Understanding Presentations – Text in Objects

Enter text into a text box; block arrow, rectangle, square, oval, and circle.

We can enter text into a text box, a block arrow, a rectangle, a square, an oval or a circle by double clicking inside these drawn objects. A cursor appears inside the objects upon double-clicking and then we can enter text into the drawn objects.


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We can also change the font style or the type of font by changing the font properties from the ‘Text Formatting Toolbar’. The ‘Text Formatting Toolbar’ can be selected by going to the ‘View’ option on the main menu bar and then choosing ‘Toolbars’ option from the drop down that appears. After this, select the ‘Text Formatting Toolbar’ from the list that appears.

Change drawn object background color.

We can change the background color of an object by selecting ‘Format’ from the main menu bar and then choosing the ‘Area’ option from the drop down that appears. A dialog box appears from which, under the ‘Area’ tab, we can select the color we want to fill in the object. After making all the changes, click on ‘OK’ and the background color will get changed for the object.Area Fill 15