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The foundation of text in PowerPoint 2010
is simple: just click where you want your

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text, and type. If you make a mistake like
I did, that's okay - you can use Backspace

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or Delete to fix it.

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There may be a time when you need to work
with the text that's already in your presentation,

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maybe to copy and paste it, or to move it
to a different location. The first thing you

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need to know is how to select text.

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The text I'd like to select is the title I
just typed, "Question 1." Just click, hold,

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and drag your mouse over the text, then let
go. See how it's highlighted blue? That means

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the text is selected. And this little box
is the hover toolbar, which gives you access

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to formatting options like Bold, Italic, Font,
and more. The same formatting options can

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found in the Font group on the Home tab.

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I was planning to use this title on the next
slide too, where we reveal the answer to Question

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1. Why don't we just copy and paste the text
now that we have it selected? Start by clicking

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the Copy command in the Clipboard group. Now
choose where you want the text to go - in

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my case, the title placeholder on the next
slide - then click Paste.

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You can also get to these commands by right-clicking
in your presentation. For example, to cut

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and paste, select your text; now right-click,
then choose Cut. The original text will disappear,

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and you'll be able to paste it anywhere you
want by right-clicking again. The Paste Options

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determine how it's going to look. Just hover
over the icon to see a preview before you

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choose. I think I'm going to keep the source
formatting, so the text stays bulleted.

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If you want to move a selection of text from
one place to another, you can use the drag

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and drop technique. First select the text;
now click, hold, and drag it where you want

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it to go. You might need to make some corrections
with your keyboard. There, that looks great.

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I think that does it for the text on my question
and answer slides. Now you know the very basics,

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including inserting and deleting text; cut,
copy, and paste; and drag and drop - everything

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you need to work with text in PowerPoint 2010.