Text in Shapes: Align Text Within Shapes and Text Boxes in PowerPoint

Created: Monday, June 25, 2012, posted by Geetesh at 11:16 am

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After adding text within a shape (or a text box) in PowerPoint, you can also perform basic edits like adding, deleting, or replacing existing text. Other than the basic text editing you can even control how your text is aligned within the shape. To do so, you need to access these options within the Format Shape Task Pane.

To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.

Microsoft Windows

Align Text Within Shapes and Text Boxes in PowerPoint 2016

Align Text Within Shapes and Text Boxes in PowerPoint 2013

Align Text Within Shapes and Text Boxes in PowerPoint 2010

Apple Mac

Align Text Within Shapes and Text Boxes in PowerPoint 2016

Align Text Within Shapes and Text Boxes in PowerPoint 2011

Align Text Within Shapes and Text Boxes in PowerPoint

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