Using AutoFormat As You Type

The AutoFormat As You Type feature enables PowerPoint to convert certain letter combinations to typographical characters that look nicer on a slide than plain text. For example, one of the AutoFormat As You Type actions is to convert two dashes (--) into a single long dash (-).

Other actions include automatic bulleted and numbered lists. For example, in a manual text box, you may type a 1, press Tab, and type a paragraph, then type 2, press Tab, and type another paragraph. In this case, PowerPoint would guess that you want a numbered list and would apply the Numbering format to those paragraphs (just as if you had clicked the Numbering button on the toolbar). Figure 8.10 shows all of the AutoFormat As You Type options.

Figure 8.10: You can select the AutoFormat As You Type options that you want in this dialog box.

To change the AutoFormat As You Type settings, follow these steps:

1. Choose Office PowerPoint Options.

2. Click Proofing, and then click AutoCorrect Options.

3. Click the AutoFormat As You Type tab.

4. Select or deselect the options for the features that you want.

5. Click OK.

CROSS-REF 

For more on the AutoFit title text and body text feature as well as changing a text box's AutoFit behavior in general, see Chapter 4.