-the-Vector-Graphic-1-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-5-Extending-the-Vector-Graphic-1-50x28.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07a9264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07a9264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"rotating-parts-of-a-vector-graphic\">Rotating parts of a vector graphic<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1decc74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1decc74\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc6a7c6\" data-id=\"cc6a7c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de610f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de610f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Keeping in mind that everything in your graphic is simply a set of grouped shapes, you can\u00a0 customize your vector graphic by moving and\/or rotating these shapes.<\/p><p>For example, in the zipper graphic, I can rotate the zipper itself, by holding the ALT key on my keyboard and hitting the left arrow key, creating the impression that the zipper is zipping the slide open instead of zipping the slide closed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-440614b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"440614b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"899\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-3-Rotating-the-Vector-Graphic-Shapes-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28075\" alt=\"PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-3-Rotating-the-Vector-Graphic-Shapes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-3-Rotating-the-Vector-Graphic-Shapes-1.jpg 899w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-3-Rotating-the-Vector-Graphic-Shapes-1-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-3-Rotating-the-Vector-Graphic-Shapes-1-768x286.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-3-Rotating-the-Vector-Graphic-Shapes-1-50x19.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44dd3f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44dd3f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"rotating-the-entire-vector-graphic\">Rotating the entire vector graphic<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-048d94a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"048d94a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Keeping in mind that everything in your graphic is simply a set of grouped shapes, you can\u00a0 customize your vector graphic by moving and\/or rotating these shapes.<\/p><p>For example, in the zipper graphic, I can rotate the zipper itself, by holding the ALT key on my keyboard and hitting the left arrow key, creating the impression that the zipper is zipping the slide open instead of zipping the slide closed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db0c047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db0c047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"898\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-4-Rotating-the-Vector-Graphic-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28076\" alt=\"PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-4-Rotating-the-Vector-Graphic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-4-Rotating-the-Vector-Graphic-1.jpg 898w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-4-Rotating-the-Vector-Graphic-1-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-4-Rotating-the-Vector-Graphic-1-768x253.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-4-Rotating-the-Vector-Graphic-1-50x16.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91a5f09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91a5f09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"extending-the-vector-graphic\">Extending the vector graphic<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83d3bb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83d3bb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With a few clever PowerPoint tricks, you can get more bang for your buck out of your vector graphics by extending them in new and interesting ways.<\/p><p>For example, below I\u2019ve taken the zipper graphic halfway across the slide, zipping open the slide and revealing the different icons (see how to do this in the tutorial below).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddf5303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ddf5303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-5-Extending-the-Vector-Graphic-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28077\" alt=\"PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-5-Extending-the-Vector-Graphic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-5-Extending-the-Vector-Graphic-1.jpg 818w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-5-Extending-the-Vector-Graphic-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-5-Extending-the-Vector-Graphic-1-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Graphic-Option-5-Extending-the-Vector-Graphic-1-50x28.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f7cabd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f7cabd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Advanced vector graphic techniques<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbcc374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbcc374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Beyond the basics above, vectors graphics are a great starting point for building even more complex visuals and advanced layouts.<\/p><p>You can mix and match the different pieces of multiple vector graphics together to create your own unique layout, or even extend a vector graphic across your slide (as demonstrated below).<\/p><p>Doing so will give you a new arsenal of ideas that you can take to your graphics to get more bang for you buck in the future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-186ba6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"186ba6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/FVyo0c83RnQ&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" 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To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">More Information<\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Unblock content<\/a> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Accept required service and unblock content<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ecabba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ecabba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>A big thanks to Mike and Jennifer from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/getmygraphic.com\/\">GetMyGraphic.com<\/a>\u00a0for donating this zipper graphic to us for these tutorials!<\/em><\/p><p>Since you don\u2019t have the actual zipper graphic to work with, below are the highlights for how you can take a vector graphic, and customize it to meet your needs.<\/p><p>Two PowerPoint tools that are useful for extending vector graphics:<\/p><ol class=\"\"><li>The\u00a0Merge Shapes tool in PowerPoint 2013 (a.k.a. the Combine Shapes tool in 2010)<\/li><li>The bonus feature of the Duplicate command<\/li><\/ol><p>Hopefully the tips below gives you some inspiration for what you can do with your own vector graphics in PowerPoint.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8469dcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8469dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"extending-the-vector-graphic\">Extending the vector graphic<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ca9e4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ca9e4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nUse the following steps to extend the zipper threads:\n<ol class=\"\">\n \t<li>Duplicate the background threads (CTRL + D for Duplicate)<\/li>\n \t<li>Horizontally flip the threads using the rotate command (a part of the Arrange tool)<\/li>\n \t<li>Hook the threads up so that they are running off the right of the slide<\/li>\n \t<li>Use the Combine option within the Merge Shapes tool in PowerPoint 2013 to make the pieces a single shape (PowerPoint 2007 users will have to settle for grouping).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d7e747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d7e747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"899\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-1-Duplicating-the-zipper-threads.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28078\" alt=\"PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-1-Duplicating-the-zipper-threads\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-1-Duplicating-the-zipper-threads.jpg 899w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-1-Duplicating-the-zipper-threads-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-1-Duplicating-the-zipper-threads-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-1-Duplicating-the-zipper-threads-50x27.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f16ebf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f16ebf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0PowerPoint 2010 users need to use the Combine Shapes tool which is not in the ribbon. You need to add it using the More Commands option at the end of your QAT. You can download our QAT (all set up) by clicking here with instructions of how to set it up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfe68c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfe68c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Next you want to extend the background triangle and use Edit Points mode (right-click the shape and select Edit Points) to cover the extended zipper area.<\/p><p>In Edit Points mode, you can right-click the the edges of the shape and add new points to the shape. With the new points added, you can then stretch them out to warp the shape to cover the entire area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c6d387 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c6d387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"816\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-2-Editing-Points.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28079\" alt=\"PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-2-Editing-Points\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-2-Editing-Points.jpg 816w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-2-Editing-Points-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-2-Editing-Points-768x602.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-2-Editing-Points-50x39.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2ecf65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2ecf65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the background triangle extended, you can then drag the entire graphic into position to fit your slide.<\/p><p>Now we just need to add additional zipper teeth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1cb654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1cb654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"899\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-3-Need-Zipper-Graphic-Teeth.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28080\" alt=\"PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-3-Need-Zipper-Graphic-Teeth\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-3-Need-Zipper-Graphic-Teeth.jpg 899w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-3-Need-Zipper-Graphic-Teeth-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-3-Need-Zipper-Graphic-Teeth-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-3-Need-Zipper-Graphic-Teeth-50x27.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fe83e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fe83e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"adding-more-zipper-teeth\">Adding more zipper teeth<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a58b1ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a58b1ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The trick to adding the zipper teeth to the graphic is using the Duplicate command, CTRL + D on your keyboard for PC users.<\/p><p>First duplicate the second to the last zipper tooth, place the new tooth on top of the last one, and then hit CTRL + D to duplicate again, and the new zipper teeth will automatically jump into position.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e45a89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e45a89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-4-Adding-More-Zipper-Pieces-1500x407-1-1024x278.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28081\" alt=\"PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-4-Adding-More-Zipper-Pieces-1500x407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-4-Adding-More-Zipper-Pieces-1500x407-1-1024x278.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-4-Adding-More-Zipper-Pieces-1500x407-1-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-4-Adding-More-Zipper-Pieces-1500x407-1-768x208.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-4-Adding-More-Zipper-Pieces-1500x407-1-50x14.jpg 50w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-4-Adding-More-Zipper-Pieces-1500x407-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90a5cd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90a5cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Repeat for the bottom zipper teeth and you\u2019ll end up with a graphic like this.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcbaf11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dcbaf11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"897\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-5-Resulting-Zipper-Graphic-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28082\" alt=\"PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-6-Subtracting-the-Edges\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-5-Resulting-Zipper-Graphic-2.jpg 897w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-5-Resulting-Zipper-Graphic-2-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-5-Resulting-Zipper-Graphic-2-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-5-Resulting-Zipper-Graphic-2-50x26.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af4253 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4af4253\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Bonus vector graphic techniques<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eede98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8eede98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although the previous vector graphic works fine for printing or presenting your slide, if you want to show your slide to someone it might look a bit messy.<\/p><p>You can clean up the edges using the Subtract option within the Merge Shapes tool if you have PowerPoint 2013 or 2010 (a.k.a. the Combine Shapes tool).<\/p><p>To do this, simply place a rectangle (or any other PowerPoint shape) over the areas that you want to remove. First select the object that you want to keep (the zipper thread), then select the rectangle that you are cutting away.<\/p><p>With both objects selected, navigate to the Drawing Tools Format Tab, select Merge Shapes in PowerPoint 2013 and then select Subtract, and the piece of the graphic is removed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f731d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66f731d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"898\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-6-Subtracting-the-Edges.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28083\" alt=\"PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-6-Subtracting-the-Edges\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-6-Subtracting-the-Edges.jpg 898w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-6-Subtracting-the-Edges-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-6-Subtracting-the-Edges-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-6-Subtracting-the-Edges-50x23.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6875e58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6875e58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0PowerPoint 2010 users need to use the Combine Shapes tool which is not in the ribbon. You need to add it using the More Commands option at the end of your QAT. You can download our QAT (all set up) by clicking here with instructions of how to set it up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3367497 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3367497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Continue adding rectangles and subtracting the different pieces around your vector graphic. You need one rectangle (or any other PowerPoint shape) for each piece that you want to subtract from the graphic.<\/p><p>After you\u2019re done, the extended graphic perfectly fits your slide!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb8d1cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb8d1cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-7-Subtraction-Results-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28084\" alt=\"PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-7-Subtraction-Results-2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-7-Subtraction-Results-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-7-Subtraction-Results-2-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-7-Subtraction-Results-2-768x316.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-7-Subtraction-Results-2-50x21.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8215fbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8215fbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the edges of your graphic trimmed, you can then place your icons and you are ready to go<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8402a53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8402a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-8-Final-Icon-Placement.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28085\" alt=\"PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-8-Final-Icon-Placement\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-8-Final-Icon-Placement.jpg 818w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-8-Final-Icon-Placement-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-8-Final-Icon-Placement-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PowerPoint-Vector-Zipper-Graphic-Extension-8-Final-Icon-Placement-50x28.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-814a7ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"814a7ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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