Highlight color is a feature in Google Slides for highlighting text in presentation slides. You can select a color from the given options to specify a precise color to highlight text. This can be quite helpful when editing Google Slides templates to highlight key areas while using colors that are appropriate for the theme of your presentation slides.
How to Highlight Text in Google Slides
To answer the question of how to highlight in Google Slides, select the text you want to highlight and go to the Highlight Color option.
If you don’t see the Highlight color option, click the three dots to expand the toolbar. Once you click this option, a dropdown menu will provide you with colors for highlighting the selected text.
Using this simple menu, you can easily select and highlight text (as shown below).
You can also select a custom color to highlight the text via Add a custom color option (plus sign) or use the color picker tool to select a color.
You can enter a HEX or RGB color combination or move the slider to pick a custom color to highlight your selected text.
Below is an example of a custom color highlighting text in Google Slides.
Final Words
Highlighting text can help emphasize key aspects of the text in Google Slides. By using custom colors, you can add colors that match your presentation deck or enable legibility based on the color scheme of your presentation.
