Text box

To add a new text box on a slide, use one of the following methods:

•On the Command menu, select Insert > Text box.

•On the Toolbar, click the  Text box button.

The new text field will be automatically placed in the slide center and users can then move it on the slide and/or resize it.

1.Select a text box.

2.Delete the text box in one of the following ways:

•On the Toolbar, click  Delete Shape.

•Right-click the text box and select Delete in the context menu.

•In the Command menu, select Edit > Delete.

•Press Delete or Backspace.

To move a text box, follow the steps below:

1.Select a text box.

2.Move the text box in one of the following ways:

•Left-click the text box and, holding the button down, drag the text box to the desired position in the slide.

•Use the ←, ↑, ↓, → keys to move the text box across the slide. The step for moving the text box is 1 pixel. To increase the step to 10 pixels, hold down the Shift ( Shift) button while using the ←, ↑, ↓, → keys.

Once inserted, you can resize the text box proportionally or according to your preferences.

To resize a text box proportionally, follow the steps below:

1.Select the shape you want to resize.

2.Drag any corner handle while keeping the left mouse button pressed until the text box is the size you want.

3.Release the left mouse button to set the new text box size.

To resize a text box without keeping its proportions, follow the steps below:

1.Select the text box you want to resize.

2.Drag any corner handle while keeping the left mouse button pressed until the text box is the size you want.

3.Release the left mouse button to set the new text box size.

By default, the text box is created without an outline. A light gray border around the box shows the borders and is only visible in editing mode on the slide open in the application workspace. You can add an outline for the text box, and customize its color, thickness, and line type. To customize the outline settings, select the text box and click the  Shape outline button on the Toolbar. A menu containing the following settings will appear on the screen:

•No outline button: Removes the outline of the selected shape.

•Recent colors section: Contains the last used colors.

•Theme Colors section: Contains the color palette of the current slide's theme.

•More colors section: Contains user-created colors as well as the button for adding new colors not included in the palette.

•Line Weight section: Allows you to adjust the outline thickness.

•Lower section allows you to choose the outline type from the preset options.

When you are in edit mode, by default, text box borders are displayed on the slide open in the application workspace.

To hide text box borders or display previously hidden ones, in the Command menu, select View > Text box borders.

To enter the text in a text box, use one of the following ways:

•Use the left mouse button to select the text box where you plan to type text and start typing. The text you enter will be typed after the text that you already have on the slide (if any).

•Double left-click on the text box. The cursor will be placed exactly where you clicked in the text box. Note that if the slide contains text or if you click at the beginning of the line, the text will be entered on an empty slide.

The entered text can be formatted using the Command menu and the Toolbar.