I need a macro to autoresize a pic to fill up as much of the top half
(approximately) of a slide as possible. Is there a way to do this?

thanks
scott

How do I "use the "hammer" button to make any other shape fit into that
defined/memorized area"? Each time i click on it, it tells me i need to
select an object. How do i define the area i want it to fill?

thanks
scott

"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

> In article <63276A45-2DBC-4A74-9AFF-(E-Mail Removed)>, Theintern
> wrote:
> > I need a macro to autoresize a pic to fill up as much of the top half
> > (approximately) of a slide as possible. Is there a way to do this?
>
> Have a look at the free PPTools StarterSet add-in
>
> http://www.pptools.com/starterset/
>
> It includes a couple of buttons that can do this for you automatically.
>
> You create a rectangle that defines the target area you want to size things
> into and memorize its position/size. Then delete it.
>
> Then you can use the "hammer" button to make any other shape fit into that
> defined/memorized area (as large as possible w/o distortion or simply as large
> as possible, distorted or not, your choice)
>
> -----------------------------------------
> Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
> PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
> PPTools: www.pptools.com
> ================================================
>
>
>

I may have it figured out now, but i need it in a macro, and thanks to there
being no recording tool, and my complete lack of VBA, you know what lines of
code would allow for the picture just pasted to a slide to then be auto
resized to that shape? you can assume the pic is already pasted. i just
need the code to resize it.

thanks
scott

"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

> In article <63276A45-2DBC-4A74-9AFF-(E-Mail Removed)>, Theintern
> wrote:
> > I need a macro to autoresize a pic to fill up as much of the top half
> > (approximately) of a slide as possible. Is there a way to do this?
>
> Have a look at the free PPTools StarterSet add-in
>
> http://www.pptools.com/starterset/
>
> It includes a couple of buttons that can do this for you automatically.
>
> You create a rectangle that defines the target area you want to size things
> into and memorize its position/size. Then delete it.
>
> Then you can use the "hammer" button to make any other shape fit into that
> defined/memorized area (as large as possible w/o distortion or simply as large
> as possible, distorted or not, your choice)
>
> -----------------------------------------
> Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
> PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
> PPTools: www.pptools.com
> ================================================
>
>
>

works beautifully. Thanks!

"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

> In article <61933290-FF3B-48D9-8728-(E-Mail Removed)>, Theintern wrote:
> > I may have it figured out now, but i need it in a macro, and thanks to there
> > being no recording tool, and my complete lack of VBA, you know what lines of
> > code would allow for the picture just pasted to a slide to then be auto
> > resized to that shape? you can assume the pic is already pasted. i just
> > need the code to resize it.
>
> Assuming the shape is also selected, you can do something like:
>
> With ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange(1)
> ' this will be true or false depending on what
> ' you're after:
> .LockAspectRatio = msoFalse
> ' set the size/position
> .Left = xx
> .Top = xx
> .Height = xx
> .Width = xx
> End With
>
> You'd need to calculate the values for each parameter. If you don't care whether
> the shape is distorted or not, so long as it fits your target area, then just use
> the left, top, height and width of your target area directly. In that case, also
> set .LockAspectRatio to msoFalse
>
>
>
> >
> > thanks
> > scott
> >
> > "Steve Rindsberg" wrote:
> >
> > > In article <63276A45-2DBC-4A74-9AFF-(E-Mail Removed)>, Theintern
> > > wrote:
> > > > I need a macro to autoresize a pic to fill up as much of the top half
> > > > (approximately) of a slide as possible. Is there a way to do this?
> > >
> > > Have a look at the free PPTools StarterSet add-in
> > >
> > > http://www.pptools.com/starterset/
> > >
> > > It includes a couple of buttons that can do this for you automatically.
> > >
> > > You create a rectangle that defines the target area you want to size things
> > > into and memorize its position/size. Then delete it.
> > >
> > > Then you can use the "hammer" button to make any other shape fit into that
> > > defined/memorized area (as large as possible w/o distortion or simply as large
> > > as possible, distorted or not, your choice)
> > >
> > > -----------------------------------------
> > > Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
> > > PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
> > > PPTools: www.pptools.com
> > > ================================================
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
> -----------------------------------------
> Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
> PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
> PPTools: www.pptools.com
> ================================================
>
>
>