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.
Microsoft Windows
Resizing Shapes in PowerPoint 365
Resizing Shapes in PowerPoint 2016
Resizing Shapes in PowerPoint 2013
Resizing Shapes in PowerPoint 2010
Apple Mac
Resizing Shapes in PowerPoint 365
Resizing Shapes in PowerPoint 2016
Resizing Shapes in PowerPoint 2011
PowerPoint for the Web
Resizing Shapes in PowerPoint for the Web
Tutorial Code: 06 01 03
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