Convert to Freeform/Edit Points

[NY Law Firm Trainer]

I'm finding this either difficult to master, or buggy. I convert a
rectangular shape to a freeform shape. I add three points in hopes of
creating what we're calling a "notch," or point of negative space indented
into the shape. I want to work at 200% for accuracy, but at any zoom setting
of a higher percentage than "Fit to Window," every click and/or drag pops me
to the center of the slide, obscuring the spot at which I'm actually working.
Also, despite all snap settings being off, I find no way of being able to
move points smoothly. Points are still subject to a gravitational pull upon
click and drag, rendering them jumpy, and no key (it was Alt. in XP, right?)
appears to suspend this. Has anyone encountered this, or a way around it?

 

[Echo S]

There's a hotfix for the jump-to-center bug.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954895/en-us

This hotfix should be rolled into Service Pack 2 for Office 2007, which is
scheduled to be released April 28. If we're lucky, SP2 might take care of
the snap issue with edit points, but I don't really know. (I think it will
definitely be worth installing SP2, though.)

 

[NY Law Firm Trainer]

Echo,

Thanks for your responses to so many of my questions. Do you know if SP2
will take care of the "userDrawn" and "Proofing" *known issues* refered to in
the Microsoft Themes SDK?

Thanks,
nylft

There's a hotfix for the jump-to-center bug.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954895/en-us

This hotfix should be rolled into Service Pack 2 for Office 2007, which is
scheduled to be released April 28. If we're lucky, SP2 might take care of
the snap issue with edit points, but I don't really know. (I think it will
definitely be worth installing SP2, though.)

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

I'm finding this either difficult to master, or buggy. I convert a
rectangular shape to a freeform shape. I add three points in hopes of
creating what we're calling a "notch," or point of negative space indented
into the shape. I want to work at 200% for accuracy, but at any zoom
setting
of a higher percentage than "Fit to Window," every click and/or drag pops
me
to the center of the slide, obscuring the spot at which I'm actually
working.
Also, despite all snap settings being off, I find no way of being able to
move points smoothly. Points are still subject to a gravitational pull
upon
click and drag, rendering them jumpy, and no key (it was Alt. in XP,
right?)
appears to suspend this. Has anyone encountered this, or a way around it?

 

[Echo S]

I'm sorry, I don't know what those specific issue are, but I see Steve's
pointed you in the right direction.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Echo,

Thanks for your responses to so many of my questions. Do you know if SP2
will take care of the "userDrawn" and "Proofing" *known issues* refered to
in
the Microsoft Themes SDK?

Thanks,
nylft

There's a hotfix for the jump-to-center bug.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954895/en-us

This hotfix should be rolled into Service Pack 2 for Office 2007, which
is
scheduled to be released April 28. If we're lucky, SP2 might take care of
the snap issue with edit points, but I don't really know. (I think it
will
definitely be worth installing SP2, though.)

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


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I'm finding this either difficult to master, or buggy. I convert a
rectangular shape to a freeform shape. I add three points in hopes of
creating what we're calling a "notch," or point of negative space
indented
into the shape. I want to work at 200% for accuracy, but at any zoom
setting
of a higher percentage than "Fit to Window," every click and/or drag
pops
me
to the center of the slide, obscuring the spot at which I'm actually
working.
Also, despite all snap settings being off, I find no way of being able
to
move points smoothly. Points are still subject to a gravitational pull
upon
click and drag, rendering them jumpy, and no key (it was Alt. in XP,
right?)
appears to suspend this. Has anyone encountered this, or a way around
it?