You can find the Convert to Freeform option under the Edit Shape dropdown.

A nice addition to PowerPoint 2007 is the ability to edit its built-in drawing shapes. Rather than having to draw an object from scratch using the Freeform shape tool, you can now take one of the built-in shapes and convert it into a Freeform shape. Once it is in Freeform shape, the points are editable, allowing you to add, delete, or convert points within the shape. More…

If you have PowerPoint 2007, you may not realize that you can download a free add-in from Microsoft that allows you to export and save your business presentations as PDF files. This feature is not included in a standard installation of Office 2007. Over the years, I’ve used several third-party tools that provided this functionality; however, the translation of the PowerPoint presentations into PDF files usually exhibited some small flaws (e.g., poor conversion of images, objects with gradients, and shadows). More…

If you have ever built complex animations in previous versions of PowerPoint, you may have experienced the frustration of trying to select and edit objects that were in different layers on a slide. I know I have dreaded making small changes to one object that was behind several other objects or text. In PowerPoint 2007, a great new feature called the Selection Pane was added to alleviate this challenge. More…

As you transition from using PowerPoint 2003 or an earlier version to PowerPoint 2007, one of the most challenging adjustments is learning the new ribbon menu structure. The contextual nature of the new ribbon can make it frustrating to accomplish a simple task which only took seconds in a previous version of PowerPoint. In order to ease the transition, I’ve found the Quick Access Toolbar to be very helpful. More…