Tutorial for Relationships 010 – Layered Sphere
Using the Spheres
The spheres with cores and layers can be used to show sequence, hierarchies, and relationships that radiate from a center. Also see RE009, cylinder, for a core and layer concept option.
Customizing the Spheres
If you want to change the size/shape of the sphere, be sure to group it and resize the entire group. Once resized, ungroup to proceed with other customizations. If you are using more than one framework in this series, import them both and size them at the same time. Then place each on their respective pages and begin customizations. They will be uniformly sized
Select color from your document's color palette or a complimentary color so that the sphere will reflect the color scheme of the rest of your document. The bright colors in the example below are the template palette colors. The "shaded" part of the sphere are colored with darker hues of the palette colors. You'll need to create these as you color this frameworks: 1) color the shaded segment the same color as the light palette color; 2) double click on the shaded section you want to change; 3) in the Format AutoShape menu, click on the downward pointing arrow on the far right of the fill color display; 4) click on "More Colors" and then the "Custom" tab; 5) drag the arrow next to the gradient column down until you like the "shaded" color; 6) click okay twice or until you get back to the sphere drawing on your slide. The shaded field should now have the darker hue you chose. Do this until all of the shaded segments are darkened.
Make the line colors the same as the fill colors.
PowerPoint 2007 options
The spheres are already drawn with shadows, so it's not advisable to add more shadows. Also, the spheres are drawn in 3D, so don't add any other 3D effects. Basically, we don't recommend formatting for these frameworks other than color.
Do not apply 3D to these spheres.
Do not apply shadows to these spheres.
Gradients, patterns, and pictures
Do not apply gradients, patterns, or pictures to these spheres. These effects make the sphere look less realistic.
Animations can be added in two ways: 1) from the outside in or 2) starting with the outside of the sphere, then build from the inside out. Download the animation scheme to see how you might use animation with these frameworks.