Using AutoShapes

To depict some information on the slide, sometimes you would need to insert some advanced graphics such as a smiling face, a star of flowchart symbols, All these objects cannot be drawn using the drawing tools available on the Drawing toolbar. You can also use various Autotypes that are provided by PowerPoint. The steps to insert AutoShapes are :

1.     Click on the arrow next to the AutoShapes button on the Drawing toolbar The AutoShapes menu in displayed as shown in figure 3.4.

2.     Select the type you want to draw

3.     Place the mouse pointer on the slide on which the AutoShape has to be drawn and drag it to draw the shape of your required size     

Using WordArt

You can change the look of the text by changing fonts , colors and size .If you want to use some special text effects then you can use the word art feature of office .

The steps to insert text using word Art are :

1.Display the slide in which the word Art has to be inserted using the Slide view

2.Click on the insert Word Art button on the Drawing Toolbar

The word  Art G allergy dialog box is displayed (refer Figure3.5 )

3.Select the word Art style that you want and click Ok

The Edit word Art Text dialog box is displayed (refer Figure 3.6)

4. Enter the text in the Text pane

You can change the font and size of the text using the Font drop down list and Size drop down list respectively

5.Click OK

The Word Art text is inserted in the slide  .

Working with the text box

Inserting text in a text box

The easiest way to add text to a slide is to type it directly into a placeholder on the slide .When you want to add text outside a placeholder, you can use the Text box button in the Drawing toolbar .

The steps to add text by using a text box are :

1.Open the slide in which you want to add a text box

2.Click on the text Box button from the Drawing toolbar

3.place the mouse pointer at the  location in the slide where you want the text box to appear

4.Click the left mouse button 

A text box is displayed with the insertion point .

5.Type the desired text in the text box

The text box expands to accommodate the text being typed .If you want to type on a new line in the text box press the Enter key .

The text box can be also be resizes to suit your needs .The steps to do so are :

1.Select the text box

2.position the pointer on the sides or corners of the text box

The pointer shape changes to a double headed arrow .

3.Drag the mouse to make the text box of your required size