FG

How to add text/caption to a line/arrow in PowerPoint 2010?

Fresh3 days ago
Mar 15, 2026168574 views
Confidence Score0%
0%

Problem

I was able in the past to double click on a PowerPoint arrow/line in order to add a caption to the line. This is not working in PP 2010. Anyone knows a way to add text to a line ? (without creating a group with a text box and a line) PS: I'm not totally sure about being able to do it. I have the fe…

Unverified for your environment

Select your OS to check compatibility.

1 Fix

Canonical Fix
Unverified Fix
New Fix – Awaiting Verification

Fix for: How to add text/caption to a line/arrow in PowerPoint 2010?

Low Risk

You may've used one of the arrow autoshapes, but regular lines (and lines with arrowheads) have never allowed this. Under the hood, most shapes have what's called a "text frame", which is PowerPoint's container for text associated with that shape. L…

Awaiting Verification

Be the first to verify this fix

Sign in to verify this fix

Environment