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PowerPoint Text Tips

  • You can enter and edit text both on the Outline tab or directly on a slide, depending on which is most efficient at any particular time.
  • Text in placeholders provides consistency across an entire presentation. But you are not limited to using placeholders. You can place text wherever you want it on a slide by using text boxes.
  • PowerPoint provides assistance by correcting common spelling errors and adjusting the size of text so that it fits optimally on a slide.
  • You can take advantage of the Find and Replace features to ensure consistent use of terms and fonts throughout a presentation.
  • Although PowerPoint provides the structure for a presentation so that you can focus on your message, you can manually change the formatting, location, and size of text at any time.
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In this tutorial:

  1. Working with Text
  2. Adding a Text Box to a Slide
  3. Finding and Replacing Words or Phrases
  4. Writing on Slides During a Presentation
  5. Creating and Saving Customized Theme Fonts
  6. Adding Bulleted Lists
  7. Using Headers and Footers
  8. Formatting with WordArt
  9. Correcting Your Spelling Errors
  10. Fine-tuning the spell checker
  11. Working with Text Written in a Foreign Language
  12. Translating Foreign-Language Text
  13. PowerPoint Text Tips