Positioning Guides

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Adrian

Hi,

How do I proceed to position 2 vertical guides such that they divide my
slide into 3 equal portions?
Thanks.
 
Hold down the Ctrl key, and drag the center horizontal/vertical to what ever
position you need.

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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


Hi,

How do I proceed to position 2 vertical guides such that they divide my
slide into 3 equal portions?
Thanks.
 
How can I specify the postion of my guides with precision ? Can I key in the
position of my guide instead of dragging it which may not be as accurate ?
 
I don't believe you can key in guide positions and in fact measurement is
not PowerPoint's strength. If you're designing a screen show the screen is
measured in pixels but your slide is measured in inches/cm.
If you want to divide your slide vertically in three I'd change your page
setup to 12 inches x 9 inches.
Then as you move the guides you're told how far from the centre it's being
placed - you want one 2 inches each side of the centre. You can then change
your page setup back if you want and the guides will maintain their position
relative to the slide.

Adrian said:
How can I specify the postion of my guides with precision ? Can I key in the
position of my guide instead of dragging it which may not be as accurate ?

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Regards,
Adrian

Michael Koerner said:
Hold down the Ctrl key, and drag the center horizontal/vertical to what ever
position you need.

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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


Hi,

How do I proceed to position 2 vertical guides such that they divide my
slide into 3 equal portions?
Thanks.
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You can do the following if you have set your slide to 10" wide in Page Setup,
since 1/3 of 10 is 3.33 and 2/3 of 10 is 6.66:

1. On a new blank slide, add a small rectangle. Duplicate it so you have two
rectangles.
2. Right click the first rectangle and select Format Autoshape.
3. Click the Position tab and set it to 3.33" horizontally, "From: Top Left
Corner", and 0" vertically, "From: Top Left Corner".
4. Right click the second rectangle and select Format Autoshape.
5. Click the Position tab and set it to 6.6" horizontally, "From: Top Left
Corner", and 0" vertically, "From: Top Left Corner".
6. Drag a guide to align to the left side of each of the two rectangles. The
first will be at 3.33" and the second will be at 6.66".
7. Keep this slide at the end of your presentation and set it to hidden. That
way, if you accidentally nudge a guide, you can easily reposition it on this
slide.
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Adrian said:
How can I specify the postion of my guides with precision ? Can I key in the
position of my guide instead of dragging it which may not be as accurate ?

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Regards,
Adrian

Michael Koerner said:
Hold down the Ctrl key, and drag the center horizontal/vertical to what ever
position you need.

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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


Hi,

How do I proceed to position 2 vertical guides such that they divide my
slide into 3 equal portions?
Thanks.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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