How do I fill a shape with text in PowerPoint? Insert a shape into the slide. Right-click the shape and select Edit Text from the context menu. Now edit the shape.

How to highlight text in PowerPoint using Word . 1. Cut the desired text out of your slide and paste it into Microsoft Word. 2. Highlight the text in Word, following the instructions given above.

PowerPoint 2007 has WordArt tools that let you generate text not only in a half-circle, but in all sorts of rings, waves, slants and fades so you can morph your words into whatever shape you envision.

When a shape doesn't spin in a circular motion as expected in Microsoft PowerPoint, consider where the shape's axis of rotation is. You might need to force a new one.