Write down the horizontal and vertical measurements.By default, you measure from the top-left corner, but if you want, choose Center in the From drop-down list.Click the Position category (2010) or tab (2007).
In PowerPoint 2013, this opens the Format Shape taskpane.In the Size group, click the Size and Position arrow to the right of the group’s name.Select the first object and click the Format tab.You may start by selecting an object on one slide and discovering its position first before using those numbers for a similar object on a second slide. Often the best solution is to specify the object’s position. But once the object is placed, you can see where it is fairly precisely. The problem with this solution is that the line is based on your cursor and you can’t precisely control where your cursor is when you drag an object. As you drag an object, you can see a line on the horizontal and vertical rulers, indicating the object’s position. If it isn’t displayed, choose View and check the Ruler check box. You can get good results by using the ruler. In these situations, you’ll want to position a shape or image more precisely. (To switch an image, right-click it and choose Change Picture.) You can copy and paste an image and then use the Change Picture feature to change the image to another one, but if the 2 images are different sizes, again you’ll lose your positioning. Once you put in the quote and start adjusting the callout shape’s size, it’s easy to lose your positioning. but the callout shapes are different sizes because the quotes inside them are of different lengths. On the right you see 2 slides that are similar. This is often a great solution.īut when the two objects aren’t exactly the same, the situation gets muddled. Once you have an object in the desired position on one slide, you can copy and paste it to another slide and PowerPoint will put the copy in the exact same position on the new slide. Usually I eyeball the position of an object on one slide and then want to match that position on other slides. Even the slightest difference in position becomes clear in this situation. The most common reason I want to specify the position of an image using a measurement is so that objects on adjacent slides are in the same place otherwise, they appear to jump as you move from slide to slide. Setting the position of an image is easy - what’s hard is finding the setting! Why not eyeball it?
Recently someone left a comment on my website asking how to specify the position of an image precisely.