3.6. Type and Edit Text on a Slide

You can type text into a placeholder on a slide. There are three types of text placeholders: title, content (bulleted list), and subtitle. You click the placeholder and then start typing. You also can go back and edit text you have already typed.

Type and Edit Text on a Slide

ENTER TITLE OR SUBTITLE TEXT

1 With a PowerPoint presentation open in Normal view, click any title or subtitle placeholder.

The insertion point appears in the placeholder.

2 Type your text.

3 Click outside the placeholder.

The text is added.

ENTER BULLET TEXT

1 Click a content placeholder.

The insertion point appears in the placeholder. ...

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