You could use a star with more or fewer rays. Experiment with the ray width, transparency, and positioning until you get the effect you want. To group the stars, simply stack them, and this is where you can let loose a bit with your creativity. If you decide to try, do so to each star individually before grouping the two stars. You can apply the Soft Edges effect, but you'll probably find it unnecessary. Use Format Painter to format the second star.Make the second stop white also, but change the Transparency setting to 100 ( Figure C).Choose white for the first stop's color.Remove all but two of the gradient stops (simply click one and press Delete).Choose Path from the Type drop-down (using the Format Shape pane).From the Fill option, choose Gradient fill.Right-click either star and choose Format Shape from the resulting submenu.Next, we need to format the stars by removing the outline and adding a gradient white fill as follows: Figure B Reduce the width of the rays for each star. Simply drag it it's easy to use and requires little practice. Select a star and use the yellow circle to reduce the girth of each ( Figure B). Click the Insert tab and then choose the shapes from the Shapes drop-down in the Illustrations group. Both stars should be about the same size, as shown in Figure A. Hold down the Shift key as you insert and size the star to maintain its ratio. To get started, insert a 12-point star and a 4-point star. We'll use two stars to build one snowflake. There's are several built-in stars, but none of them, as is, looks like a snowflake.
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The article, How to make it snow in PowerPoint uses the oval shape to create circular flakes, so we'll focus on the star and pattern graphics in this article. You can even mix them up on the same slide. You can use the basic oval, a star combination, or a pattern. PowerPoint offers several built-in shapes that you can use to simulate snowflakes. I'll show you the basics, and you can apply them to create your own holiday fun. There's no right or wrong and the great part is, that it's up to you.
However, you can enhance the process by using different snowflake shapes, adding a picture, and even adding sound effects. The basic process is simple and is often enough to create an elegant slide.