How to use 3D cubes for numbering
See also the numbering list.
![3-D cubes numbering in PowerPoint 2016 3D cubes numbering in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/410_2016/1.png)
To create cubes like the one above, do the following:
1. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, select Shapes:
![Shapes in PowerPoint 2016 Shapes in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/powerpoint_button2016/shapes.png)
2. In the Shapes list, in the Basic Shapes group, choose the Cube shape:
![Basic shapes in PowerPoint 2016 Basic shapes in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/410_2016/2.png)
3. After pasting this shape into your slide, format it:
3.1. Right-click on the shape and choose Format Shape... in the popup menu:
![Format shape in popup in PowerPoint 2016 Format shape in popup in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/powerpoint_button2016/format_shape.png)
3.2. On the Format Shape pane, on the Shape Options tab, in the Fill & Line group:
- In the Fill section, select Gradient fill and then customize colors according to your
preferences:
- In the Line section, select Gradient fill and then customize colors like you want:
After all these changes, the cube will look like:
![3-D cube in PowerPoint 2016 3D cube in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/410_2016/5.png)
4. For more interesting result, use the following change - on the Format Shape pane, on the Shape Options tab, in the Effect group, select the Soft Edges section and choose appropriate size:
![Soft Edges in PowerPoint 2016 Soft Edges in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/410_2016/6.png)
5. Add text to the shape - just double-click on it and enter text (in this example, 1):
![3-D cube with text in PowerPoint 2016 3D cube with text in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/410_2016/7.png)
6. The last step for current cube is rotation - in Format Shape pane (to open the Format Shape pane, right-click on the shape and choose Format Shape... in the popup menu), select the Shape Options tab, and then in the Effect group, in the 3-D Rotation section, choose or enter different volumes for X Rotation, Y Rotation, and Z Rotation or click on the appropriate buttons to rotate your cube:
![Shape 3-D rotation in PowerPoint 2016 Shape 3D rotation in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/410_2016/8.png)
After rotating, the cube should look like:
![Glossy 3-D cube in PowerPoint 2016 Glossy 3D cube in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/410_2016/9.png)
Now, you can copy a cube and just change colors, text, and rotation.
See also this tip in French: Comment utiliser les cubes 3D pour la numérotation.