PowerPoint Tips 2-Enlarge & Reduce Objects, Snap to Grid

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Tip 3. Enlarging and Reducing Objects.
1. To enlarge several states or counties you need Select them first and then GROUP them together. Holding down the Shift key will allow you to select several objects at the same time or you can drag your pointer around the entire group.

2. Once the states are selected click on the DRAW popup menu in the TOOL BAR along the bottom and choose GROUP.

3. You will now see just 8 handles on your selected group. Place your pointer over one of the lower left or right corner handles. Click, and hold down the mouse button and drag the handle in a diagonal 45 degree direction. This will enlarge the group. Release your mouse button when you have the correct size. Pulling out, the group will enlarge, moving in towards the center it will reduce. Holding down the SHIFT key will keep things proportional.

4. Text elements will need to be re-adjusted manually, they will move to the correct place but in PowerPoint they do not scale up or down. You may also need to UNGROUP them and move them where needed. The text can be resized using the Font Tools along the top of the screen.


Tip 4. Snap To Grid
PowerPoint has an underlining grid that help you line up object. The default in PowerPoint is that it is on. When working on something like a map the grid can become very frustrating because it won't allow you to move the map pieces where you want. They want to snap to the grid instead of lining up with their borders.

We turn the grid off in every map and advise you to also turn it off on any new project. The option is usually located in the DRAW popup menu but not always. It depends on the version of PowerPoint so search in the Help box to find it.


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