Align Text within Shapes/Text Boxes in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

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Align Text within Shapes/Text Boxes in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

Created: Monday, July 11, 2016 posted by Geetesh Bajaj at 3:45 am

Updated: Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 8:35 pm

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After adding text within a shape (or a text box) in PowerPoint 2016, you can also perform basic edits like adding, deleting, or replacing existing text. Other than the basic text editing you can even control how your text is aligned within the shape. To do that you need to access these options within the Format Shape Task Pane.

Learn how to align text within a shape or text box in PowerPoint 2016.

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