Wrap Text Around Square Images on PowerPoint 2010 Slide

From Wendy Russell, former About.com Guide

Wrap Text Around Square Images on PowerPoint Slides

PowerPoint slide shows in general, have very little text -- or actually this should be the case. Adding too much text is one of the common mistakes made by novice presenters.

Now having said that, there are times when slides can contain a lot of text. One example that comes to mind is when students use PowerPoint as a story writing tool and therefore more text would be added to the slide.

What would be nice is if PowerPoint had a text wrapping feature to surround pictures with the relevant text, much like in a newspaper column. Alas, that is not the case. But -- this step-by-step tutorial, using a square (or rectangular) picture, will take you through a "workaround" in order for you to do just that.

In this tutorial, we will insert a picture onto the slide, leaving room to "wrap text" on all four sides of the image. Let's get started.

• Insert a Picture on the Slide
  1. Navigate to the slide you want to use.
  2. Click on the Insert tab of the ribbon.
  3. At the left side of the ribbon, click on the Picture button.
  4. Navigate to the folder containing the desired picture and click the Insert button to add it to the slide.
  5. Resize the picture if necessary, and move to the location of your choice on the slide.

Next - Draw the First Text Box on the PowerPoint Slide

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• Text Wrapping Around Square Images in PowerPoint
• Draw Text Box on the PowerPoint Slide
• Enter Text Content into the PowerPoint Text Box
• Make a Copy of the PowerPoint Text Box to Reuse on the Slide
• Paste and Move Duplicate Text Box to Bottom of PowerPoint Slide
• Align Text Boxes on the PowerPoint Slide
• Final Arrangement of Text Boxes Wrapping Around PowerPoint Image
• The Final Product - Text Wrapping Around Square Image on PowerPoint Slide

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