From the context menu that appears, choose the Format Shape option as shown in Figure 1. Right-click (or Ctrl + click) the selected shape.
You can change the Slide Layout to Blank by selecting the Home tab | Layout | Blank option. Here, select the Blank Presentation to open a blank presentation with a new slide. If you want to see a sample presentation showing pattern fills in PowerPoint, scroll down to the bottom of this page.įollow these steps to change or apply a pattern fill to a shape: In this tutorial, we'll show you how you can access Pattern fill options in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac. But you can find this option within the Format Shape Task Pane. Pattern fills for shapes are not included within the Shape fill drop-down gallery in PowerPoint. PowerPoint includes 48 such patterns with names like Plaid, Weaves, Shingle and Zig Zag. Pattern fills for shapes are two-color designs comprising lines, dots, dashes and checks.