Making text follow an autoshape

[Guest]

I am using the chevron autoshape and typing text directly into the shape. I
want my text to follow the outline of the chevron and to remain contained
within the boundaries of the shape. I cannot find a way to do this. I can
make the text wrap within the autoshape but long pieces of text will fall
outside the chevron. Any suggestions?

 

[Austin Myers]

PPT text doesn't really provide for this, however you can (with a bit of
work) usually get the desired effect using "WordArt" within PPT.

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

PowerPoint Video and PowerPoint Sound Solutions www.pfcmedia.com

 

[Echo S]

I am using the chevron autoshape and typing text directly into the
shape. I want my text to follow the outline of the chevron and to
remain contained within the boundaries of the shape. I cannot find a
way to do this. I can make the text wrap within the autoshape but
long pieces of text will fall outside the chevron. Any suggestions?

What Austin said, Jules.

If you don't have a lot of text, it might be easiest to put each letter in
its own textbox and use the Distribute tools (Draw/Align and Distribute) to
place them equal distance apart. Place the upper- and lower- (or right- and
left-) most objects and then select all the objects you want to distribute.
Then hit Draw/Align and Distribute, distribute horizontally and then
distribute vertically.