Resize the Text Box
Say you
resized the Text Box and made it smaller. What happens to the text?
6.
Try it: Resize the Text Box
Select the Text Box
on Slide 3. The handles will be available. Use any handle and drag until the Text Box is smaller- less than 4" wide.
What Do
You See? Microsoft PowerPoint automatically resized the text so
that it would fit. The Font size in this example was downsized from
36 pt to 33 pt.
What
Else Do You See? Look for a little button with two arrows. This is
the AutoFit Options. When you click on AutoFit, you should
see:
AutoFit
Text to Placeholder
Stop
Fitting Text to This Placeholder
Split Text Between Two Slides
Continue on New Slide
Change to Two Columns
Control AutoCorrect Options...
Click on Control AutoCorrect Options...
Let's find the default
formatting for Text Boxes.