PPT Mac

Selection Pane

1. Select one of the objects you want to manage.

2. On the Shape Format tab, select Selection Pane.

   

3. Select an object in the list.

4. Drag an object up to move it forward or down to move it backward.

   

After you select the object you want to change, open the Format Pane to edit.

The grid line under the title is called a “straight connector”. Follow the instruction above and you can change its position, thickness, color, etc.

You can change its position either

• using the “Size & Properties” tab $\rightarrow$ Position $\rightarrow$ Vertical/Horizontal position; or
• using the mouse to click to select, then using ↑/↓ to move up/downwards.

Layout

Copy and paste the design of a slide to other slides

The source of a slide design is the slide layout that it is based on.

1. Choose View $\rightarrow$ Slide Master to see the slide layout for the selected slide.

2. You can copy formatting of individual elements with the Format Painter, but not a whole slide.
3. Paste the element to the destination slide and edit accordingly.

To change the design of a slide, choose Home $\rightarrow$ Layout and select the layout that has the design you want.

Turn off Autofit in Text Boxes

1. Right-click on the text box border and choose Format Shape. The Format Shape task pane opens.
2. Choose Text Options and click on the Textbox icon.
3. Select either the Do not Autofit or the Resize shape to fit text options.