powerpoint training in - Positioning text in a text box

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Thu 22 Feb 2007, 12:51 Delegate Anna said...

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Positioning text in a text box

I'd like to move the position of text within the text box (not simply centered or aligned left etc) - how do I do this?

Thu 22 Feb 2007, 13:44 Trainer Pete said...

RE: Positioning text in a text box

Hi Anna, Thanks for the post, Although Left, Right and Centre are the usual positions for text in a text box, there is one other, that that is to rotate the text through 90 degrees. If you right click on the text box border and choose Format Text Box the dialog box that opens has a tab for "Text Box" in this tab you will see the option "Rotate Text within AutoShape by 90deg".
Alternativly you could use the Tab key, Space bar and Enter keys to manually align the text.

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PowerPoint tip:

Change an AutoShape to a different shape quickly

Having drawn and formatted an AutoShape, you can quickly change the existing shape to a different one while still preserving the formatting changes you made. Follow these simple steps:

1. Click on the shape you want to change (to select it).
2. Click on the Draw button on the drawing toolbar.
3. Select Change AutoShape.
4. Click on the AutoShape that you wish to change the existing shape into.

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