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Cycle through overlapping objects to select them

July 5, 2000 by Ellen Finkelstein 10 Comments

When you have objects overlapping on a slide, it may be difficult to select the object you want. For example, you may find yourself selecting the text placeholder when you want to select an image. But when you move the text placeholder to select the image, getting the placeholder back in its exact location is […]

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Changing the Default for New Objects

May 17, 2000 by Ellen Finkelstein Leave a Comment

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If you have a certain fill or line that you would like for all the shapes that you draw in the current presentation, you can set that formatting as the default for new objects. Create a drawing object and format it the way you want. The right-click the object and choose Set as Default Shape. Text […]

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