This will display the two common slide sizes in a drop-down menu. In the Customize section of the Design tab, select the Slide Size button. If you want to reduce the size of the object, type a number less than 100. Switching to another size is thankfully an easy processopen your PowerPoint presentation to begin and then click the Design tab on the ribbon bar. To go back to the original proportions, click RESET Select the Size tab Under Scale, in the Height and Width text boxes, type the desired percentage of scaling HINTS: If you want to enlarge the object, type a number greater than 100. To find the best size of your object compared to the slide, select Best scale for slide show To find the percentage relative to the size of the original object, select Relative to original picture size To maintain the formatted height and width percentages whenever you resize the object, select Lock aspect ratio If you want to reduce the size of the object, type a number less than 100. If you want to enlarge the object, type a number greater than 100. Under Scale, in the Height and Width text boxes, type the desired percentage of scaling The Format AutoShape or Format Picture dialog box appears, respectively. NOTE: For more information, refer to Selecting Objects.įrom the Format menu, select the option according to the object selected The Scale command allows you to enlarge or reduce an AutoShape or image by very precise amounts while retaining its original proportions. The basic options are to just flip between the 16:9 or 4:3 aspect ratios, but what we’re really interested in is under the Custom Slide Size, so click on that. Then, click on the Design tab and choose Slide Size. PowerPoint does not give the Add Text option to images inserted into the presentation. In PowerPoint, click on the View tab and make sure you’re in the Normal view. NOTE: You can only insert text into an AutoShape. For information, refer to Working with Text in Objects. Then, if you reduce the size of your text, the AutoShape will automatically resize to fit around the text. You can adjust the AutoShape size to fit the text inside. If you have an AutoShape containing text, you may desire automatic resizing whenever the text size changes. For example, after entering text into an AutoShape, you may want to reshape that object without modifying the text. This article is based on legacy software.Īfter inserting an AutoShape or image into your slide, very precise modification to that object may be necessary to achieve the desired effect. (Archives) Microsoft PowerPoint 2003: Adjusting Objects: Resizing and Scaling
(Archives) Microsoft PowerPoint 2003: Adjusting Objects: Resizing and Scaling.Learn more about UWEC's COVID-19 response. Student Expression, Rights & Responsibilities.