How do I set word wrap as default for text within a drawing objec.

[Jon]

When create a drawing object in PowerPoint and start typing, text
automatically appears in the object. Is it possible to set word wrap within
this item as a default?

 

[Ute Simon]

When create a drawing object in PowerPoint and start typing, text

automatically appears in the object. Is it possible to set word wrap within
this item as a default?

If you click on the text box icon and then click on the slide once to insert
a text box, the text box will grow with the text typed. If you click on the
icon and then draw a text box of a certain size on your slide, text will be
wrapped within this text box.

Kind regards,
Ute

 

[Jon]

Thanks... I think my question was a little misleading. What I'm trying to do
is draw an object of a specific fixed size, and then attach a text box to it
by holding the shift key and clicking on the object - the object then has a
built in text box that doesn't alter the size of the originally drawn object.
But the text types without word wrap, and I want word wrap set as a default
for this... is that possible?

 

[Ute Simon]

Thanks... I think my question was a little misleading. What I'm trying to

do
is draw an object of a specific fixed size, and then attach a text box to
it
by holding the shift key and clicking on the object - the object then has
a
built in text box that doesn't alter the size of the originally drawn
object.
But the text types without word wrap, and I want word wrap set as a
default
for this... is that possible?

Sorry, the method I described works only for text boxes. The only way I
know in your case is to right click the image, choose format and change text
wrapping settings there.

Kind regards,
Ute

 

[Sonia]

You have to provide the line breaks. My guess is that text on autoshapes was
meant to be a label, not sentences or paragraphs. For the latter, I would
probably create a text box and then give it a fill and line to look like a drawn
autoshape.
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Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com