When you type text in a placeholder in Microsoft PowerPoint, it becomes a text object
Enter Key
Hidden text
To add text to a placeholder, first select the placeholder in your document or presentation. Then, click inside the placeholder box and start typing your desired text. You can also copy text from another source and paste it into the placeholder. Finally, format the text as needed using the available text formatting options.
Alignment ist he horizontal placement of text in a placeholder in PowerPoint.
solid line
If you add more text to a placeholder, like a text box, than the placeholder can contain, text resizes to a smaller font to fit in the placeholder. That is Autofit.
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the Autofit Options button
the Autofit Options button
Exactly. When you press enter key (or insert hard enter), you create a paragraph that is for paragraph formatting (spacing, indents, etc.) treated as the same text. On the other hand - soft enter (ctrl + enter) puts your text into new line, but it still remains the same paragraph.
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