In the presentations of Powerpoint you can use the text to improve exposure in your presentation. In order for you to get the most out of this tool, you will need to know in advance what it is for and when it is best to use it.
Because of this, we have prepared this post for you, so that you can find all the information you need about the use of the text and how to customize it to give a better look in the slideshow.
Keep reading and you will know the step by step you have to do to edit the format and change the size and color of the words.
What is text for in PowerPoint presentations?
The text in the presentations of PowerPoint will help you reaffirm the concepts you want to convey through images. In addition, it will allow readers to understand some details that by means of graphics you couldn't do it.
When is it better to use text than images in a presentation?
You must use the text to sharpen graphs that are related to statistics, projections or any other measurement method and that you need to express an idea or conclusion about this type of presentation. Another issue where text is important is when you use slides in languages that are not native to the readers and that you need to know precisely what its true pronunciation is.
This is very useful when teaching foreign languages to students, as you can include phonetics on as many slides as you like. Finally, you can use a text when you want to present your work, a book or your career in which you can show in summary all the aspects that interest you to highlight.
Learn step by step how to customize and format text in PowerPoint
To customize and format the text in PowerPoint you must do this step by step:
Insert text box
Anytime insert a text box on the slide you will have to go to the tab Insert and find the tool group in the ribbon Text. Then you must click on the function Text box. Next, you must go to the slide and draw with the mouse the size you want for your painting. When you have this part ready you can do right click and select the option Edit text to start writing.
Change the size
To change the size of a text you will have to click on the section in which you want to enter the words and then go to the tab Start. The drawing tool will be automatically enabled in which you will have to search for the group Source. You can choose, by displaying the menu, the font and the size. This last function is defined by a number, that the higher it is, the bigger you will see the letters on the slide.
Color
With the same steps from the previous point, you will also be able to choose to underline, give it a shadow effect or highlight any type of text with bold. In addition, you can include bullets, center the content of the text and modify the font color. For this last option you have to click on the icon represented by a capital letter A red. A menu will be displayed with the color palette in which you will be able to choose the one you need by clicking on it.
Font type
In this case you will also be able to modify the type of font by entering the group Source in the tab Start. Then you will have to press the arrow at the end of the name of the letter to bring up the menu. You will have a large number of font types that you can choose from. It is advisable to select the text beforehand so that you can see how it will look with each choice you do the typeface.
Text style
The font style will allow you to decrease or increase the size of the text. In addition, you will be able to adjust the space between characters, change format by one of italics and choose shadows behind the text to make it stand out on the slide. You can do this by choosing the icons found in the group Source from the tab Start.
Adjust text
When you adjust the text, what you are doing is choosing the distribution that the words you enter will have on the slide or in some section of it. To execute this command it will be necessary that you go to the tab Start and then search the group Paragraph.
You can then choose if you want to align to the left, right, center O well justify the text symmetrically. You can also choose the line spacing type that will be between the lines of the text and choose if you want to increase the indentation level every time you start writing.