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3) When the four-headed arrow appears, click and drag to move the
text box. An empty dashed-line box shows where your text box
will be placed.
4) Release the mouse button when the text box is in the desired
position.
Resizing a text box
In Normal view, when the green resizing handles are displayed, move
the I-beam (or pointer) over any handle. Notice how the pointer
changes shape, indicating in what direction the text box will be
resized. The corner handles change the two dimensions of the text area
simultaneously while the four handles in the middle of the sides modify
only one of the dimensions.
When the two-headed arrow is displayed, click and drag to resize the
text box.
Tip
To maintain the proportions of a text box while resizing, press
and hold the Shift key, then click and drag. Make sure to release
the mouse button before releasing the Shift key.
OOo also provides a different type of text box which resizes
horizontally to automatically fit the text as it is inserted. To insert an
auto-resizing text box, click on the Icon in the text toolbar (see
Figure 31) and then click on the place in the slide where you want the
first letter of the text to appear. If the text toolbar is not visible, choose
View > Toolbars > Text.
For more accurate control over the shape, size and position of the text
box, instead of using the mouse, use the Position and Size dialog box.
Select the text box, then press F4 or select Format > Position and
Size from the menu bar. The use of this dialog box is explained in
Chapter 2.
Deleting a text box
1) Click the text once to display the gray border and green resizing
handles of the text box.
2) Position the pointer anywhere on the gray border so that it
becomes either a four-headed or two-headed arrow.
3) Click once. The gray border disappears, leaving only the green
resizing handles.
4) Press Delete .
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