Text Basics in MS PowerPoint 2013

MS PowerPoint 2013 is an application which can be used for creating presentations. In your presentations you can add the text so that you can add the content of your presentations. In this tutorial you will learn about the basics of the text like how can you copy, cut, paste, format and replacing the text. You can also learn about Worksheet Basics in MS Excel 2013.

Selecting the Text:

In order to select the text you need to follow these simple steps.

• Click next to the text you need to select and then drag the mouse over the text. Release the mouse and the text will be selected.

Copying and Moving the Text:

MS PowerPoint lets you copy the text which is already on a slide and then paste it elsewhere which can save your precious time.

Copy and Paste Text:

For copying and pasting the text in MS PowerPoint 2013 you need to follow these simple steps.

• 1^st of all select the text you need to copy and then click the Copy command on the Home tab.
• Now you need to place the insertion point where you need your text to appear.
• Now you need to click the Paste command on the Home tab.
• The copied text will appear.

Cut and Paste Text:

In order to cut and paste the text you need to follow these simple steps.

• 1^st of all select the text which you need to move and then click the Cut command.
• Now place the insertion point where you need the text to appear and then click the paste command.
• The text will appear in the new location.

Using the Find and Replace feature:

While working with the longer presentations it is very difficult as well as time taking activity to locate the specific word or a phrase. MS PowerPoint can search automatically your presentation using the Find feature and it lets you quickly change words or phrase by using the Replace feature.

Finding The Text:

In order to find the text you need to follow these simple steps.

• 1^st of all from the Home tab you need to click the Find command.
• Now a dialog box will appear where you need to enter the text you need to find in the Find what: field and after this click Find Next.
• Now if the text is found it will be selected.
• Now you need to click Find Next in order to find further instances. If nothing is found a dialog box will appear. Click on OK.
• Once you are finished you need to click Close to exit the dialog box.

Replacing a Text:

For replacing the text you need to follow these simple steps.

• 1^st of all from the Home tab you need to click the Replace command.
• Now a dialog box will appear you need to type the text you need to find in the Find what: field.
• Now you need to type the text which you want to replace it with in the Replace with: field and then click Find Next.
• If the text is found it will be selected.
• Now if you need to replace it select one of the replace options which include Replace and Replace All.
• The Selected text will then be replaced.