Adding Text to Slides

A good presentation consists of a balance of text and graphics. It is important to remember to keep text brief. Short, clear points help convey your message to your audience better than rambling paragraphs of text. You can add text to slides by using text placeholders and text boxes. Text placeholders are predefined areas in slide layouts where you enter text. Text boxes are boxes you add to the slide layout to enter text where you want it.

To add text to a text placeholder:

1. Click the text placeholder.
2. Type the text.
3. Click outside the placeholder to deselect it.

To add a text box to a slide:

1. Click the Text Box button on the Drawing toolbar.
2. Click and drag on the slide where you want to add text.
3. Click inside the text box.
4. Type the text.
5. Click outside the text box to deselect it.

Text in a placeholder can be edited on the Outline tab or in the slide, but text you enter in a text box can only be edited on the slide.

• To enter text in a placeholder, type the text in the Outline tab next to the slide.
• To create a text box, click Text Box on the Insert menu, and then draw your text box on the slide.