Version 2007 Grids and Guides

[Rick Altman]

Is it possible that gridlines can only be turned on and off, not customized?
I'm trying to create a guideline to line up adjacent baselines of text, and
I can't find where V07 offers that...




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[Guest]

Hi Rick

See if this helps!!
http://www.pptalchemy.co.uk/2007guides.html

 

[Rick Altman]

Thanks, John -- man, that's buried deep...!





RA

 

[Guest]

Hi Rick

Just as an aside, have you downloaded the excel spreadsheet 'Where have all
the commands gone?' - I find it invaluable.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/getstarted/results.aspx?qu=where+have+the+commands+gone

Lucy
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MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au

If this post answered your question please let us know as others may be
interested too

 

[Guest]

Hi Lucy and Rick

We use this which is also really useful if you know 2003 well! (follow our
link)
http://www.pptalchemy.co.uk/2003-2007.html

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Hi Rick

See if this helps!!
http://www.pptalchemy.co.uk/2007guides.html

You DID look long and hard to roust that one out. ;-)

Hint: Rightclick the area just OFF the slide, or a blank area on the slide, if
there is one. Easier?

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Is it possible that gridlines can only be turned on and off, not customized?
I'm trying to create a guideline to line up adjacent baselines of text, and
I can't find where V07 offers that...

I think the feature you're looking for is the one where you create a Run
Program Action Setting that launched Corel Draw. PPT's never had basline snap
that I know of (didn't Draw add it only w/in the last couple versions?)

Possible workaround; for each text box you need to align:

Set the text box's alignment to bottom
Set the text box's bottom margin to a consistent value

That won't align baselines to guides but with luck it'll give you the same
offset from bottom of text box (which DOES snap to grid) and the text baseline.

Probably only works if all the text is the same size.