Chapter 3

Entering the Text

In This Chapter

arrow Entering and changing the font, size, and color of text

arrow Creating text boxes and text box shapes

arrow Handling overflow text in text boxes and frames

arrow Aligning the text in text boxes and text frames

arrow Creating bulleted and numbered lists

arrow Placing footers and headers on slides

This chapter explains how to change the appearance of text, create text boxes, and create text box shapes. I solve the riddle of what to do when text doesn’t fit in a text box or text placeholder frame. You also discover how to align text, handle bulleted and numbered lists, and put footers and headers on all or some of the slides in your presentation.

By the time you finish reading this chapter, if you read it all the way through, you will be one of those people others turn to when they have a PowerPoint question about entering text on slides. You’ll become a little guru in ...

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