Text is probably the most important element on your PowerPoint slides! You may have heard the adage that a picture is worth a thousand words, but more often than not, that picture needs a caption to be understood better, and even when there are no captions, a narrative is required. And that narrative is text too. Text can be added almost everywhere within PowerPoint slides from placeholders and text boxes to the Notes Pane. Additionally, you can also add and edit text within any shapes except connectors, including straight lines.
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 within Shapes in PowerPoint 2016
Text within Shapes in PowerPoint 2013
Text within Shapes in PowerPoint 2010
Apple Mac
Text within Shapes in PowerPoint 2016
Text within Shapes in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 06 09 01
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