Text boxes are often used in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Excel, especially if users want to enter text on a picture or any image that is not editable in Microsoft Office.

In this tutorial, we explain how to add and remove Border or Outlines from Text Boxes or around Paragraphs in Microsoft PowerPoint.

For text to overlap in PowerPoint 2007 it has to be entered into separate text boxes. If you think of each text box as a sticky-note, you can envision how PowerPoint works with objects.

PowerPoint highlights the number 1. Type "2" (without the quotations) inside the text box. This becomes your second reference number. Continue pressing "Ctrl-V" to create additional text boxes as ...