Highlight any text in PowerPoint for iOS

(Originally published on July 19, 2022 by Ekta Dwivedy)

Hey, Insiders! My name is Ekta Dwivedy, and I’m a Product Manager on the PowerPoint Mobile team. I’m excited to share about a new feature on PowerPoint for iPhones and iPads that allows you to highlight any text on your slides!

Highlight any text in PowerPoint for iOS

We received many requests for this capability in PowerPoint for iPhones and iPads, and it’s finally here! Now you can highlight any text in a text box, table, or shape on your PowerPoint slides. You can also undo any highlighting that others have added (something not previously possible in iOS).

How it works

Here’s how to highlight any text in PowerPoint on your iOS device.

On your iPhone

Select the text you want to highlight and tap on the Highlight icon in the toolbar above the keyboard (next to the font color option). You can also select the highlight color of your choice!

Select the text you want to highlight in PowerPoint for the iPhone

Apply your choice of highlight colors in PowerPoint for the iPhone

On your iPad

Tap the Highlight option on the ribbon under the Home tab; you can also select a highlight color in the pop-up menu.

Highlight text feature in PowerPoint for the iPad

Availability

This feature is available to Office Insiders running Version 2.63 (Build 22062602) or later.

Features are released over some time to ensure things are working smoothly. We highlight features that you may not have because they’re slowly releasing to larger numbers of Insiders. Sometimes we remove elements to further improve them based on your feedback. Though this is rare, we also reserve the option to pull a feature entirely out of the product, even if you, as an Insider, have had the opportunity to try it.

Feedback

To provide feedback or suggestions, tap your profile photo in PowerPoint on iOS, then tap Help  & Feedback, and then tap Tell Us What You Like, or Tell Us What Can Be Better. 

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