For a recent project I needed some eye catching callouts/starbursts. I created a series of 3D stars and overlayed text boxes with the key phrases (New, Now, Available, etc.). It was a quick solution that looked really nice.
I started with a simple Star autoshape.
![](https://thepowerpointblog.com/media/blogs/all/10_Mar/3D_Stars_1.jpg)
Adjustments to several tabs of the Format Shape box was all that was needed to create the visual.
![](https://thepowerpointblog.com/media/blogs/all/10_Mar/3D_Stars_2.jpg)
One of the tricky adjustments is changing the perspective to have a left facing star and a right facing star. Only 2 tabs are needed. The Shadow tab, adjusting the Angle and the 3D Rotation tab. Compare the numbers on the Rotation tab.
![](https://thepowerpointblog.com/media/blogs/all/10_Mar/3D_Stars_3.jpg)
You can download a slide with these 3D stars on it here (33k ).
– Troy @ TLC