Add text to a shape or a text box in Slides

• Add text to a shape or a text box in Slides Windows
• Add text to a shape or a text box in Slides Android
• Add text to a shape or a text box in Slides iOS

Add text to a shape or a text box in Slides Windows

Shapes such as rectangles, speech balloons, and block arrows can contain text. When you type text into a shape, the text attaches to the shape and moves and rotates with it.

• To add text that becomes part of a shape, select the shape, and then type or paste the text.

To format your text,

1. Select the text, then
   
   
2. On the ribbon, select an option, or
   right-click for font properties and paragraph properties. 

You can add a bulleted or a numered list to the shape. 

• On the ribbon, select a Bullets or Numbering option. 
  You can find different bullet styles and numbering formats by clicking the down arrow next to Bullets or Numbering.

Add text to a shape or a text box in Slides Android

• Double tap a shape, start typing. 
  
  

To format your text:

1. Select the text.
   
   
2. Select an option on the Home tab: Font, Font size, Bold, Italic, Underline, ...
   
   

You can add a bulleted or a numbered list to the shape. 

• On the Home tab, select a Bullets or Numbering option.
  You can find different bullet styles and numbering formats by clicking the down arrow next to Bullets or Numbering.

Add text to a shape or a text box in Slides iOS

Shapes such as rectangles, speech balloons, and block arrows can contain text. When you type text into a shape, the text attaches to the shape and moves and rotates with it.

• Double tap a shape, start typing.

To format your text,

1. Select the text, then
   
   
2. Select an option on the Home tab: Font, Font size, Bold, Italic, Underline, ...
   
   

You can add a bulleted or a numbered list to the shape. 

• On the Home tab, select a Bullets or Numbering option. You can find different bullet styles and numbering formats by clicking the down arrow next to Bullets or Numbering.