Microsoft PowerPoint: Prevent placeholders from automatically resizing

When you type more text than will fit in the current placeholder, you will notice the text automatically resizes to fit into the space allowed. This will cause inconsistency from slide to slide as the text is resized. To prevent the “spillover” text from resizing, you must turn off the AutoFit options which are a part of the AutoCorrect features.

1. On the Tools menu click AutoCorrect Options, then, select the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
2. Under the Apply as you type section, deselect AutoFit title text to placeholder and/or AutoFit body text to placeholder.

If you have any questions regarding this tip or need help implementing it in your own projects, contact Ranelle Maltas, Application Support Associate, at 472-0585 or e-mail at rmaltas2@unl.edu.