FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -When you insert a new slide, it will usually have placeholders to show you where text will be placed. Slides have different layouts for placeholders, depending on the type of information you want to include. Whenever you create a new slide, you’ll need to choose a slide layout that fits your content.

Detailed explanation-2: -In a PowerPoint placeholders are displayed in the form of a dotted rectangular box and are found in all the built-in slide layouts. The built-in slide layouts of PowerPoint include different types of content placeholders. One can opt to use the default placeholders or modify the slide layouts via the slide master.

Detailed explanation-3: -In PowerPoint, a placeholder is a pre-formatted container on a slide for content (text, graphics, or video). The pre-set formatting makes it easier to format slides consistently. You format a placeholder in Slide Master view.

Detailed explanation-4: -On the Home tab, click the arrow next to New Slide. In the gallery of layouts, click the layout that you want for your new slide. Your new slide is inserted, and you can click inside a placeholder to begin adding content.

Detailed explanation-5: -Placeholders are specifically used to position different types of content on the slide and are preformatted for you to provide consistent formatting between each slide. Placeholders which contain text will generally display the “Click to add …” prompt to help you add text content to a slide.