Presentation text can be contained in placeholders,text boxes,WordArt,or AutoShapes.Click and select any existing text to edit it.

Selecting text. Position the mouse pointer at the beginning of the text. Click and drag to select.

Adding text to a blank placeholder. Click the placeholder to position the cursor, and then type or paste the text. See About Slide Layouts, and Copying and Pasting with the Clipboard.

Adding a text box. Click the Text Box button on the Drawing toolbar (see Customizing Toolbars
and the Work Area), click the slide where you want to add text, and begin typing. The text box resizes automatically to accommodate your text.

Adding a text box with fixed dimensions. Click the Text Box button on the Drawing toolbar, then click and drag on the slide to draw the text box border. Release the mouse button,and then type the text. Text wraps automatically when it reaches the box border.

Rotating a text box. Click the text box to display its rotation handle . Position the pointer on the handle until the pointer becomes a rotation symbol . Click and drag the handle.

Resizing or moving a text box. Resize or move a text box as you would a layout placeholder. See Editing a Placeholder.

Creating bullet or numbered lists. Highlight the text you want to turn into a bullet or numbered list. On the toolbar, click the Bullets button or the Numbering button .

Inserting an unbulleted or unnumbered line into a list. At the end of a bulleted or numbered line, press SHIFT+ENTER. The cursor moves to the next line. Type on the new line, then press ENTER to continue the list.

Changing the text font. Select the text, click the arrow beside the Font box and choose a font. Click (CTRL+B) to bold, (CTRL+I) to italicize, or (CTRL+U) to underline.

Changing the text size. Select the text. On the toolbar, click (CTRL+]) to make the text bigger or (CTRL+[) to make it smaller. Continue clicking until you get the text size you want. Alternatively, click the arrow beside the Font Size box and choose a specific point size.

Changing the text color. Select the text. On the toolbar,click the arrow beside the Font Color button and choose a color from the menu. Alternatively, choose More Colors from the menu, choose a color from the Colors dialog box, and click OK.

Making text style changes throughout a presentation. Modify the text style on the slide master. See Modifying the Slide Master.

Copying text and graphics into a presentation. See Copying and Pasting with the Clipboard.