In addition to the available placeholders you can also insert text boxes in the slide. To add a new text box follow the below listed steps carefully.
- First, Open the Insert tab
- In Text group click on the Text Box command
- Click on the slide and drag your cursor until the text box takes the desired width
- Then you can release the mouse
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You can also just as easily, move and resize the text box. To move the text box, just click in the box and drag the mouse to your desired location.
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To resize the text box, click the circle or the square sizing handles of the text box and then drag the mouse to give it a desired size.
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