How to use 3D cubes for numbering
See also the numbering list.
![3-D cubes numbering in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 3D cubes numbering in PowerPoint 365](/images/tips/410_365/1.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 for Microsoft 365 Shapes in PowerPoint 365](/images/tips/powerpoint_button365/shapes.png)
2. In the Shapes list, in the Basic Shapes group, choose the Cube shape:
![Basic shapes in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 Basic shapes in PowerPoint 365](/images/tips/shapes365/cube.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 for Microsoft 365 Format shape in popup in PowerPoint 365](/images/tips/powerpoint_button365/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 for Microsoft 365 3D cube in PowerPoint 365](/images/tips/410_365/5.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 the appropriate size:
![Soft Edges in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 Soft Edges in PowerPoint 365](/images/tips/410_365/6.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 for Microsoft 365 3D cube with text in PowerPoint 365](/images/tips/410_365/7.png)
6. The last step for the current cube is rotation: on the Format Shape pane (to open the Format Shape pane, right-click on the shape and choose Format Shape... in the popup menu), on the Shape Options tab, 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 for Microsoft 365 Shape 3D rotation in PowerPoint 365](/images/tips/410_365/8.png)
After rotating, the cube should look like this:
![Glossy 3-D cube in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 Glossy 3D cube in PowerPoint 365](/images/tips/410_365/9.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.