A) While the shape is selected, notice that the drawing tools menu is open. Choose Shape Fill then 'from picture'. Navigate to 'from a file', and browse to the folder where you saved the.png picture of the text (Pixie file) b) Click on the file then click on insert. C) In drawing tools, choose 'shape outline' and select 'no outline'. You can use WordArt with a Transform text effect to partially curve or bend text around a shape. If you want the text to circle the shape, you can also do this, but it’s a little bit more work. If you want the text to circle the shape, you can also do this, but it’s a little bit more work.
One of my tricks with quite the “wow factor” is inserting artistic lines into my documents. To insert a horizontal line (also called a “horizontal rule”), here are four creative ways to do it.
The “normal” way is to go up to the Borders button in the Paragraph group and choose “Horizontal Line.” If you want fancier lines, try these tricks:
1. Use Auto Format
On a blank line, type these 3 characters in a row and press ENTER. A line appears across the page.
If you need to remove one, simply Backspace or Delete as normal.
2. Use the Clip Art Gallery
Word’s built-in Clip Art Gallery contains dozens of images that act as lines. Open up INSERT > CLIP ART, and search for LINES. For more choices, when you have an Internet connection, INCLUDE OFFICE.COM CONTENT. (Note: these commands may be different depending on what version of Word you’re using).
Insert any of the images. If it doesn’t extend across the page, use any of the RESIZE HANDLES to make it larger — but keep in mind that these are images, so if your line image is extended longer than its original dimension, it may become fuzzy.
Use any of the features on the PICTURE TOOLS > FORMAT Tab to change the color, shadow, style, and effects of the line image.
To remove a Shape, click on it, then press DELETE on your keyboard.
3. Add Bottom Borders
This technique works best on Headings.
Click in the paragraph of text you want a line under. Click on the HOME Tab > BORDERS button — Bottom Border is usually the default. This places a line across the page, underlining not just the text but the rest of the row, too.
Click on BORDERS AND SHADING, the last option on the drop-down list, to refine the weight and color of this line.
When you press Enter at the end of the paragraph, this border may extend down to the next row, an effect you probably don’t want.
To remove a bottom border, use the CLEAR FORMATTING button on the HOME ribbon, and the border returns to the desired text.
4. Use Shapes
Click on the INSERT RIBBON > SHAPES button. On the drop-down gallery, the second section has a series of lines. Some have arrowheads; others have bends and angles. Pick one.
Click where the line begins, and drag to where the line ends.
To keep the line straight, hold down the SHIFT key while dragging.
Upon letting go, each line has a resize handle at the beginning and end to change the dimension. Lines that have curves and bends also have adjustment diamonds to refine the angles.
Use the DRAWING TOOLS > FORMAT ribbon to stylize the line’s color and special effects.
To remove a Shape, click on it, then press DELETE on your keyboard.
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Wrapping text around pictures, shapes, tables, charts, and other page elements (a feature that is common in page layout software) is not supported in PowerPoint. There are a few workaround methods you can use to mimic text wrapping in a PowerPoint presentation.
Instructions in this article apply to PowerPoint 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010; PowerPoint for Office 365, and PowerPoint Online.
Manually Insert Spaces in Text to Mimic Text Wrapping
If you have a small graphic and want the text to read from left to right while skipping over the graphic in the middle, here's how you do it:
Select the graphic that you want to wrap text around on a slide.
Go to Home, select Arrange, and choose Send to Back. Or, right-click on the image and choose Send to Back.
If Send to Back is grayed out, the graphic is already there.
Create a text box over the image and type or paste text into the text box.
Place the cursor in the text so that it is in the upper left corner of the part of the image that you want the text to flow around. Use the spacebar or tab to create a visual break in the text. As each line of the text nears the left side of the object, use the spacebar or tab several times to move the rest of the line of text to the right side of the object.
Mimic Text Wrapping Around Rectangular Shapes
Use several text boxes when you are wrapping text around square or rectangular shapes. You might use one wide text box above the square shape, then two narrower text boxes, one on each side of the shape, and then another wide text box under the shape.
Import Wrapped Text From Microsoft Word
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If you use PowerPoint 2019, PowerPoint 2016 or PowerPoint 2013, import wrapped text from Word into PowerPoint.
How To Put Text In A Shape In Word
Open the PowerPoint slide where you want to use text wrapping.
Go to Insert and choose Object.
Choose Microsoft Word Document from the Object type list and select OK to open a Word window.
In the Word window, insert an image and type or paste your text.
Select the image, go to Picture Tools Format, select Wrap Text, and choose Tight. Or, right-click on the image, point to Wrap Text, and choose Tight.
Select the PowerPoint slide to see the wrapped text. (If you use PowerPoint 2016 for Mac, close the Word file to see the wrapped text in PowerPoint.) In PowerPoint, the image and wrapped text are in a single box that can be moved and resized.
To edit the wrapped text, double-click the box to re-open Word and make the changes there.