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Key Tips and Tricks For Microsoft PowerPoint 2010

The Mighty Shift Key

• Hold down the SHIFT key when drawing a line to get a perfectly straight line.• Hold down the SHIFT key when drawing an oval to get a perfectly round circle.• Hold down the SHIFT key when drawing a rectangle to get a square.• Hold down the SHIFT key while clicking on the normal view icon to get the Master

slide.• Hold down the SHIFT key while clicking on the slide sorter view to get the

handouts master.• Hold down the SHIFT key while pressing Enter to get a blank line without a bullet.• Hold down the SHIFT key to select multiple objects on a slide at the same time.• Hold down the SHIFT key while resizing a graphic to retain the same proportions

in the resized graphic.• Hold down the SHIFT key while pressing F3 to change the case of letters

Using the Shift Key By holding the <shift> down while drawing you will make a perfectly straight line, square or circle.

Using the Shift Key

• Very important point butnow add without the bullet

• The next line with just enter will go back to adding bullets

This second line is added by pressing <shift><enter> at the same time

Using Shift Key (selection)• This Text Here• Is Telling

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Use the <shift> key to select multiple items, versus ALL items, then you can move them, resize, etc.

Exact Object Placement

High Fiber &No Sugar Spike

High Protein &Fortified w/ Calcium

Healthy Fruit &No Preserves

Turning on Gridlines and Guides will help you align everything using a visual tool

Select two objects and use ARRANGE and ALIGN to perfectly center or bring to objects into alignment.

Select and object and use your arrow keys to move roughly… press-hold <CTRL> with arrows to do a fine adjust.

Group Slides into Sections

• Let’s listen to Jennifer

INSTRUCTIONALLINK

Combining Shapes (not on the Ribbon)

• FILE• OPTIONS• QUICK ACCESS BAR

Combining Shapes (not on the Ribbon)

• SELECT TWO+ Shapes• Then Click COMBINE

Combining Shapes

Have Some Fun

Background Removal Tool

Background Removal Tool

Crop To Shape

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Outside the Circle

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EDIT POINTS on any Shape

• RIGHT CLICK ON SHAPE• CHOOSE Edit Points

Undocumented = Random Text

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Format Painter

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