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You might use one wide text box above the square shape, then two narrower text boxes, one on each side of the shape, and then another wide text box under the shape. Use several text boxes when you are wrapping text around square or rectangular shapes. Mimic Text Wrapping Around Rectangular Shapes As each line of the text nears the left side of the object, use the spacebar or tab several times to move the rest of the line of text to the right side of the object. Use the spacebar or tab to create a visual break in the text. Place the cursor in the text so that it is in the upper left corner of the part of the image that you want the text to flow around. If Send to Back is grayed out, the graphic is already there.Ĭreate a text box over the image and type or paste text into the text box. Or, right-click on the image and choose Send to Back. Go to Home, select Arrange, and choose Send to Back. Select the graphic that you want to wrap text around on a slide. If you have a small graphic and want the text to read from left to right while skipping over the graphic in the middle, here’s how you do it: Manually Insert Spaces in Text to Mimic Text Wrapping Instructions in this article apply to PowerPoint 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, and PowerPoint Online. Still, there are workaround methods you can use to mimic it in a PowerPoint presentation. Wrapping text around pictures, shapes, tables, charts, and other page elements isn’t supported in PowerPoint. Alternatively, go to Insert > Object > Microsoft Word Document. Insert your image and text, then right-click and choose Wrap Text > Tight.Use the spacebar or tab to create a visual break on each line. Create a text box over the image and enter your text.Select the image you want to add text to.4 Import Wrapped Text From Microsoft Word.3 Mimic Text Wrapping Around Rectangular Shapes.2 Manually Insert Spaces in Text to Mimic Text Wrapping.PowerPoint doesn’t support text wrapping, but you can mimic it
