MS Word Legal: Paragraphs Within Text Boxes In Powerpoint

This short article will go over some important basics in PowerPoint. In particular, I want to discuss text within paragraphs that are active with the bulleted lists that were originally set up in the Master Slide. 1. Suppose we choose the "Comparison Slide". That slide type has two text boxes side by side. You will also see the first level of bullet that you set up when you dealt with the bullet types in your master slide. It will say "Click To Add Text". 2. So you add your text to each of the two separate boxes. Let's say we added 3 small paragraphs to each box. Now you need to deal with the text so that it looks nice and balanced within the box. 3. If you go to Home and to paragraph, you can add Space After" to ensure that the paragraphs are not right on top of each other. Highlight the text of the first box and under Paragraph, choose "After Spacing" 0.6. That will provide enough space for the paragraphs to look neat. 4. People often ask why does the first paragraph not move off (away) from the top line of the box even though I have placed "Before" Spacing under Paragraph? Paragraph only works for paragraphs. Because the top line of Text Box is not a Paragraph related line, it will not work. So, how do we remedy this? 5. Go to home and in the Paragraph Section, you will see a small square icon that is your "Align Text" icon. I suggest that you use "Middle" which will balance the text within your text box. 6. If you need to move the entire text box downward away from Heading of the slide, I would suggest that you click on the first text box and "shift click" on the second box which will select both boxes and then use your Control and Directional keys (North, South, East, West) to simultaneously move both boxes to their new position. The use of the Control and Directional keys allow micro moving. When you come across this type of set up, you should now feel comfortable. Training From An Inside Perspective www.advanceto.com