How do I wrap text around a picture in PowerPoint?

[Guest]

I frequently add pictures to PowerPoint slides, but want to include text
boxes on the same slide as well. To save space I like to limit the picture
size and place text both above and next to the picture. If the text is a
continuous text block, the only way I know to do this is to create 2 text
boxes, one above the picture and a second next to it. In PowerPoint 2003, is
there a way to automatically wrap a text box around a picture so I don't
require 2 separate text boxes?

 

[TAJ Simmons]

You cannot wrap text around a picture in powerpoint .... However... from your post (if I'm reading it correctly)... you
want text above a picture and below?


Text
PICTURE
Text

And you want it to flow from the top text to the bottom text.

If that's the case, then you could probably do it by altering the Text Spacing. If you make the text spacing a really
big number.

Select the text. go "format" > "Line spacing" > Change the "before paragraph" number to about 7 lines (or 500 points).
You may also have to alter the text anchor point. That's on "format > autoshape > textbox "text anchor point"...Probably
best to set it to "Top". I find this works better if you use a new textbox than trying to change the existing
placeholders.

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
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[Guest]

I use PowerPoint 2002 and there is just one messy way I know: make the
graphic in Word formatting the picture layout to "tight, wrap the text around
it, then copy the lot and Paste Special into PowerPoint, selecting "Microsoft
Word Object".
I don't recommend this as subsequent editing is more difficult and it's more
trouble than it's worth.