Microsoft PowerPoint XP
The Formatting Toolbar
PowerPoint offers an easy way to format your text with the Formatting toolbar. Using the toolbar, you can change font, size, color, alignment, and spacing of the text.
Accessing the Formatting Toolbar
If the Formatting toolbar is not already shown, access the toolbar by following these steps:
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From the View menu, select Toolbars » Formatting
The Formatting toolbar appears at the top of the screen.
Formatting Toolbar Options
With the Formatting toolbar, you can format your text in many ways, including changing the font, size, color, alignment, and indentation of your text. The toolbar is generally located at the top of your screen, often to the right of the Standard toolbar. If the toolbar is not on your screen, see Accessing the Formatting Toolbar. If all of the below buttons are not visible on your toolbar, use the Toolbar Options menu arrow 
to locate them.
The following table shows the Formatting toolbar options and their uses.
| Toolbar Button | Function |
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Font |
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Font Size |
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Boldface, Italics, Underline, and Shadow |
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Align Left, Center, and Align Right |
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Numbering and Bullets |
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Increase Font Size and Decrease Font Size |
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Decrease and Increase Indent |
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Font Color |
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Opens the Slide Design task pane |
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Inserts a new slide and opens the Slide Layout task pane |
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Increase and Decrease Paragraph spacing |
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Move Up and Move Down |
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Opens the Slide Layout task pane |
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Opens the Background dialog box |
