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To resize it, click and drag one of the little squares that appear in the corners. Hold down the Shift key before you start dragging the corner to keep the image proportionate. Note that depending on the file type, your image may become distorted if you make it bigger. Show
To rotate the image/shape, click and drag on the circle at the top. To modify the proportions of a shape, click, hold, and drag one of the yellow squares that appear on the shape. To change the color (inside or out), use the appropriate Fill (inside) or Outline (line around the image) options in the Shape (or Picture) Format Ribbon or at the right of the Home Ribbon. If you want just the outline of a shape, choose No fill from the dropdown menu. To add text to a shape, right-click and choose Edit Text…. A cursor appears in the shape - start typing. The text will automatically fit inside the shape. To edit or modify the text (color, size, font, etc.), highlight the text and make the change. PPT Productivity PowerPoint add-in has 200+ time saving features. 'Arrange and Align Shapes' features include shortcuts to select all shapes matching a selected shape color or size, or by 12 other attributes. Also features to quickly align shapes, including aligning to first selected. The Arrange and Align Shapes features can all be found on the Format Toolbar for PPT Productivity, for Power Tools users (including all Free trial users). The Format Toolbar for PowerPoint can be redocked to the top, bottom or either side of your screen. You can resize the Toolbar and easily toggle to show or hide features or feature groups. PPT Productivity's features let you spend less time formatting, so you can focus on the story. Select same color or sizeQuickly select all shapes on your PowerPoint slide that are the same color or same size as the last shape selected. The Select by features make it easy to select objects on your PowerPoint slides to update. Easily apply a bulk color change to your PowerPoint slides by selecting a shape and using the Select Same Color Shapes feature. Similarly, use the Select Same Size Shape feature to select all shapes on the page of the same size - useful for example to change the shape outline or fill color. Productivity Tip If you wish to select multiple colors (or different sizes), continue to add new shapes to the selection by holding down the Ctrl key while clicking. Then another click of Select Same Color or Select Same Size will add to the shapes selected using the shape you just selected. 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 for selecting shapes:
Select shapes by attributeSelect shapes matching any attribute of the selected Shape on your slide. Looking to select all objects of same type in PowerPoint? Similar to the Select same color and size feature, this feature offers 12 additional attributes that can be selected to match on:
Productivity Tip The Select Shapes by Attribute feature is very handy for updating multiple elements of your slide quickly. If you have used an incorrect shade of color for shape outlines and need to update it, if you need to make all italicized font bold font instead... This feature will save you a ton of time when you need to apply some last minute updates. Align shapes
Align to first selected shapeAlign to the first selected shape in PowerPoint using PPT Productivity. Override default PowerPoint alignment to most extremely positioned or outermost shape. This feature lets you override PowerPoint's default alignment to outermost shape, to align to the first selected shape. PPT Productivity by default aligns to outermost shape (consistent with standard PowerPoint). But PPT Productivity provides a feature to change the default so that you can align to the first selected shape in PowerPoint. Override the default alignment setting temporarily or permanently. To temporarily align to first selected shape in PowerPoint, simply Ctrl-click the required PPT Productivity alignment button and your shapes will align to the first selected shape. To make alignment to first selected shape your default setting in PowerPoint, go to PPT Productivity tab > Settings > Shape Alignment. Tick "Align to first selected shape rather than outmost shape". Ctrl-click overrides the default, so once you have updated your default setting, Ctrl-click when clicking alignment buttons will then align to outermost shape. Productivity Tip Alignment overrides work on all PowerPoint alignment buttons, not just PPT Productivity's buttons. For example: Home ribbon > Arrange > Align > Align left/right/etc Choose Align anchor pointPPT Productivity's align features can be used to quickly align shapes in PowerPoint. Plus you can choose your default alignment point using the anchor. The shape alignment anchor feature is a setting that lets you choose your preferred default anchor point when aligning shapes. Click the Anchor feature button on the PPT Productivity Format Toolbar and select from the dropdown list of options. You can select to align multiple shapes to:
Align using shortcut keysPPT Productivity's Customizable PowerPoint Shortcuts feature can be used to quickly align shapes in PowerPoint via shortcuts. PPT Productivity comes with pre-set extra shortcut keys for alignment in PowerPoint. You can assign additional shortcuts or change existing shortcuts. To assign shortcut keys:
Productivity Tip The Align shapes in PowerPoint shortcuts align shapes relative to each other if multiple shapes are selected, or to the extreme border if only one shape is selected. You can combine the align shortcut keys with the No Fly Zone for PowerPoint feature, to align shapes to a set text boundary. 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 created the following shortcut keys for aligning shapes in PowerPoint:
Straighten LinesFix crooked lines in PowerPoint easily with these timesaving buttons. How to make a line straight in PowerPoint? PPT Productivity's straighten horizontal line and straighten vertical line features make it easy to quickly straighten crooked lines. There are separate feature buttons for horizontal lines and vertical lines. The features will straighten single lines or groups of lines. Simply select the line(s) you need to fix and click the relevant straighten line button. You can also use these features to straighten lines across multiple slides - simply select the slides from the thumbnail view and click either feature button. Productivity Tip This feature lets you quickly straighten existing lines in your presentation. Wondering how to draw a straight line in PowerPoint? When you're adding a new line to your slide hold the shift key while drawing the line, to keep it straight. Swap the position of two objects in PowerPoint to switch location. Swap shapes in PowerPoint in a single click! Choose from Swap Position, Swap Vertically or Swap Horizontally feature buttons. PPT Productivity add-in's PowerPoint Swap Shapes features let you quickly edit PowerPoint slides to swap the position of two selected objects, so the selected objects switch positions. The swap position in PowerPoint 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 (refer to the video above to watch an example of each type of swap):
Shortcut Keys All PPT Productivity features can be used via the Customizable PowerPoint Shortcuts feature. You can update Point shortcut keys to any preferred available combination and add new shortcuts. To get you started, we set up the following swap objects powerpoint shortcuts:
Distribute evenlyEvenly distribute shapes in PowerPoint so they each have the same spacing between them. Distribute vertically in PowerPoint or distribute horizontally in PowerPoint with these time saving features (separate feature buttons for each). PPT Productivity exposes common formatting features to the Format Toolbar, providing one click access to save you time. Quickly arrange multiple objects or shapes that you want to make equidistant from each other. Even spacing of shapes on your slide (particularly for repeated shapes like chevrons), make your slides look more polished. There is a feature to distribute shapes vertically and a feature to distribute shapes horizontally. The distribute vertically and horizontally features will equally distribute PowerPoint shapes, text boxes and images. PowerPoint introduced equidistance markers from 2013, but using equidistance markers is time consuming when distributing a larger number of shapes. Distribute evenly features are in the Gaps feature group on the PPT Productivity Format Toolbar. Productivity Tip Combine this feature with the squeeze or expand gaps feature, to perfect your slide formatting. Set Horizontal GapsPowerPoint add-in PPT Productivity lets you specify a horizontal gap or space between objects in PowerPoint, for perfect spacing. Quickly specify the horizontal gap between one or more selected shapes or objects on your PowerPoint slide. For example set the horizontal gap between selected shapes to be 10pts or 4pts (you can enter whatever number you prefer). Perfect for making PowerPoint shape spacing exact and consistent. The Set Horizontal Gaps feature is in the Gaps group on the Format Toolbar. Set Vertical GapsPowerPoint add-in PPT Productivity lets you set a specific vertical gap or space between objects in PowerPoint. This feature lets you quickly specify the vertical gap between one or more selected shapes or objects on your PowerPoint slide. For example set the vertical gap between selected shapes to be 2pts or 20pts (enter whatever number you prefer). Perfect for making your spacing exact and consistent. The Set Vertical Gaps feature is in the Gaps feature group on the Format Toolbar. Squeeze or expand gapsReduce or expand the space between each of the selected shapes. PowerPoint add-in PPT Productivity's squeeze and expand features let you quickly contract or expand spacing between selected shapes or objects on your PowerPoint slide (aka Nudging shapes together or further apart). Nudge shapes or objects closer together to make more space on your PowerPoint slide to fit in another shape. Expand the spacing between shapes to balance the empty space on the slide. The space added or removed on each click is small, so you can incrementally adjust spacing. Productivity Tip Combine this feature with the distribute evenly feature to perfect your slide formatting. Remove gapsRemove gaps between shapes in PowerPoint, either vertical or horizontal, so the shapes appear to be stacked on top of or beside each other. PowerPoint add-in PPT Productivity's remove gaps features easily remove all gaps between selected shapes or objects. Shapes are repositioned so they are touching, but not overlapping. Vertically this is also known as stacked shapes, horizontally it's also called abutting shapes. The feature removes gaps, but does not change other alignments. For example, stacking objects beside each other will not change any variations in horizontal alignment. Productivity Tip If you find that you need to stack shapes in PowerPoint frequently, use the PPT Productivity Customizable PowerPoint Shortcuts feature to add a shortcut key to remove gaps Group Objects by RowWant to layout a slide with separate text boxes, but manage them as grouped into rows? PPT Productivity can help. Group by Row is a feature that lets you group all objects on a slide, based on the rows that they are aligned to. This makes formatting and rearrangement of the slide easier when you want a well aligned slide without using a table. Standard PowerPoint provides the option to select objects and group them. But PPT Productivity's Group by Row feature lets you group all or selected objects on a slide based on their existing close alignment to rows. You do not need to select each individual object. Productivity Tip Group by Row and Group by Column are features that were requested by our McKinsey alumni users. If you're a McKinsey alumni, read more about the many other features we think you'll love. If you find that you need to group by row in PowerPoint frequently, use the PPT Productivity Customizable PowerPoint Shortcuts feature to add a PowerPoint shortcut for group by row Group Objects by ColumnWant to quickly format a slide by grouping objects into vertical alignment? PPT Productivity's Group by Columns feature can help. Group by Column is a feature that lets you group all objects on a slide based on the columns they are broadly aligned to. This makes formatting and rearrangement of the slide easier. Standard PowerPoint provides the option to select objects and then group them. However the Group by column feature lets you click the feature on a slide and all objects will be grouped according to their existing close alignment to columns. You do not need to select each individual object. Productivity Tip Group by Row and Group by Column are features that were requested by our McKinsey alumni users. If you're a McKinsey alumni, read more about the many other features we think you'll love. If you find that you need to group by column in PowerPoint frequently, use the PPT Productivity Customizable PowerPoint Shortcuts feature to add a PowerPoint shortcut for group by column Send to back, bring to frontPPT Productivity add-in for PowerPoint gives you a feature to pull a shape or object to the front or push it to the back of a set of shapes or objects on your PowerPoint slide in a single click. In addition to offering new features in PowerPoint, PPT Productivity exposes common standard formatting features to the Format Toolbar - providing one click access to save you time. Send to back/ bring to front buttons enable fast layering of objects on the slide. Shortcut Keys You can use Shortcut keys in PowerPoint to send to back or bring to front.
Send backward, bring forwardOne click access to send a shape or object backward or pull it forward in a set of shapes or objects on your PowerPoint slide. In addition to offering new features in PowerPoint, PPT Productivity exposes common standard formatting features to the Format Toolbar - providing one click access to save you time. Send backward/ bring forward buttons enable fast layering of objects on the slide. Productivity Tip The send backward and bring forward shortcuts may not always appear to be working but this is because PowerPoint is sending them back or bringing them forward relative to all elements on the slide, not just the immediately surrounding elements (you can see this in the video above by watching the Selection Pane shown to the right of screen). You can turn on the Selection Pane from the PPT Productivity ribbon. Shortcut Keys You can use Shortcut keys in PowerPoint to send backward or bring forward one position:
Flip or rotateFlip shapes or rotate shapes in PowerPoint. PPT Productivity exposes common formatting features to the Format Toolbar - providing one click access to PowerPoint features to save you time. The four flip and rotate features enable fast adjustment of shapes or objects on your slide. Using the features on the PPT Productivity Format Toolbar you can flip shapes in PowerPoint 180 degrees. There are separate feature buttons to flip shape horizontally and to flip shape vertically. You can also rotate shapes in PowerPoint 90 degrees. There are separate feature buttons for rotating clockwise or rotating counter-clockwise Shortcut Keys Use shortcut keys to flip shapes or rotate shapes in PowerPoint. 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 PPT Productivity has shortcut keys in PowerPoint to flip and rotate shapes:
Group, ungroup and regroupEasily Group, Ungroup and Regroup shapes or objects in PowerPoint. Single click access from the Format Toolbar. How to group in PowerPoint? PPT Productivity exposes common PowerPoint formatting features on the Format Toolbar, providing one click access to save you time. Group shape features are in the Arrange group on the Format Toolbar. Group, Ungroup, Regroup enable fast editing, for example when stretching or shrinking shapes in PowerPoint. If you grouped several shapes but need to ungroup them for separate editing, simply select any of the previously grouped shapes or objects on the slide and use the Regroup button to reform the group. Shortcut Keys You can also use Shortcut keys in PowerPoint to Group, Ungroup or Regroup shapes, images or objects: How do you layer an object in PowerPoint?Try it!. Select the object.. Right-click and select an option: Bring to Front - to move the object in front of all other objects. Send to Back - to move the object behind all other objects.. Or, to move an object in-between layers: Bring to Front > Bring Forward - to move the object in front of another object.. How do I reorder overlapping objects in PowerPoint?Change the order in which stacked objects, placeholders, or shapes appear on a slide. Select the object.. Right-click and select an option: Direction. Select this option. Bring to Front > Bring to Front to move the object to the top layer of the stack. Bring Forward to move the object up one layer in the stack. Send to Back >. |
