{"id":1773,"date":"2017-07-20T17:38:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T17:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-compapp\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1773"},"modified":"2025-10-30T14:38:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T14:38:35","slug":"ppt-text-boxes","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-computerapplicationsmgrs\/chapter\/ppt-text-boxes\/","title":{"raw":"Text Boxes","rendered":"Text Boxes"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Insert text boxes.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\nAnother type of edit you may wish to perform on a presentation slide is to add a text box. Text boxes are used for emphasis or as supplements to the standard layout space. For example, perhaps you want to draw attention to a specific feature on an image or in data. An easy way to do this is with a text box.\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Select the slide you wish to edit with a text box.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click on the Insert Tab<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Select Text Box from the menu in the Text group of the ribbon<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click on the slide to place your text box.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Enter your text.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/07\/20171920\/insertingtextbox1.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1774\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/07\/20171920\/insertingtextbox1.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Powerpoint deck is open with 3 slides created. There are 4 numbers each with a different color highlighting various portions of the powerpoint. A green 1 shows that the third slide has been selected. An orange 2 shows where the insert feature is. A pink 3 shows the option to insert text and a blue 4 shows where a new section of text has been inserted.\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nAfter placing your text box, you can move it by clicking on the text box and dragging it to a new location. On the screenshot below the text box has been moved to the left side of the table, from the right.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/07\/20173303\/insertingtextbox2.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1775\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/07\/20173303\/insertingtextbox2.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Powerpoint deck is open with 3 slides created. A green arrow points at a new section of text that has been inserted on the 3rd slide.\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" \/><\/a>\r\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\r\n<h3>Practice Question<\/h3>\r\nhttps:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/59cab311-c5fe-44cf-a542-f5fe7a8c1c09\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/3b4982e5-0699-42b6-8be2-5a0ea50110e4\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Insert text boxes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Another type of edit you may wish to perform on a presentation slide is to add a text box. Text boxes are used for emphasis or as supplements to the standard layout space. For example, perhaps you want to draw attention to a specific feature on an image or in data. An easy way to do this is with a text box.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Select the slide you wish to edit with a text box.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the Insert Tab<\/li>\n<li>Select Text Box from the menu in the Text group of the ribbon<\/li>\n<li>Click on the slide to place your text box.<\/li>\n<li>Enter your text.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/07\/20171920\/insertingtextbox1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1774\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/07\/20171920\/insertingtextbox1.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Powerpoint deck is open with 3 slides created. There are 4 numbers each with a different color highlighting various portions of the powerpoint. A green 1 shows that the third slide has been selected. An orange 2 shows where the insert feature is. A pink 3 shows the option to insert text and a blue 4 shows where a new section of text has been inserted.\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After placing your text box, you can move it by clicking on the text box and dragging it to a new location. On the screenshot below the text box has been moved to the left side of the table, from the right.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/07\/20173303\/insertingtextbox2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1775\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/07\/20173303\/insertingtextbox2.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Powerpoint deck is open with 3 slides created. 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