Open the Microsoft PowerPoint presentation file that contains the text you want to include in a Microsoft Word document. Click the "Outline" tab in the upper left, above the slide thumbnails column.

In Microsoft PowerPoint, you can fill an area of a shape or text using the gradient fill in the Shape Format pane. Learn how!

Text boxes are often used in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Excel, especially if users want to enter text on a picture or any image that is not editable in Microsoft Office.

Please don't squeeze a ton of text into your slide; don't go special-effects crazy with flying text. It may enhance your PowerPoint but not your point.