To Copy and Paste Text:

1. Select the text you wish to copy.
2. Click the Copy command on the Home tab. You can also right-click your selection and choose Copy.
   Copy command
3. Place your insertion point where you wish the text to appear.
4. Click the Paste command on the Home tab. The text will appear.
   Paste command

To Cut and Paste Text:

1. Select the text you wish to cut.
2. Click the Cut command on the Home tab. You can also right-click your selection and choose Cut.
   Cut command
3. Place your insertion point where you wish the text to appear.
4. Click the Paste command on the Home tab. The text will reappear.

Right-click Paste Options

To Drag and Drop Text:

1. Select the text you wish to copy.
2. Click, hold, and drag your mouse to the location where you want the text to appear. The cursor will have a rectangle under it to indicate that you are moving text.
   Moving text
3. Release the mouse button, and the text will appear.

Find and Replace

Working with Text

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To Add a Text Box:

1. From the Insert tab, click the Text Box command. 
   Text Box command
2. Your cursor will turn into an upside-down cross .
   Text Box cursor
3. Click the area on your slide where you want to add a text box. A text box will appear with an insertion pointinside.
   A text box

To Move a Placeholder or Text Box:

1. Click the box you would like to move.
2. Position your mouse on the border of the box so it changes to a cross with arrows .
   Mousing over the border of the box
3. Click and hold the mouse button as you drag the box to the desired location.
   Moving the box
4. Release the mouse button.The box will be moved.
   

To Resize a Placeholder or Text Box:

1. Click the box you wish to resize.
2. Position your mouse over any one of thesizing handles that appear on the corners and sides of the box. The cursor will become a pair of arrows .
   Mousing over the resize handle
3. Click, hold, and drag your mouse until the text box is the desired size.
   Resizing the box

Formatting Text

Modifying Text

To Insert a Bulleted List:

1. Select the text box (or specific text) that you want to format as a bulleted list.
2. Click the Bullets command in the Paragraph group on the Home tab.
   Bullets command
3. A bulleted list will appear.
   Bulleted list

To Change Horizontal Text Alignment:

1. Select the text you wish to modify.
2. Select one of the four alignment options in the Paragraph group.

• Align Text Left: Aligns all the selected text to the left margin.
• Center: Aligns text an equal distance from the left and right margins.
• Align Text Right: Aligns all the selected text to the right margin.
• Justify: Justified text is equal on both sides and lines up equally to the right and left margins. Many newspapers and magazines use full-justification.
  Alignment commands

To Change Vertical Text Alignment:

1. Select the text your wish to modify.
2. Click the Align Text command in the Paragraph group. A menu will appear.
   Align Text command
3. Choose to align the text at the Top, Middle, or Bottom of the text box.
   Choosing from the Align Text menu

To Change Text Direction:

1. Select the text your wish to modify.
2. Click the Text Direction command in the Paragraph group. A menu will appear.
   Text Direction command
3. Choose for the direction of the text to be Horizontal, Rotated, or Stacked.
   Choosing from the Text Direction menu