Presentations Glossary

Group, Nudge, and Reorder Shapes: Nudge and Move Shapes in PowerPoint

Monday, April 30, 2012, posted by Geetesh at 9:12 am

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.

Microsoft Windows

Nudge and Move Shapes in PowerPoint 2016

Nudge and Move Shapes in PowerPoint 2013

Nudge and Move Shapes in PowerPoint 2010

Apple Mac

Nudge and Move Shapes in PowerPoint 2011

Nudge and Move Shapes in PowerPoint

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Duplicating Shapes, and Drawing Multiple Shapes: Duplicate Shapes Using Keyboard Shortcuts in PowerPoint

Monday, April 30, 2012, posted by Geetesh at 9:03 am

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.

Microsoft Windows

Duplicate Shapes Using Keyboard Shortcuts in PowerPoint 2016

Duplicate Shapes Using Keyboard Shortcuts in PowerPoint 2013

Duplicate Shapes Using Keyboard Shortcuts in PowerPoint 2010

Apple Mac

Duplicate Shapes Using Keyboard Shortcuts in PowerPoint 2011

Duplicate Shapes Using Keyboard Shortcuts in PowerPoint

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Basics About Shapes: Insert Shapes in PowerPoint

Monday, April 30, 2012, posted by Geetesh at 8:11 am

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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Working with Slides: Change Slide Layout in PowerPoint

Monday, April 30, 2012, posted by Geetesh at 7:01 am

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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Nancy Duarte

Monday, April 9, 2012, posted by Geetesh at 5:02 am

Nancy Duarte
Nancy Duarte heads Duarte Design, a presentation design company based out of Mountain View, California, USA. She is a featured keynote speaker and has authored several books including Illuminate, Resonate, Slide:ology and The HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations. She is also an awarded Microsoft PowerPoint MVP.