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INSERTING TEXT BOXES
A slide contains predefined placeholders for text. If required, new text boxes can be

added anywhere on a slide to insert the required text.
To insert a text box: 2
1. On the Insert tab, click the Text Box

button in the Text group.
2. Move the mouse pointer at the location
on the slide where you want to add the
text box.
The pointer changes to the pointer.

3. Click and drag on the slide to draw the
text box of the required size. 3

The text box appears with a dotted

boundary and the cursor blinks inside it.
4. Type the required text.
The text box changes its size according to

the length of typed text.
5. Format the text as required.

6. Click anywhere outside the text box.
4 PowerPoint inserts the text in the slide.

INSERTING A SMARTART GRAPHIC

SmartArt graphics are diagrams that communicate information visually in an
interesting and easily understandable manner. They are grouped under various

categories – List, Process, Cycle, Hierarchy, Relationship, Matrix, Pyramid, Picture,
and Office.com. Every SmartArt graphic is made up of one or more shapes.
To insert a SmartArt graphic in a slide: 1

1. On the Insert tab, click the SmartArt button in
the Illustrations group.

The Choose a SmartArt Graphic dialog box opens.
2. In the left pane, select a SmartArt category.
The SmartArt layouts for the selected category are displayed in the centre pane.

3. In the centre pane, select a SmartArt layout.
The right pane displays a description of the selected layout.

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