Text

All text in PowerPoint appears in a shape. Of the six shape types, only an AutoShape can directly contain text. This includes text placeholders, text boxes, and geometric auto shapes. These correspond to shapes based on the <p:sp> XML element.

Each auto shape has a text frame, represented by a TextFrame object. A text frame contains one or more paragraphs, and each paragraph contains a sequence of zero or more run, line break, or field elements (<a:r>, <a:br>, and <a:fld>, respectively).

Notes

• include a:fld/a:t contents in Paragraph.text

XML specimens

Default text box with text, a line break, and a field:

<p:txBody>
  <a:bodyPr wrap="none" rtlCol="0">
    <a:spAutoFit/>
  </a:bodyPr>
  <a:lstStyle/>
  <a:p>
    <a:r>
      <a:rPr lang="en-US" dirty="0" smtClean="0"/>
      <a:t>This text box has a break here -&gt;</a:t>
    </a:r>
    <a:br>
      <a:rPr lang="en-US" dirty="0" smtClean="0"/>
    </a:br>
    <a:r>
      <a:rPr lang="en-US" dirty="0" smtClean="0"/>
      <a:t>and a Field here -&gt; </a:t>
    </a:r>
    <a:fld id="{466D331B-39A1-D247-9EB6-2F41F44AA032}" type="datetime2">
      <a:rPr lang="en-US" smtClean="0"/>
      <a:t>Monday, September 15, 14</a:t>
    </a:fld>
    <a:endParaRPr lang="en-US" dirty="0"/>
  </a:p>
</p:txBody>

Schema excerpt

<xsd:complexType name="CT_TextBody">
  <xsd:sequence>
    <xsd:element name="bodyPr"   type="CT_TextBodyProperties"/>
    <xsd:element name="lstStyle" type="CT_TextListStyle"      minOccurs="0"/>
    <xsd:element name="p"        type="CT_TextParagraph"      maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
  </xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>

<xsd:complexType name="CT_TextBodyProperties">
  <xsd:sequence>
    <xsd:element name="prstTxWarp" type="CT_PresetTextShape"        minOccurs="0"/>
    <xsd:group ref="EG_TextAutofit"                                 minOccurs="0"/>
    <xsd:element name="scene3d"    type="CT_Scene3D"                minOccurs="0"/>
    <xsd:group ref="EG_Text3D"                                      minOccurs="0"/>
    <xsd:element name="extLst"     type="CT_OfficeArtExtensionList" minOccurs="0"/>
  </xsd:sequence>
  <xsd:attribute name="rot"              type="ST_Angle"/>
  <xsd:attribute name="spcFirstLastPara" type="xsd:boolean"/>
  <xsd:attribute name="vertOverflow"     type="ST_TextVertOverflowType"/>
  <xsd:attribute name="horzOverflow"     type="ST_TextHorzOverflowType"/>
  <xsd:attribute name="vert"             type="ST_TextVerticalType"/>
  <xsd:attribute name="wrap"             type="ST_TextWrappingType"/>
  <xsd:attribute name="lIns"             type="ST_Coordinate32"/>
  <xsd:attribute name="tIns"             type="ST_Coordinate32"/>
  <xsd:attribute name="rIns"             type="ST_Coordinate32"/>
  <xsd:attribute name="bIns"             type="ST_Coordinate32"/>
  <xsd:attribute name="numCol"           type="ST_TextColumnCount"/>
  <xsd:attribute name="spcCol"           type="ST_PositiveCoordinate32"/>
  <xsd:attribute name="rtlCol"           type="xsd:boolean"/>
  <xsd:attribute name="fromWordArt"      type="xsd:boolean"/>
  <xsd:attribute name="anchor"           type="ST_TextAnchoringType"/>
  <xsd:attribute name="anchorCtr"        type="xsd:boolean"/>
  <xsd:attribute name="forceAA"          type="xsd:boolean"/>
  <xsd:attribute name="upright"          type="xsd:boolean" default="false"/>
  <xsd:attribute name="compatLnSpc"      type="xsd:boolean"/>
</xsd:complexType>

<xsd:complexType name="CT_TextListStyle">
  <xsd:sequence>
    <xsd:element name="defPPr"  type="CT_TextParagraphProperties" minOccurs="0"/>
    <xsd:element name="lvl1pPr" type="CT_TextParagraphProperties" minOccurs="0"/>
    <xsd:element name="lvl2pPr" type="CT_TextParagraphProperties" minOccurs="0"/>
    <xsd:element name="lvl3pPr" type="CT_TextParagraphProperties" minOccurs="0"/>
    <xsd:element name="lvl4pPr" type="CT_TextParagraphProperties" minOccurs="0"/>
    <xsd:element name="lvl5pPr" type="CT_TextParagraphProperties" minOccurs="0"/>
    <xsd:element name="lvl6pPr" type="CT_TextParagraphProperties" minOccurs="0"/>
    <xsd:element name="lvl7pPr" type="CT_TextParagraphProperties" minOccurs="0"/>
    <xsd:element name="lvl8pPr" type="CT_TextParagraphProperties" minOccurs="0"/>
    <xsd:element name="lvl9pPr" type="CT_TextParagraphProperties" minOccurs="0"/>
    <xsd:element name="extLst"  type="CT_OfficeArtExtensionList"  minOccurs="0"/>
  </xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>

<xsd:complexType name="CT_TextParagraph">
  <xsd:sequence>
    <xsd:element name="pPr"        type="CT_TextParagraphProperties" minOccurs="0"/>
    <xsd:group    ref="EG_TextRun"                                   minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    <xsd:element name="endParaRPr" type="CT_TextCharacterProperties" minOccurs="0"/>
  </xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>

<xsd:group name="EG_TextRun">
  <xsd:choice>
    <xsd:element name="r"   type="CT_RegularTextRun"/>
    <xsd:element name="br"  type="CT_TextLineBreak"/>
    <xsd:element name="fld" type="CT_TextField"/>
  </xsd:choice>
</xsd:group>

<xsd:complexType name="CT_RegularTextRun">
  <xsd:sequence>
    <xsd:element name="rPr" type="CT_TextCharacterProperties" minOccurs="0"/>
    <xsd:element name="t"   type="xsd:string"/>
  </xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>

<xsd:complexType name="CT_TextLineBreak">
  <xsd:sequence>
    <xsd:element name="rPr" type="CT_TextCharacterProperties" minOccurs="0"/>
  </xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>

<xsd:complexType name="CT_TextField">
  <xsd:sequence>
    <xsd:element name="rPr" type="CT_TextCharacterProperties" minOccurs="0"/>
    <xsd:element name="pPr" type="CT_TextParagraphProperties" minOccurs="0"/>
    <xsd:element name="t"   type="xsd:string"                 minOccurs="0"/>
  </xsd:sequence>
  <xsd:attribute name="id"   type="s:ST_Guid"  use="required"/>
  <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string"/>
</xsd:complexType>