While standard text boxes serve their purposes, modifying the plain text in your PowerPoint presentations can add some compelling visual flair. While you can't insert a curved text box in PowerPoint, ...

Creating a presentation that stands out is no small task. So, if you’re new to Microsoft PowerPoint, you’ll need to familiarize yourself with the features and tools you need to build a presentation.

In PowerPoint 2007 -- and PowerPoint 2010 -- the animation effects are all located on the Animation tab in the Office ribbon. To make text fly in, you simply need to select the text and choose "Fly In ...