PowerPoint 2007

Text Basics

To use the Bold, Italic, and Underline commands:

• Select the text you wish to modify.
• Click the Bold, Italic, or Underline command in the Font group on the Home tab.

Click the command again to remove the formatting.

Other font commands

The Increase Font Size command increases the font size of the selected text to the next standard font size.

The Decrease Font Size command decreases the font size of the selected text to the next standard font size.

The Clear All Formatting command removes your recent formatting changes.

The Strikethrough command makes a line through the text.

The Text Shadow command adds a drop shadow to text.

The Change Case commands lets you try different capitalization options without having to delete and retype letters or words.

To change text alignment:

• Select the text you wish to modify.
• Select one of the four alignment options from the Paragraph group on the Home tab.
  • Align Text Left: Aligns selected text to the left margin
  • Center: Aligns text an equal distance from the left and right margins
  • Align Text Right: Aligns selected text to the right margin
  • Justify: Lines up equally to the right and left margins

The alignment commands align text within the placeholder or text box where it is located, rather than across the slide.