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.
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 28 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,
The third
choice, Control AutoCorrect Options let us edit the default
formatting for Text Boxes.
Memo to Self: You may or may
not have this option, depending on your settings. Keep going: let's
find out what AutoFit can do.