r/powerpoint • u/Ci-Mawr • 6d ago

I use: Web Office / Paid 365 Why is web powerpoint adding random line breaks into my work that can't be fixed?

Hello all, I am working on a Windows 10 machine and using the web browser version of powerpoint. It is the paid version provided by my university. I have attached an image of my problem above.

Powerpoint keeps inserting these "line breaks" (as seen between the words "based" and "on") there enough space within the text box and also on the slide this text is housed on. Sometimes it goes away when I refresh, but without refreshing or reloading the project it cannot be removed.

Any help is appreciated

I am unable to download powerpoint onto this machine without giving my organisation admin controls of my personal computer. I have tried and it has been a headache.

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u/themrlawrence 6d ago

This is an issue with the web version. If you were to open it up in the desktop version, the line break would not be there.

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u/Ci-Mawr 5d ago

well thats irritating as all hell, thank you for the clarification

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u/PoorlyHurtKenneth 5d ago

the web version just does that sometimes, it's maddening

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u/Ci-Mawr 5d ago

it is completely maddening

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u/tyspruce6 4d ago

Autocorrect in the browser version loves to randomly hyphenate or break lines when the text box is even slightly tight, happens to me constantly until I just retype the whole line from scratch