Transform text (PowerPoint 2024)

Hi D Loscudo

Actually, the ‘Transform Text’ feature is often not available in Office 2024 (the perpetual, one-time purchase version), even though it’s present in Microsoft 365. Microsoft frequently reserves newer features for 365 subscribers.   

Some features like this may have been removed entirely, even from subscription versions.   

But don’t worry- you can still get similar effects using WordArt: 

• Insert a text box 
• Highlight the text 
• Go to Shape Format > Text Effects > Transform, then choose your style and adjust with the yellow handle   

Also make sure you’re looking under Text Effects on the Shape Format tab—not Shape Effects on the Home tab.   

If you want the exact original transform feature, you’d need to switch to Microsoft 365, which includes more features and regular updates.

Let me know if you’d like help exploring other ways to achieve the transform effect, or if you want assistance comparing versions!” 

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Hello D Loscudo,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A

I can see that you are looking for the option to transform text in PowerPoint. You can achieve similar effect to transform by using the WordArt function.

• First insert a text box
• Highlight the text inside the text box
• With the text still selected, go to the Shape Format tab click Text Effects → Transform
• Choose from all the transforms option that you like
• You can also resize the text box or drag the yellow handle (if available) to adjust the curvature.

I hope this serve as a worthy replacement to the transform function in PowerPoint that you are looking for. Feel free to reply to this post if you need further assistance.

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Thanks, my version of office 2024 does not have this feature. MS only has this feature in the subscription version not the desktop version.

If you add some text inside a text box, you should be able to click Shape Format > Text Effects > Transform and then choose the desired format. As far as I know, the presentation must be saved in the *.pptx format for transforms to be fully supported.