This tutorial is about moving text boxes rather than text placeholders. Typically text placeholders for regular text content or even slide titles are located in the same position on successive slides. So, if you really do need to move a text placeholder, do it within the Slide Master so that this change of position happens on all slides, providing a consistent look to your presentation. This will also prevent you from repeatedly moving the placeholders on each and every slide of your presentation.
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Microsoft Windows
Move or Reposition Text Boxes on a Slide in PowerPoint 2016
Move or Reposition Text Boxes on a Slide in PowerPoint 2013
Move or Reposition Text Boxes on a Slide in PowerPoint 2010
Apple Mac
Move or Reposition Text Boxes on a Slide in PowerPoint 2016
Move or Reposition Text Boxes on a Slide in PowerPoint 2011
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