PowerPoint 2007 - Inserting Text

Adding Text to a Placeholder

If you have selected a layout for your slide, you will see boxes that contain dummy text which read something like "Click to Add Title" or "Click to Add Text". When you click in the box, the dummy text will disappear, the cursor will become a blinking line ( | ), and you can begin to type your text.

NOTE: If the text box contains media buttons, do not click them.

Inserting & Resizing a Text Box

To create a text box in a blank slide, go to the Insert tab on the Ribbon and click on the Text Box button. Your mouse pointer will change to an insertion point. Left click and drag your cursor across the screen to choose the size and location of your text box.

If you wish to resize your text box after it is created, hover your mouse over the circles or squares around the border of the box. The circles will resize both the width and the height of the box, the squares on the top and bottom will resize the box vertically, and the squares on the sides will resize it horizontally.

When your cursor changes shape, left click and drag your mouse. The circles in the corners will adjust both height and width while the squares to the sides will adjust one or the other.

To rotate the text box, left click on the green circle above the box and drag your mouse.

To simply move the box, click on the border and drag your mouse. Tip: If you want to move the box in a straight line, hold down the Shift key before clicking and dragging the mouse.

Deleting a Text Box

To delete a text box, click on the border of the box. Once the border is highlighted, press the [Delete] key on your keyboard.

Note: If you can't see the border of the box, first click on the text. This will make the border visible.