Text Formatting: Move or Reposition Text Boxes Accurately on a Slide in PowerPoint

Created: Friday, October 12, 2018, posted by Geetesh at 2:31 pm

Updated: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 11:06 am

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Sometimes you want your Text Box to be placed in an exact position on your slide. Yes, you can select a Text Box and move it around by dragging it with your mouse, and then let it go wherever you want it placed. However, for all practical reasons this process is just visual and not accurate enough. Thankfully, PowerPoint provides a way to accurately position any Text Box just where you want it located.

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

Move or Reposition Text Boxes Accurately on a Slide in PowerPoint 2016

Move or Reposition Text Boxes Accurately on a Slide in PowerPoint 2013

Move or Reposition Text Boxes Accurately on a Slide in PowerPoint 2010

Apple Mac

Move or Reposition Text Boxes Accurately on a Slide in PowerPoint 2016

Move or Reposition Text Boxes Accurately on a Slide in PowerPoint 2011

Move or Reposition Text Boxes Accurately on a Slide in PowerPoint

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