Ampler adjusts a shape’s internal text margins and its autofit behaviour from one place, so text sits cleanly inside its box across the deck.
Quick answer: Select the shape (or several), click Margins to set all or individual internal margins, and click Autofit to switch between no autofit, shrink-text, and resize-shape.
How to use it
Set internal margins and autofit for one or more shapes.
- Left-click to select a shape, or hold Shift to select several.
- Click Margins to adjust all or individual internal margins from the floating window.
- Click Autofit to toggle between no autofit, shrink text on overflow, and resize shape to fit text.
Applying the same margins and autofit across shapes keeps text sitting consistently inside its boxes.
Keyboard shortcut
These functions have no default shortcut. To assign one, open the Settings dropdown on the Ampler ribbon, choose Shortcuts, click Set shortcut on the function, and press your key combination.
Why use it
PowerPoint’s text-margin and autofit controls are buried in the Format Shape pane, and setting them the same way across many shapes is tedious. Ampler puts them a click away and lets you apply them to a whole selection, so text is inset and fitted consistently.
How consultants use it
Text that’s cramped against a box edge, or shrunk to an odd size to fit, is a small flaw that adds up across a deck. Consistent internal spacing is part of a clean exhibit. Three habits apply:
- Consistent internal spacing: the same margins across shapes so text is inset the same everywhere.
- Controlled autofit: a deliberate choice between shrinking text and resizing the box, not PowerPoint’s default.
- Applied in bulk: a whole selection is set at once, keeping the deck uniform.
Setting margins and autofit together keeps text sitting cleanly in every box.
Tips & best practices
- Select several shapes and set their margins together for consistency.
- Use shrink text where the box must stay a fixed size, resize shape where the text is fixed.
- Pair with Scaled resize when both box and text should change together.
Availability
Included in Ampler for PowerPoint and the Ampler Suite, on Windows desktop PowerPoint.
Frequently asked questions
How do you change the internal margins of a text box in PowerPoint?
Select the shape and click Margins on the Ampler ribbon to set all or individual internal margins from a floating window — for one shape or several at once.
How do you control autofit in PowerPoint?
Click Autofit on the Ampler ribbon to switch a shape between no autofit, shrink-text-on-overflow, and resize-shape-to-fit.
How do you make text sit consistently inside shapes?
Apply the same margins and autofit across the shapes with Ampler, so text is inset and fitted the same way throughout.