Rounded Edges on a Text Box?

[Bill]

On PPT2000, how can I format a text box to have rounded edges, instead of
squared edges?

Also, same question for inserted images - how can I round the edges?

Thanks!

[David M. Marcovitz]

And just in case you didn't know, almost any AutoShape (including rounded
rectangles) can have text. Right-click on the shape and choose Add Text
from the menu.
--David

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Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
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=?Utf-8?B?Q2hpcmFn?= <anon...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> Rounded rectangle text box is an Autoshape available through the
> "AutoShapes" menu (near the lower left had corner).
>
> After creating the rounded rectangle, select "Format" | "AutoShape..."
> menu item, in "Colors and Lines" tab, select "Fill Color" -> "Fill
> Effects..." menu item, in the "Picture" tab, select the picture you
> want to place in the autoshape. The picture will take the shape of the
> AutoShape.
>
> - Chirag
>
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> "Bill" <now...@fooemail.com> wrote in message
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[TAJ Simmons]

And another thing..... a lot of autoshapes have a little yellow control marker... that when moved, changes the look of
the autoshape, for example the rounded corner autoshapes, can have little rounded corners or large corners (almost to a
quarter circle)

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

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[@powerpointworkbench.com Glen Millar]

Hi,

And if you want text faster, you can usually select the auto shape and just
start typing without the menu commands..

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[Steve Rindsberg]

In article <Xns94F75FCFB49A0ma...@207.46.248.16>, David M.

Marcovitz wrote:
> And just in case you didn't know, almost any AutoShape (including rounded
> rectangles) can have text. Right-click on the shape and choose Add Text
> from the menu.

Dude, no! That way lies RSI!

Click the shape, start typing. ;-)

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[David M. Marcovitz]

Steve Rindsberg <ab...@localhost.com> wrote in
news:VA.0000062...@localhost.com:

> In article <Xns94F75FCFB49A0ma...@207.46.248.16>, David
> M. Marcovitz wrote:
>> And just in case you didn't know, almost any AutoShape (including
>> rounded rectangles) can have text. Right-click on the shape and
>> choose Add Text from the menu.
>
> Dude, no! That way lies RSI!
>
> Click the shape, start typing. ;-)
>

Does that work in all versions of PowerPoint? I seem to remember that not
workng some time ago, but now I have newer versions, so I can't check in
which version it didn't work.

--David

[Steve Rindsberg]

> > Click the shape, start typing. ;-)
> >
>
> Does that work in all versions of PowerPoint? I seem to remember that not
> workng some time ago, but now I have newer versions, so I can't check in
> which version it didn't work.

In PPT 97 and on for sure; not certain about PPT95 and prior (but not real
worried about it either <g>)

It doesn't work for certain shapes (freeforms, for example)

[nakar...@gmail.com]

easy, just use googles given shapes and right click them