Online Support - Microsoft Powerpoint
Selecting Small Objects:
Hit the ESCAPE key to insure that nothing is current selected, then repeatedly hit the TAB key, which will toggle you through a selection of all of the objects on a slide. This is useful for selecting very small objects, or objects that are covered up by other larger objects.
Nudging Objects:
You can use the arrow keys to move objects very small distances. This is a big win for those laptop users who no longer have mice. Select the object, then use your arrow keys. Each press of the key will move the object on "grid unit" (1/12th of an inch, don't ask why); if you hold down the ALT key while nudging, or if you have the grid turned off, you can move the objects one pixel at a time.
Global replace of any font
You can quickly perform a global replace of any font used in a Microsoft PowerPoint® presentation using the Replace Font dialog box:
- On the Format menu, click Replace Fonts.
- In the Replace Font dialog box, click the font you want to replace in the Replace list.
- In the With list, click the font you want to apply.
- Click Replace and review the font change. If you like what you see, click Close. If not, you can continue making choices in the Replace Font dialog box until you find what you want.
Did you know you could use PowerPoint version 2002 to create a photo album?
Here's how:
- On the Insert menu, point to Picture, and then click New Photo Album.
- In the Photo Album dialog box, you can choose to add pictures from your hard disk or a peripheral device, such as a scanner or digital camera. To add a picture from a file or disk, do the following:
- Under Insert picture from, click File/Disk.
- Locate the folder or disk that contains the picture you want to add to your photo album, click the picture file, and then click Insert. Repeat Step 2 for as many pictures as you want to add to your photo album. Or to capture them all at once, hold down the CTRL key, click each picture file you need, and then click Insert.
- Next, specify the look of the album under Album Layout.
- Then click Create.