Adding a PowerPoint Callout to a Slide

Use a PowerPoint Callout to Add Focus Text

Insert a PowerPoint callout

© Wendy Russell

Add Focus Text with a PowerPoint Callout

A PowerPoint callout is one of the many Shapes available in the Drawing section of the Home tab on the ribbon.

1. Click on the drop down arrow to see all the available shapes. The Callout section is near the bottom of the list.
2. Select the Callout of your choice. Your mouse pointer will change to a "cross" shape.

• Use a PowerPoint Callout to Add Focus Text
• Insert the PowerPoint Callout and Add Text
• Resize a PowerPoint Callout
• Change the Fill Color of the PowerPoint Callout
• Choose a New Font Color for the PowerPoint Callout
• Direct the PowerPoint Callout Pointer to the Correct Object
• Completed Slide with PowerPoint Callouts