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We have already shown you how to align shapes in PowerPoint. However for alignment to work, you need to have more than one shape (or any other slide object) selected so that they can align with each other. However, you may want to align just one shape (or even a single group of shapes) to the exact center of your slide.
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.
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Tagged as: 06-05, Aligning and Distributing Shapes, PowerPoint Tutorials, Shapes
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The fact that the SmartArt allows so much customization in PowerPoint by applying new colors or styles means that your SmartArt graphic may be not quite the same as PowerPoint’s default offering. If you do have the need to undo all of the customizations, you can do so by restoring the default layout and colors of the entire SmartArt graphic using the Reset option.
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.
Reset SmartArt Graphics in PowerPoint 2010
Reset SmartArt Graphics in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 11 03 10
Previous: 11 03 09 Get More SmartArt Graphics in PowerPoint
Next: 11 04 01 Insert an Organization Chart in PowerPoint
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You have already learned about Dynamic Reordering of shapes, where all slides objects are placed in an individual layered view suitable for reordering. This may work well when you have a few objects on your slide but is entirely unpractical if your slide has anything over 10 objects. Fortunately, there is a variation of this technique that lets you only work with the selected slide objects and any other slide objects that overlap the selection.
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.
Dynamic Reorder of Overlapping Shapes in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 06 06 05
Previous: 06 06 04 Dynamic Reordering of Shapes in PowerPoint
Next: 06 06 06 Troubleshooting Grouping in PowerPoint
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Although you can change the order of shapes or any other slide objects using the conventional Send to Back and Bring to Front options in the Arrange gallery, you can do reordering in a much intuitive way in PowerPoint. We call this new technique Dynamic Reordering, and this works by dragging shapes to the required positions in a special reorder view.
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.
Dynamic Reordering of Shapes in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 06 06 04
Previous: 06 06 03 Reorder Shapes and Slide Objects in PowerPoint
Next: 06 06 05 Dynamic Reorder of Overlapping Shapes in PowerPoint
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John Rahmlow is an internationally known expert in presentation design and delivery, with a special focus on virtual communications. John is currently a Board member and the Secretary for the Presentation Guild and the Founder and President of Attuned Presenting LLC. John recently retired from one of the leading financial services firms in the world after more than 20 years of service, the last 15 of which were spent designing and delivering presentations.
Here’s a list of links on Indezine.com where he has been featured:
Presentation Summit 2022: Conversation with John Rahmlow
June 15, 2022
Presentation Summit 2021: Conversation with John Rahmlow
July 29, 2021
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