Objective 2.1 Insert and format text

  • 2.1.1 Insert text on a slide
  • 2.1.2 Format text on a slide
  • 2.1.3 Create WordArt
  • 2.1.4 Format text as bulleted or numbered lists
  • 2.1.5 Format text in columns
  • 2.1.6 Link to internal and external locations and files

2.1 Contents

2.1.5 Format text in columns

When a slide includes several short entries, you can balance the slide content and make it easier to read by formatting it in multiple columns. Some slide layouts include text placeholders for multiple columns of text. However, you can format text within any placeholder into multiple columns.

Fit more items on a slide by using columns

The width of the columns is determined by the width of the text placeholder, the number of columns, and the spacing between the columns. You can format text into one, two, or three columns spaced a half inch apart by selecting the number of columns from a list, or you can format text into up to 16 columns by specifying the number and spacing of the columns in the Columns dialog box.

Column formatting options

To format selected text in columns

  • On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click the Add or Remove Columns button, and then click One Column, Two Columns, or Three Columns.

Or

  1. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click the Add or Remove Columns button, and then click More Columns.
  2. In the Columns dialog box, specify the number of columns and the spacing between the columns, and then click OK.