Comments on: Switching off snap-to-grid in PowerPoint http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/07/switching_off_snaptogrid_in_powerpoint/ tips and downloads to help you at work and play Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:13:58 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: L http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/07/switching_off_snaptogrid_in_powerpoint/comment-page-1/#comment-3186 L Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:20:36 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/07/15/switching_off_snaptogrid_in_powerpoint.html#comment-3186 <p>On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then click Grid Settings. <br /> Tip You can also right-click on an empty area of the slide (not a placeholder (placeholders: Boxes with dotted or hatch-marked borders that are part of most slide layouts. These boxes hold title and body text or objects such as charts, tables, and pictures.)) or the margin around the slide, and then click Grid and Guides.</p> <p>Do one or both of the following: <br /> To position shapes or objects (object: A table, chart, graphic, equation, or other form of information. Objects created in one application, for example spreadsheets, and linked or embedded in another application are OLE objects.) to the closest intersection of the grid, under Snap to, select the Snap objects to grid check box. <br /> To position shapes or objects to grid lines that go through the vertical and horizontal edges of other shapes or objects, under Snap to, select the Snap objects to other objects check box. <br /> </p> On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then click Grid Settings.
Tip You can also right-click on an empty area of the slide (not a placeholder (placeholders: Boxes with dotted or hatch-marked borders that are part of most slide layouts. These boxes hold title and body text or objects such as charts, tables, and pictures.)) or the margin around the slide, and then click Grid and Guides.

Do one or both of the following:
To position shapes or objects (object: A table, chart, graphic, equation, or other form of information. Objects created in one application, for example spreadsheets, and linked or embedded in another application are OLE objects.) to the closest intersection of the grid, under Snap to, select the Snap objects to grid check box.
To position shapes or objects to grid lines that go through the vertical and horizontal edges of other shapes or objects, under Snap to, select the Snap objects to other objects check box.

]]> By: minhtam http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/07/switching_off_snaptogrid_in_powerpoint/comment-page-1/#comment-3185 minhtam Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:12:35 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/07/15/switching_off_snaptogrid_in_powerpoint.html#comment-3185 <p>uhhh, just hold [ALT] while dragging the box or edge or corner...</p> uhhh, just hold [ALT] while dragging the box or edge or corner…

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