What are boxes that identify the placement and location of objects on the slide?
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Recently someone left a comment on my website asking how to specify the position of an image precisely. Setting the position of an image is easy — what’s hard is finding the setting! Show Why not eyeball it?The most common reason I want to specify the position of an image using a measurement is so that objects on adjacent slides are in the same place; otherwise, they appear to jump as you move from slide to slide. Even the slightest difference in position becomes clear in this situation. Usually I eyeball the position of an object on one slide and then want to match that position on other slides. One solution: Copy and pasteOnce you have an object in the desired position on one slide, you can copy and paste it to another slide and PowerPoint will put the copy in the exact same position on the new slide. This is often a great solution. But when the two objects aren’t exactly the same, the situation gets muddled. On the right you see 2 slides that are similar. but the callout shapes are different sizes because the quotes inside them are of different lengths. Once you put in the quote and start adjusting the callout shape’s size, it’s easy to lose your positioning. You can copy and paste an image and then use the Change Picture feature to change the image to another one, but if the 2 images are different sizes, again you’ll lose your positioning. (To switch an image, right-click it and choose Change Picture.) In these situations, you’ll want to position a shape or image more precisely. Another solution: use the rulerYou can get good results by using the ruler. If it isn’t displayed, choose View and check the Ruler check box. As you drag an object, you can see a line on the horizontal and vertical rulers, indicating the object’s position. The problem with this solution is that the line is based on your cursor and you can’t precisely control where your cursor is when you drag an object. But once the object is placed, you can see where it is fairly precisely. Specify the exact position Here are the steps:
Using this technique, you can precisely match the positions of 2 objects or simply set the position of one object. Swap the position of two objects in PowerPoint to switch the location. Choose from Swap Position, Swap Vertically or Swap Horizontally. PPT Productivity PowerPoint add-in's Swap Positions features lets you quickly edit a PowerPoint slide to swap the position of two selected objects, so that the selected objects switch positions. The swap position feature works for shapes, images and text boxes. Wondering why there are different buttons? The impact of a swap is different if you're swapping shapes that are different sizes:
Shortcut Keys All PPT Productivity features can be used via the Customizable Shortcut Keys for PowerPoint feature. You can update the shortcut keys to any preferred available combination, but to get you started we have set up the following powerpoint shortcut to swap objects: What is box in PowerPoint?A text box is a special type of drawing object that lets you insert and position text anywhere in a presentation.
What is a bounding box in a presentation?The Height & Width properties provide you with the dimensions of the shape. Now if this shape contains a text range then the text of the text range is contained within a invisible rectangle. This rectangle is the smallest perimeter that will surround the text in the text range and is called the bounding box.
Where is object box in PowerPoint?On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Object. Do one of the following: If the object does not already exist, click Create new. In the Object type box, click the type of object that you want to create.
What is the use of text box in a slide?You can add text to a PowerPoint slide or a slide master by inserting a text box and typing inside that box. You can then format that text by selecting the text or the entire box. You can also add text to placeholders and shapes.
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