Text and Outlines: Text Placeholders vs. Text Boxes in PowerPoint

Created: Wednesday, May 29, 2013, posted by Geetesh at 10:45 am

Updated: Monday, October 10, 2022 at 12:11 pm

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Even though both text boxes and text placeholders are basically text containers, they are not one and the same. Text placeholders come as a part of some of the default Slide Layouts, whereas text boxes can be inserted wherever you need them on your PowerPoint slides.

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

Text Placeholders vs. Text Boxes in PowerPoint 365

Text Placeholders vs. Text Boxes in PowerPoint 2016

Text Placeholders vs. Text Boxes in PowerPoint 2013

Text Placeholders vs. Text Boxes in PowerPoint 2010

Text Placeholders vs. Text Boxes in PowerPoint 2007

Text Placeholders vs. Text Boxes in PowerPoint 2003

Apple Mac

Text Placeholders vs. Text Boxes in PowerPoint 365

Text Placeholders vs. Text Boxes in PowerPoint 2016

Text Placeholders vs. Text Boxes in PowerPoint 2011

Text Placeholders vs. Text Boxes in PowerPoint 2008

PowerPoint for the Web

Text Placeholders vs. Text Boxes in PowerPoint for the Web

Text Placeholders vs. Text Boxes in PowerPoint

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