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Once you insert shapes on a slide, you may realize that it’s not the perfect size. Do you want it larger, or a wee bit smaller? However you want your shapes resized, it’s easy to make the size change in a jiffy, right inside PowerPoint. Like most Microsoft Office programs, PowerPoint follows the concept of selection, then action. So, the first thing you need to do to a shape that you want to be resized is to select it! Any shape that is selected shows several handles
To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.
Resizing Shapes in PowerPoint 365
Resizing Shapes in PowerPoint 2016
Resizing Shapes in PowerPoint 2013
Resizing Shapes in PowerPoint 2010
Resizing Shapes in PowerPoint 365
Resizing Shapes in PowerPoint 2016
Resizing Shapes in PowerPoint 2011
Resizing Shapes in PowerPoint for the Web
Tutorial Code: 06 01 03
Previous: 06 01 02 Insert Shapes in PowerPoint
Next: 06 01 04 Rotate Shapes in PowerPoint
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Tagged as: 06-01, Basics About Shapes, PowerPoint Tutorials, Shapes
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Nudging a shape or any other slide object is essentially moving it just a wee bit, preferably using the arrow keys on your keyboard rather than the mouse. The Move option is different from a Nudge; it is more of a super-nudge, and you can also use the mouse to move rather than just nudge.
To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.
Nudge and Move Shapes in PowerPoint 2016
Nudge and Move Shapes in PowerPoint 2013
Nudge and Move Shapes in PowerPoint 2010
Nudge and Move Shapes in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 06 06 02
Previous: 06 06 01 Group, Ungroup, and Regroup Shapes in PowerPoint
Next: 06 06 03 Reorder Shapes and Slide Objects in PowerPoint
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Tagged as: 06-06, Group, Group Nudge and Reorder Shapes, Nudge, PowerPoint Tutorials, Shapes
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PowerPoint (and other Microsoft Office programs) let you quickly duplicate selected objects using the Ctrl + D shortcut key (for Windows). Mac users can get the same results by choosing the Command + D shortcut key. These links below provide more details on using these shortcut keys to duplicate and create a patterned sequence of objects.
To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.
Duplicate Shapes Using Keyboard Shortcuts in PowerPoint 2016
Duplicate Shapes Using Keyboard Shortcuts in PowerPoint 2013
Duplicate Shapes Using Keyboard Shortcuts in PowerPoint 2010
Duplicate Shapes Using Keyboard Shortcuts in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 06 04 02
Previous: 06 04 01 Duplicate Shapes by Dragging in PowerPoint
Next: 06 04 03 Drawing Multiple Shapes Quickly in PowerPoint
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Tagged as: 06-04, Duplicating Shapes and Drawing Multiple Shapes, PowerPoint Tutorials, Shapes
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Shapes are the building blocks of whatever you create in PowerPoint. In fact, even a text box that you add to your slide is essentially a shape with a No Fill attribute. Once you get proficient with shapes, you can do so much more. For example, you can combine multiple shapes to create fancier shapes. However, you need to start with the very basics, and there’s so much to learn even at this foundation level. The first task you need to do is to insert a shape. Fortunately, PowerPoint makes it easy to do this task.
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Tagged as: 06-01, Basics About Shapes, PowerPoint Tutorials, Shapes
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Each PowerPoint presentation contains several slides. Let’s compare each slide to a blank canvas or an empty sheet of paper! You can thereafter add content to the slides in much the same way as you use brushes to create strokes of paint, or a pen to write. For example, do you want some text? Then you must add a text box. Want a picture? Just insert a picture and place it anywhere on your slide! Wait, this is not really the proper way to work in PowerPoint!
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Tagged as: 01-09, Interface and Basics, PowerPoint Tutorials, Working with Slides
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