3rd color for intersection of two ovals

[econboy]

Here’s my first post to this forum.



On one of my slides I have two ovals (created through Insert - Shapes) that overlap. Each oval has its own unique color. Ideally, however, I’d like to show the region where they overlap in a 3rd color and with a clearly defined border. Right now the color defaults to the color of the oval that is ‘in front’ and the border of the oval ‘in back’ is not visible. Suggestions??

Also, if possible, can a solution be generalized to having 3 or more shapes intersect where the intersection has a unique color and clearly defined borders? Thanks.

Erik

[JohnWilson]

Maybe use the venn digram in Smart Art?

[New023]

If you're not using SmartArt, you can set the transparency of the two circles, say 50%, and the overlap will be a blend of both colors. You can then add a text box in the overlapping area to add your text.

[JohnWilson]

If you experiment with the intersect method you can create all of the "middle" shapes.
Start with a venn smart art, convert to shapes and then ungroup. Now use the "Intrersect" method Nut and Bolts describes to create the pieces.

Here's a three venn example