In the first technique, you used a colored rectangle to highlight text; we’re going to use color again, but this time, we’ll change the font color with a moving stroke, similar to the highlight.

Follow the steps below to create a horizontal scrolling text effect in PowerPoint: Launch PowerPoint. On the Home tab in the Shapes Galley, select the text box, then draw it onto the slide.

Now we are going to add colors to each letter of the copied text. Highlight the first letter. On the Shape Format tab, click the Text Fill button and choose a color. Do the same for the other letters.

Don’t skip Enter—PowerPoint won’t retain the new setting if you do. If you want the text to be smaller than its original size, for even more drama, you can enter a smaller percentage.

How to find text in PowerPoint The exact method for this will depend on what version of PowerPoint you're using: The desktop version for PC and Mac, or the mobile version for iPhone, iPad, and ...

Now you can highlight any text in a text box, table, or shape on your PowerPoint slides," said Dwivedy. "You can also undo any highlighting that others have added (something not previously ...