Insert Text Box

Add text boxes with content to Google Slides presentations

The Insert Text Box node adds new text boxes with custom content to Google Slides presentations. You can control the position, size, and styling of the text box. This is an AI-powered node that can understand natural language instructions.

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When to Use It

• Add custom text content to slides
• Insert dynamic text from workflow data
• Create text elements at specific positions
• Add labels, titles, or descriptions to slides
• Build text-heavy presentations programmatically
• Insert formatted text content from data sources

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Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Description
Presentation	Text	Yes	Google Slides presentation URL or ID
Identifier Type	Select	Yes	Method to identify the target slide
Slide Number	Number	Conditional	Slide position (1-based, required for Slide Number type)
Slide ID	Text	Conditional	Unique slide ID (required for Slide ID type)
Text	Text	Yes	Content to insert into the text box
Position X	Number	No	X coordinate in points (default: 100)
Position Y	Number	No	Y coordinate in points (default: 100)
Width	Number	No	Text box width in points (default: 400)
Height	Number	No	Text box height in points (default: 100)
Alt Text	Text	No	Alternative text for identification in later operations

Identifier Type Options

Type	Description	When to Use
Slide Number	Use slide position (1, 2, 3, etc.)	Simple workflows, known slide order
Slide ID	Use unique slide identifier	Complex workflows, dynamic slide references

Position and Size Guidelines

Position Coordinates:

• Origin (0,0): Top-left corner of the slide
• X axis: Distance from left edge (increases rightward)
• Y axis: Distance from top edge (increases downward)
• Units: Points (PT) - 72 points = 1 inch

Common Positions:

• Title area: X: 50, Y: 50
• Center content: X: 200, Y: 250
• Bottom notes: X: 50, Y: 450

Size Recommendations:

• Title text: Width: 600, Height: 80
• Body text: Width: 400, Height: 200
• Labels: Width: 200, Height: 50

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Output

Returns details about the created text box:

{
  "text_box_id": "ELEMENT_456DEF789GHI",
  "slide_id": "SLIDE_123ABC456DEF",
  "slide_number": 2,
  "text_content": "Monthly Performance Summary",
  "position": {
    "x": 100,
    "y": 100
  },
  "dimensions": {
    "width": 400,
    "height": 100
  },
  "alt_text": "performance_summary"
}

Output Fields:

Field	Description
text_box_id	Unique identifier for the text box element
slide_id	Unique identifier of the slide containing the text box
slide_number	Position of the slide in the presentation
text_content	The text content that was inserted
position	X and Y coordinates of the text box
dimensions	Width and height of the text box
alt_text	Alternative text for element identification

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Credit Cost

• Cost per run: 1 credit

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Common Workflows

Dynamic Content Insertion:

[Get Report Data] → [Insert Text Box: Title] → [Insert Text Box: Summary] → [Insert Text Box: Key Metrics]

Template Population:

[Add Slide] → [Insert Text Box: Header] → [Insert Text Box: Body] → [Insert Text Box: Footer]

Data-Driven Text:

[Calculate Metrics] → [Format Text] → [Insert Text Box with Results] → [Style Text Box]

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Tips

Alt Text Usage:

• Use descriptive alt text for elements you’ll update later
• Examples: “revenue_total”, “campaign_name”, “summary_text”
• Enables targeting with Replace Text and Update Text Style nodes

Position Strategy:

• Start with defaults (100, 100) and adjust as needed
• Use consistent spacing between text boxes
• Consider slide layout when positioning multiple elements
• Test on different slide sizes if presentations will be shared

Text Formatting:

• Line breaks: Use \n for new lines in text content
• Keep text concise - large blocks may overflow the text box
• Use multiple text boxes for different formatting needs
• Style after insertion using Update Text Style node