Add Text to a Shape, Format Text Inserted in a Shape and Change Character Direction

You can add text to any shape that you insert into a slide

 

1.   From the Ribbon, click Home tab > Insert > click Shape button > select a desired shape in list of groups, for example Curved and Ribbon shape

2.   Click and drag the mouse pointer on the slide to draw the shape until you get a desired shape and size

3.   Release the mouse pointer to insert the shape to the slide


4.   Double-click inside the shape to add the text and click off the slide to see the end result

 

Remove Text Boxes

1.   Click anywhere in the text box you want to remove

2.   Click the text box border

3.   Press DELETE key on the keyboard

 

 

Format Text Inserted in a Shape

Apply Text Styles

1.   Select the text inside a shape  

2.   From the Ribbon, click Format tab > Text Styles > move the mouse pointer hover to any text style in the Text Styles Gallery and click to expand the gallery

3.   Select a desired text style

4.   Click off the slide to see the end result

 

Change Font Face, Font Size, Font Color and Text Alignment

1.   Select the text inside a shape

2.   From the Ribbon, click Home tab > Font > use formatting tools to change font face, font size and font color of the selected text 

3.   From the Ribbon, click Home tab > Paragraph > use the alignment tools to align text position in the shape

4.   Click off the slide to see the end result

 

Change Character Direction

Apply Basic Character Direction Options

1.   Select the text inside a shape

2.   From the Ribbon, click Home tab > Paragraph > click Text Direction button > select a desire text direction you want to applied to the selected text

3.   If desired, increase or decrease the font size for the best result

4.   Click off the slide to see the end result

 

Custom Text Direction

1.   Select the text inside the shape

2.   From the Ribbon, click Home tab > Paragraph > click Text Direction button > select Text Direction Options

3.   In the Format Text dialog box, select Text box

  • Use options for alignment such as: Text Layout, Autofit, and Internal Margin groups
  • Click OK button 

4.   Click off the slide to see the end result