Change the text behaviour of placeholders in PPT 2010 (1)

Change the text behaviour of placeholders in PPT 2010 (1)

Ever been confronted with placeholders that seem to vary in font size from slide to slide?

You can get this with all placeholders, PPT adjusts the size of the text when you type in more text than fits in the box.

Here's an example of a title placeholder with non ajusted text:

and one with adjusted text, notice the decrease in font size and the little options icon that appears which allows you to stop the behaviour.

You can change this behaviour for all your presentations by going to:
Start - Options - Proofing and choosing AutoCorrect options:

Then under Autoformat as you type, uncheck the Autofit options for placeholders:

Now your text will not autofit anymore. This is a good thing as you will be obliged to limit the amount of text you type in title or other placeholders. And the annoying size changes will not occur anymore.