Adding Text to Slides

PowerPoint 97- Intermediate

Text and PowerPoint

• Every new slide which you create in PowerPoint will contain placeholders– Consisting of a title placeholder where you type in the text for

the title of the slide, and a main text placeholder where you can add text and objects

• You can also add text to your slides, outside the placeholders, using the Text Box tool– Use the Text Box tool to create text labels where the text

doesn’t wrap; this is ideal for short notes and phrases

– You can also use the Text Box tool to create a word processing box for longer sections of text where the text will wrap inside the boundaries of the box

• You can enter text on a slide using the placeholders

• Or using the Text Box tool– Create a text label

– Create a word processing box

Click to add title

Click to add text

Click on either placeholder and add text as required

Any text that you enter on a slide with the Text Box tool is not displayed in Outline view. Only text typed in a title or main placeholder will appear

Adding Text in Slide View

Adding a New Slide to a Presentation

• Press Ctrl+M or use the Insert/New Slide command– Then select the required AutoLayout

Outline View and Text

• In Outline view you work with only the titles and main text from each slide in your presentation

• The Outline tools include– Promote

– Demote

– Move Up

– Move Down

– Collapse

– Expand

– Collapse All

– Expand All

– Summary Slide

– Show Formatting

Adding Text in Shapes

– Text can easily be added and arranged in drawing shapes selected from the AutoShape toolbar

– When you move or rotate the shape, the text moves with it

To add text to an AutoShape

Click on the Autoshape to select it

Begin typing

The text appears in the AutoShape

To make the text fit the shape, use the Word wrap text in AutoShape Formatting option

Finding and Replacing Text

• Allows you to search for words or strings of characters and replace them with other words

Selection Techniques

• Make sure that you know how to:– Select a word

– Select a paragraph

– Select a sentence

– Toggle between the text insertion point and selection of the Text Object

Any Questions?