I have a photo on a slide which I want to grow to become larger. In the
Custom Animation, Grow/Shrink, Effect Options, Effect menu; clicking the size
button brings up five options: Tiny - 25%, Smaller - 50%, Larger - 150%,
Huge - 400% and Custom - [any number]. You can enter a number in the custom
box, but there doesn't seem to be any way to tell Powerpoint that you want to
have the number you just entered to be stored permanently. I want to enlarge
the photo 170%. After you click the o.k. button, the number in the custom
box just defaults back to one corresponding to one of the first four options
- i.e., 25%, 50%, 150%, or 400%. Is this a known bug with Powerpoint, or is
there something else I should be doing?

When you enter the custom number (170), be sure you click the tab key or
enter key before clicking on anything else. If you enter a new value, then
immediately click on 'horizontal' or other option the new value is not
stored. Basically the system is a bit picky on how data is entered...

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- Troy Chollar
- TLC Creative Services, Inc.
- A MS PowerPoint MVP
- Host of www.ThePowerPointBlog.com


"Tim H" <Tim (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3DF86342-871F-4674-91D5-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a photo on a slide which I want to grow to become larger. In the
> Custom Animation, Grow/Shrink, Effect Options, Effect menu; clicking the
> size
> button brings up five options: Tiny - 25%, Smaller - 50%, Larger - 150%,
> Huge - 400% and Custom - [any number]. You can enter a number in the
> custom
> box, but there doesn't seem to be any way to tell Powerpoint that you want
> to
> have the number you just entered to be stored permanently. I want to
> enlarge
> the photo 170%. After you click the o.k. button, the number in the
> custom
> box just defaults back to one corresponding to one of the first four
> options
> - i.e., 25%, 50%, 150%, or 400%. Is this a known bug with Powerpoint, or
> is
> there something else I should be doing?

Nice - that works! Never thought of hitting the enter key.

"Troy @ TLC" wrote:

> When you enter the custom number (170), be sure you click the tab key or
> enter key before clicking on anything else. If you enter a new value, then
> immediately click on 'horizontal' or other option the new value is not
> stored. Basically the system is a bit picky on how data is entered...
>
> --
> - Troy Chollar
> - TLC Creative Services, Inc.
> - A MS PowerPoint MVP
> - Host of www.ThePowerPointBlog.com
>
>
> "Tim H" <Tim (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:3DF86342-871F-4674-91D5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have a photo on a slide which I want to grow to become larger. In the
> > Custom Animation, Grow/Shrink, Effect Options, Effect menu; clicking the
> > size
> > button brings up five options: Tiny - 25%, Smaller - 50%, Larger - 150%,
> > Huge - 400% and Custom - [any number]. You can enter a number in the
> > custom
> > box, but there doesn't seem to be any way to tell Powerpoint that you want
> > to
> > have the number you just entered to be stored permanently. I want to
> > enlarge
> > the photo 170%. After you click the o.k. button, the number in the
> > custom
> > box just defaults back to one corresponding to one of the first four
> > options
> > - i.e., 25%, 50%, 150%, or 400%. Is this a known bug with Powerpoint, or
> > is
> > there something else I should be doing?
>