

As you enter text, the text box expands horizontally to accommodate the text. If you simply click the slide with the text box pointer, you create a text box in which text will not wrap. You have two options when creating a text box. Take Note: When you release the mouse button after creating a text box, the Ribbon automatically displays the Home tab.ħ Step-by-Step: Add a Text Box to a Slide LEAVE the presentation open to use in the next exercise. Your slide should look like the one shown above.

Click outside the text box to clear its border. The rectangle changes to a text box, as shown at right. Drag the mouse down and to the right to create a rectangle.Ħ Step-by-Step: Add a Text Box to a Slide

Move the pointer to the right side of the slide about two-thirds of the way up. The cursor changes to a text insertion pointer. On the Insert tab, click Text Box in the Text group. OPEN the Profit Analysis presentation and save it as Profit Analysis Boxes. LEAVE PowerPoint open to use in the next exercise.ĥ Step-by-Step: Add a Text Box to a Slide SAVE and close the Full Profit presentation. The title should look like the one shown at right. The style is applied to the selected text.Ĥ Step-by-Step: Format Text with WordArt StylesĬlick outside the text placeholder to clear its border. On the Drawing Tools Format tab, click the More button, as shown below, to produce the WordArt Styles gallery.ģ Step-by-Step: Format Text with WordArt StylesĬlick the Fill – Accent 2, Warm Matte Bevel WordArt style. Select the slide title, On-Time Delivery. USE the Full Profit presentation that is still open from the previous exercise. Always consider your audience and your topic when adding special effects.Ģ Step-by-Step: Format Text with WordArt Styles Although you should not use WordArt special effects on all your slides, you may want to look for spots in your presentations where a little artistic punch will liven up your slide show. WordArt special effects provide a way to spice up an ordinary slide. 1 Step-by-Step: Apply Special Effects to WordArt
