To make the text on your slides easier to read, you might want to change the spacing between lines of text and between paragraphs in your PowerPoint presentation. You can also adjust the alignment …

To align a shape, text box, or WordArt, under Drawing Tools, click the Format tab. In the Arrange group, click Align, and then select one of these commands from the menu:

In PowerPoint, format text in shapes or text boxes to set direction and position, like rotating or mirroring.

It costs time and effort to perfectly align and manually position multiple elements on a slide. Using Auto Fix, you can automatically align, uniformly resize, and distribute elements, and straighten the …

Horizontal alignment determines how the left and right edges of a paragraph fit between the left and right margins of a text box. Vertical alignment determines the placement of the text within the text box …

The term "alignment" generally specifies the appearance and orientation of the edges of a paragraph -- left-aligned text, right-aligned text, centered text, or "justified" text (aligned evenly from left to right …

PowerPoint doesn't have the same text-wrapping feature that Word does. But you can lay out your picture and wrapping text in Word, then embed that layout on a PowerPoint slide.

If you want to precisely control the placement of text within a text box or a shape, or if you want to align text, you can add tab stops using the ruler. Note: It's not necessary to set tabs if you just want to …

Use Paragraph settings to change indentation, line spacing, and alignment.

Red dashed lines—smart guides—appear so you align items vertically, horizontally, or both. Smart guides also appear between objects or near the edges of the slide to help you space out objects evenly.