How do I create an outlined font in powerpoint

[Guest]

Rather than shadowing, how can I create a font with an outline (ie, white
font with a black outline border on each character), or is this effect just a
special font?

 

[Guest]

You can do this using Word Art (located in your Draw menu - usually located
near the bottom of your screen.

Or you can try this approach posted previously for the same request:

Outline regular text (by Steve Rindsberg)

Create your text and give it the color you want for the outline
Dupe it and line the dupe back up with the original.
Press Ctrl+LeftArrow four times
Dupe that (it should stay lined up with its original but if not, line it back
up)
Press Ctrl+RightArrow twice then Ctrl+UpArrow twice

....

repeat; your goal is to create four pieces of text, each offset from an
imaginary center by two Ctrl+Nudges

Finally, create the last bit of text, give it two nudges back so it sits in
the center of and atop all the other text and assign it the text color you
want.

Now select them all and group them. Fast. Before you sneeze and ruin it
all.

 

[TAJ Simmons]

6foot6,

The only way I know is this....

Use "wordart". Since powerpoint 2002, vector artwork is nicely smoothed (no
jaggies - anti aliased).

Or for a pseudo outline.... use normal text with a black 'text shadow' and a
black 'object shadow' (in the top left) position.

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

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[Troy @ TLC Creative]

The only way to accomplish in PPT is:
1. Use a specialty font that is designed with a stroke/outline
2. Create the text with WordArt. Adjust fill color and opacity. Add a line,
thicken to desired width, set color.