PowerPoint - Adding Text to Slides

Add a text box

1. Select Insert > Text Box.

2. On the slide, select and drag where you'd like to put your object and start typing into it.

   Note: The text box will shrink to fit the size of the text you're using, but its eventual height and width will wrap to the size you created.

Add text to a shape

1. Select Insert > Shapes, and then select your shape.

   Note: To add text to a shape, you must select a closed shape, such as a rectangle, arrow, or circle.

2. Select and drag where you'd like to put your object and start typing into it.