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Home -> Drawing ->Options

Set the Margins

Each Text Box uses margins to set the distance of the text from the borders.

 

Try This: Format The Margin

Select the Text Box border.

Go to Home ->Drawing.

Select: Options, the small arrow in the bottom right corner of the Drawing group.

 

 

What Do You See? By default, the Internal margins are 0.1" on the left and right and 0.05" on the top and bottom.

 

The options also include Autofit. The text size will Shrink if you type a ton of words. The text will also Wrap inside the shape.

 

 

  Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Exam 77-603 Topic: 2. Creating and Formatting Slide Content 

  2.1.  Insert and format text boxes

  2.1.5.  Set margins