PowerPoint 2007: Edit points on a line

[JaimeZX]

Is this feature going to be brought back with the next service pack? Trying
to modify a freeform squiggle is a monstrous hassle compared to what we used
to have. Also, the snap-to grid seems to have gotten a lot more coarse in
2007. That could also use fixing.

 

[Ute Simon]

Is this feature going to be brought back with the next service pack?

Trying
to modify a freeform squiggle is a monstrous hassle compared to what we
used
to have. Also, the snap-to grid seems to have gotten a lot more coarse in
2007. That could also use fixing.

Did you install Service Pack 2 for Office 2007? That brings some
improvement.

Best regards,
Ute

 

[JaimeZX]

Thanks for the reply. Yes, this machine has SP2. The grid is still much
coarser than it was in PPT 2003, unfortunately.

 

[John Wilson]

AFAIK the grid is the same in 2003 / 2007 (down to 8 per cm or whatever that
is in non metric)

Do the points snap to grid in 2003 when you edit points? I don't think they
do here but they do in 2007.

Try holding down Alt in 2007 see if that helps at all.

Regards John

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[JaimeZX]

Sir:
ALT did, in fact, fix the "grid" issue! That's fantastic, and I thank
you for it. It would still be convenient if you could edit points on a line
vs. creating a freeform squiggle, then deleting points and right-click ->
straight segment-ing it. But I may have to live with this, eh?

Thanks again!

Jim