Align and arrange objects on a slide - Microsoft Support
As you select and move objects in PowerPoint, guides appear to help you align objects and space them evenly. You can also use the helpful Align options, Guides, and Gridlines to align objects to give your presentation a professional look. Align objects. Select the objects you want to align.
Align or arrange objects - Microsoft Support
Select the objects you want to align. Click the first object, and then press and hold Ctrl while you click the other objects. Do one of the following: To align a picture, under Picture Tools, click the Format tab. To align a shape, text box, or WordArt, under Drawing Tools, click the Format tab.
Change text alignment, indentation, and spacing in PowerPoint
Spacing. To change the spacing above or below a paragraph, type or click the arrows next to Before or After. This number can be any whole number or a decimal, such as 6.5. To change the spacing above and within a paragraph, use the Line Spacing options: Single, 1.5 …
Add, edit, or remove a placeholder on a slide layout
In PowerPoint, a placeholder is a pre-formatted container on a slide for content (text, graphics, or video). The pre-set formatting makes it easier to format slides consistently. You format a placeholder in Slide Master view. Then you use the placeholder—add content …
Use keyboard shortcuts to create PowerPoint presentations
This article describes the keyboard shortcuts you can use in PowerPoint for Windows when creating or editing presentations. Notes: To quickly find a shortcut in this article, you can use the Search. Press Ctrl+F and then type your search words.
Crop a picture to fit in a shape - Microsoft Support
With Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, or Excel, you can easily change the outline of a photo by turning it into a shape like a circle or a rounded rectangle. The Crop to Shape feature provides options for cropping an image to a specific shape or starting with a shape and then inserting an image within it. Windows macOS Web.
Guides for arranging things on a slide - Microsoft Support
Red dashed lines—smart guides—appear so you align items vertically, horizontally, or both. Smart guides also appear between objects or near the edges of the slide to help you space out objects evenly.
Change the size of your slides - Microsoft Support
Type a number followed by a space and then the appropriate abbreviation: in (inches) or cm (centimeters) or px (pixels). PowerPoint then converts the measurements, if necessary, to the unit of measurement your operating system uses.
Insert ASCII or Unicode Latin-based symbols and characters
To insert an ASCII character, press and hold down ALT while typing the character code. For example, to insert the degree (º) symbol, press and hold down ALT while typing 0176 on the numeric keypad. You must use the numeric keypad to type the numbers, and not the keyboard.
Reduce the file size of a picture in Microsoft Office
You can reduce the file size and save disk space by compressing pictures in your document. The compression options reduce both the file size and picture dimensions based on how you intend to use the picture, such as viewing on screen or in an email message.
Change the scale of the horizontal (category) axis in a chart
The horizontal (category) axis, also known as the x axis, of a chart displays text labels instead of numeric intervals and provides fewer scaling options than are available for a vertical (value) axis, also known as the y axis, of the chart. However, you can specify the following axis options: