Manipulating Objects

You can easily cut, copy, paste, move, and resize PowerPoint objects.

To cut a selected object, click the Cut button on the Standard toolbar or press Ctrl+X. To cut more than one object, hold down the Shift key while selecting objects or drag a selection box around all the objects with the mouse.

NOTE

If you cut something by mistake, click the Undo button to retrieve it.

To copy a selected object, click the Copy button or press Ctrl+C.

TIP

To copy the attributes of one object and apply them to another object, use the Format Painter button on the Standard toolbar. For example, if you select an object with 3D effects, click the Format Painter button, and then select another object, that new object gets the same 3D effects.

To paste a cut or copied object, click the Paste button or press Ctrl+V.

NOTE

PowerPoint's clipboard can store 24 different items. To see what the Clipboard contains, choose Edit, Office Clipboard to open the Clipboard task pane.

To move an object, click and drag it to a new location.

Resizing an object is easy. When you select an object, resizing handles display around its edges. Figure 14.24 illustrates these handles.

Figure 14.24. Resizing handles make it easier to adjust the size and shape of your object.

Drag the handles with the mouse to make the object smaller, larger, or a different shape. Notice that depending on which sizing handle you select ”a corner or interior handle ”you can either enlarge the entire object or change its shape. To resize the object proportionately so that it keeps its shape, press the Shift key and drag a corner handle.