I'm trying to add various on-screen annotations to the slides on my PowerPoint, but I would like them to always be part of the slide, not something that is added during the middle of the slide show. (I know you can add things like brackets and colored text to slides, in this case to analyze poems).
Appleguy1999
It sounds like you are trying to make a text box appear with the slide and not after a click. Assuming this is correct then (in MS Office 2010) then navigate to the Animations tab at the top and select the animation that corresponds with the annotations that you are trying to make appear. Once that animation is selected then hit backspace/delete on your keyboard. This should work but if it doesn't or I was not correct in my assumption then comment back or something and I can try to help you out. Good luck!