Questions Regarding Text in PowerPoint

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Hi-

Two questions regarding text in PowerPoint:

1) How do I get rid of the "space" between text in a text box? Sometimes
when I press Enter to enter text on separate lines in a text box, it puts the
text almost immediately beneath the text above, and sometimes there is a
space. I would like to be able to control this.

2) How can I force PowerPoint to paste text in the same way that I copy it?
I read the help files and posts on this community about using the Paste
Options button, but all that seems to do for me is paste the text again, not
re-format to how it originally appeared.

Thanks.
-Kurt
 
Kurt,
1) How do I get rid of the "space" between text in a text box? Sometimes
when I press Enter to enter text on separate lines in a text box, it puts
the
text almost immediately beneath the text above, and sometimes there is a
space. I would like to be able to control this.
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Format menu > line spacing > the 2nd setting is the gap between each
newline/paragraph of text
2) How can I force PowerPoint to paste text in the same way that I copy
it?
I read the help files and posts on this community about using the Paste
Options button, but all that seems to do for me is paste the text again,
not
re-format to how it originally appeared.
Click to expand...

Unfortunately powerpoint thinks it knows best. What you need to do is "paste
special" - unformatted text.

Or "pick up style" > paste text > "apply style"

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

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1) How do I get rid of the "space" between text in a text box? Sometimes
when I press Enter to enter text on separate lines in a text box, it puts the
text almost immediately beneath the text above, and sometimes there is a
space. I would like to be able to control this.
Click to expand...

Select the text then use Format, Line Spacing to adjust space between lines and
paragraphs
2) How can I force PowerPoint to paste text in the same way that I copy it?
I read the help files and posts on this community about using the Paste
Options button, but all that seems to do for me is paste the text again, not
re-format to how it originally appeared.
Click to expand...

What version of PowerPoint do you use, where are you copying the text from and
where are you pasting it (ie, into notes, onto the slide, into an existing
placeholder ...)?
 
You must be on a 10 minutes time lag!


Steve Rindsberg said:
Select the text then use Format, Line Spacing to adjust space between
lines and
paragraphs


What version of PowerPoint do you use, where are you copying the text from
and
where are you pasting it (ie, into notes, onto the slide, into an existing
placeholder ...)?

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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