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Add text with Text Boxes **NOTE** In PowerPoint **ALL TEXT is contained in Text Boxes!**

**Home Tab** >> **Drawing** >> **Text Box OR Insert Tab** >> **Text** >> **Text Box** · Click on the **Text Box** button - Choose Horizontal TextBox · In the slide, click-and-drag the mouse to draw a TextBox ·Drag **circle corner points** or **square side points** of the text box to change its size. · Click within the TextBox to type text.

Move a Text Box **NOTE** : You can **move or rotate any object** in PowerPoint using the methods described here.

· Select a Text Box by clicking on it · Bring the cursor over the **Border** of the Text Box · The cursor will change to the **move icon** (2 crossed arrows). · Click-and-drag with the mouse to move the text box. · You can also **Nudge** a Text Box by Selecting it and hitting the arow keys on the keyboard. This method offers greater precision in placing an object. · **Rotate** the Text Box: o o o Select the Text Box. Notice the green circle directly above the box. Bring the cursor over the green circle. It will change to a **rotate icon** Click-and-drag to **rotate** the Text Box.

Format a Text Box



**Drawing Tools Tab - Format** >> **Shape Styles** Select the Text Box. The **Drawing Tools Tab** appears. · Click on the **Format Tab**. Format the selected Text Box in **Shape Styles:** o o o **Shape Fill** - Changes the fill color **Shape Outline** - Changes the color, width, line style of outline **Shape Effects** - Applies visual effects (shadow, bevel, etc.)

Format text in a Text Box **Home Tab** >> **Font Group**

Select and highlight the text in the Text Box. Click on the **Home Tab** In the **Font Group** and Paragraph Group, you can format the Font, Size, colour, and style of the selected text.

Add WordArt - fancy text **Insert Tab** >> **Text** >> **WordArt** · Click on the **WordArt** button >> Select the style you like · A WordArt Text Box appears in the slide.Type in. Format WordArt **Drawing Tools Tab - Format** >> **WordArt Styles** · Select the WordArt in the slide. · The **Drawing Tools Tab** will appear at the right end of the **Ribbon Tabs** · Click on the Format Tab. · Format the selected WordArt in **WordArt Styles Group**.

Add shapes **Insert Tab** >> **Illustration >> Shapes** Click on the Shape button to see the list of available shapes. Select the shape. Click on anywhere in the slide to insert the selected shape.

Format shapes **NOTE:** You can format a Shape as you format a Text Box using **Drawing Tools Tab**. See "Format a Text Box" on the previous page.

**Drawing Tools Tab - Format** >> **Shape Styles** · · Select the Shape. The **Drawing Tools Tab** appears Click on **Format** tab. Format the selected shape in **Shape Styles:** o o o **Shape Fill** - Changes the fill color **Shape Outline** - Changes the color, width, line style of outline **Shape Effects** - Applies visual effects (shadow, bevel, etc.) to the shapes

Lay one shape over/under another **Drawing Tools Tab - Format** >> **Arrange** · · · Select the shape. The **Drawing Tools Tab** will appear Click on **Format** tab. Arrange the order in the **Arrange Group :** o **Bring to front** o **Send to back**

Group, Align and Rotate shapes

· While holding the **shift** key, click on the objects you wish to group. **Drawing Tools** tab appears. · Click on **Format** tab. · To **group** the objects: Click on **Group** button in **Arrange Group** · To **align** the objects: Click on **Align** button in **Arrange Group** · To **rotate** the objects: Click on **Rotate** button in **Arrange Group** Shapes in a group my still be moved and edited individually, and will continue to correspond to their group after being changed.

Add an image from a file **Insert Tab** >> **Illustrations** >> **Picture** · Find the picture file you want to insert in the browser window. Add an image from Clip Art **Insert Tab** >> **Illustrations** >> **Clip Art** · Search for ClipArt and other media in the right-hand search panel. · Check in " **Everywhere** " box under " **Search in** " for more extensive results