PowerPoint doesn't have the same text-wrapping feature that Word does. But you can lay out your picture and wrapping text in Word, then embed that layout on a PowerPoint slide.

The text can be positioned horizontally or vertically, and it can appear on one line or wrap to multiple lines. Video: Learn how to arrange the text in a shape or text box.

If you need very precise control or are creating a complex combination of shapes and text, you’ll want to use a third-party drawing or graphics program to create the text around your shape and then copy …

Insert a picture into your document. Select the picture. Select Layout Options . Select the layout you want: In Line with Text Square Tight Through Top and Bottom Behind Text In Front of Text Want …

On the Format tab, click Wrap Text, and then click Edit Wrap Points. After you click Edit Wrap Points, you see a red dashed outline with square black handles (called wrap points) on it around the picture.

When text wrapping is enabled for a control, text will automatically wrap inside that control when users type into it. If text wrapping is disabled, any text that exceeds the width of the control will be hidden.

By default, text boxes can accommodate a single line of text. If you want a text box to be able to accommodate multiple lines of text, you can enable paragraph breaks or text wrapping for the text …

PowerPoint for the web doesn't support automated splitting of text between slides. You must cut and paste to transfer overflow text to a different slide, or else use a desktop version of PowerPoint.

You cannot resize the title or data label box, and the text may become truncated if it does not fit in the maximum size. To accommodate more text, you may want to use a text box instead.

A quick way to wrap text that isn't wrapped or completely visible in a cell is to increase the row height to enlarge the cell. In any sheet view, drag the bottom of the row heading (the leftmost cell) down until …