Positioning text in same spot on slides

Question

I would like title text to always appear in the same X and Y coordinate on every slide. It seems when some text does not have as many characters it does not start in the same place, but rather is more centered. How can I achieve this?
Thanks.

Answer 1

I gather the "title text" you're referring to is a text box available on the master slide you're using. It's now set (by default) to CENTER text, but you want the text ALIGNED LEFT, which will result in the text box, and the text, always starting from the same x and y coordinates.
To achieve this:
1. Start making your presentation and make your title page. I gather you might want the title page to be centered, so go on and make your second page (slide). Arrange your slide title the way and place you want it, +with the text box set to left-align the text+.
2. Then: VIEW > SHOW MASTER SLIDES. They will appear in the vertical box on the left, and the master of the slide you're working on will be checked. Arrange the title on the master exactly as you arranged it on the slide you just made.
3. Then: SLIDE > NEW MASTER SLIDE. That will redefine that master. With the exception of the title slide, every "next" slide you make will, by default, use the same master as the one you just finished. So every new slide you now make will have its title just where and as you redefined it. If you want to use a different master somewhere in your presentation, you'll want to redefine that one, too, if there are more than one.