How to Change Opacity of Highlighted Text in Google Slides

How to Change Opacity of Highlighted Text in Google Slides

Hey dude,
Okay so picture this: you’re making a super cool presentation on Google Slides and your text is looking like a spotlight hog. Its brightness is practically blinding! Like, chill out, right? You want it to be there but not scream at the audience like a hyper kid on candy. So what do you do? You gotta change that opacity, my friend! But you’re probably thinking, “What even is opacity?” Well, it’s basically how see-through something is. So let’s dive into this wacky world of slipping your highlighted text into the background without losing it completely!

Step 1: Get Your Google Slides Ready
First things first. Open up your Google Slides. I mean duh, that’s like trying to make spaghetti without boiling water. You need that canvas to work with! When its open just look for the slide where you wanna play magician with your text.

Step 2: Highlight That Text Like a Boss
Now find the text you wanna change . Click and drag your mouse over it like you’re picking up spaghetti noodles. You do this because you want the nice and tasty words all in one place for change!

Step 3: Color It Up
Then comes the fun part! Go to that little paint bucket icon at the top. Click on it. This opens an array of color choices—like going to an ice cream shop but instead of flavors you get colors! Pssst don’t forget to pick a highlight color for your text here too…

Step 4: Click on Text Color
But wait, we aint done yet! Now click on that A with the color line under it next to the paint bucket – this lets ya pick what color your text will actually BE when it’s all done being fancy!

Step 5: Adjusting Opacity Time
Okay here’s where it gets real spicy. To fine-tune the opacity (that’s fancy speak for how much light goes through), you gotta go back to those tiny color boxes again and find “Custom.” This is like opening Pandora’s box but less scary! A whole new window pops up.

Step 6: Slide That Bar
Now look for a little slider bar in there—it kinda looks like your friend trying to balance while walking on a tightrope. Move that sucker left or right until your text gets just right—not too bright but not ghostly either.

Step 7: Save Your Masterpiece
Finally, once everything looks good enough to eat—figuratively speaking!—make sure to hit that save button or just close outta there and pray it saves automatically (because why not live life on the edge?).

And voila! Your highlighted text now has an opacity level that says “I’m here” but also “I’m chill.”

FAQ Section

Question: What if I can’t find the opacity setting?
Answer: Dude, check under “custom” when picking colors. That’ll take ya there faster than my cat chasing after string.

Question: Will changing opacity affect my whole presentation?
Answer: Nope! Just those highlighted parts ! Your other texts are safe…for now…

Question: Can I undo if I mess up?
Answer: For sure! Just hit Ctrl+Z or Command+Z and boom—it’s like magic!

Question: What if my highlight color looks weird?
Answer: No worries man, just go back and re-pick it from those colorful options till ya find one that fits!

Question: Can I use images instead of text?
Answer: You can try–but getting opacity right with images is kinda trickier than training a cat to fetch.

Question: Is this only for Google Slides?
Answer: Pretty much yeah—you’re not doing this in PowerPoint unless you’re living life dangerously or just really bored.

Question: Why do I care about opacity anyway?
Answer: Because brother, nobody wants their texts yelling louder than their actual voice during a presentation that’s why!

There ya have it! Now go forth and create presentations that dazzle without blinding people into submission—and remember folks, keep it fun and casual as if you’re texting me about pizza toppings while pretending to be serious about school stuff!