Troubleshoot text and formatting in placeholders

1. To select the placeholder, click its border, and then press Delete.
2. On the Format menu, click Master Layout, select the type of placeholder you want to restore (for example, on the slide master, if you deleted the placeholder for body text, you'd select the Text check box), and click OK.

You can restore placeholders in notes master view and handout master view by clicking Notes Master Layout or Handout Master Layout, respectively, on the Format menu.

1. Click the text inside the placeholder.
2. On the Format menu, click Placeholder.
3. Click the Text Box tab, and then select the Word wrap text in AutoShape check box.

1. On the View menu, click Notes Page.
2. Click the notes text in the placeholder, and on the Format menu, click Placeholder.
3. On the Colors and Lines tab, under Line, make sure the Color box is set to No Line.
4. Under Fill, make sure the Color box is set to No Fill.