8.6. Select Objects
To change object contents, formatting, size, or position, you first must select the object to change. Selecting an object tells PowerPoint to display the tools for formatting the object on the Ribbon, and to apply your changes to the selected object only.
The method for selecting an object varies slightly depending on the type of object.
Select Objects
1 With the slide that has the object to select displayed in Normal view, click the object.
If needed, click the object or its selection box again.
Clicking a text box once displays the insertion point for editing. Clicking the selection box again selects it for formatting, ...
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