Working with objects > Drawings > Changing drawing properties via the dialog box > Inner text tab (available only for AutoShapes with text)

This tab appears only for AutoShapes to which text has been added (see Adding text to AutoShapes), as well as for Text frames and Placeholders.

You can use this tab to change settings for the text in the text frame.

Tip: Some of these options can also be found directly as commands on the contextual ribbon tab Object | group Inner text.

Available options:

▪Inner margins section

Here, you can change the inner margins for the text. If you enable the option Automatic, Presentations will automatically determine suitable margins.

▪Columns section

You can split the text within the AutoShape into several columns. Enter the Number of columns and the Spacing between the columns.

▪Rotate by... section

Here, you can rotate the text by the specified angle.

▪Vertical alignment section

This setting determines how the inner text should be aligned between the top and bottom edges of the drawing:

Option	Explanation
Top	The text is aligned to the top edge of the object. (This is the default setting.)
Centered	The text is centered between the top and bottom edges.
Bottom	The text is aligned to the bottom edge of the object.

▪Autofit options section

The following settings can be made here:

Resize shape to fit text: When this option is enabled, the size of the AutoShape automatically adapts to the amount of text it contains. If, for example, you enter more text than the AutoShape can hold, the AutoShape will expand automatically.

Wrap text in shape: This option determines whether the text in the AutoShape should be wrapped automatically (word by word). When you disable this option, the text will always be displayed in one single line, regardless of its length.