Managing slide objects

Change Object Order

Changes the order of the overlapped objects.

Change the order of the overlapped objects

To change the order of the overlapped objects:
  1. Click one of the overlapped objects.
  2. Do one of the following on Alignment of the Text Box and Shape task pane.
    • To bring the selected object to the front of a group of overlapped objects, click the Bring to Front bring2front.png icon.
    • To send the selected object to the back of a group of overlapped objects, click the Send to Back send2back.png icon.
    • To move the selected object one object forward, click the Bring bring_forward.png Forward  icon.
    • To move the selected object one object backward Send Backward send_backward.png icon.

 

Align Object

Specifies the alignment or the space distribution between objects when multiple objects are selected.

Align multiple objects

To align the selected objects:
  1. Select multiple objects that you want to align.
  2. Do one of the following on the Shape sidebar.
    • To align the edges of the objects to the left, click the Align Left align_left.png icon.
    • To align the objects vertically to the center, click the Align Center align_center.png icon.
    • To align the edges of the objects to the left, click the Align Right align_right.png icon.
    • To align the top edges of the objects, click the Align Top align_top.png icon.
    • To align the objects horizontally to the middle, click the Align Middle align_middle.png icon.
    • To align the bottom edges of the objects, click the Align Bottom align_bottom.png icon.

 

Change Object Properties

Changes the properties of the selected objects, for example, fill color, line type, line color, and so on.

Change the fill or line color

To change the fill or line color:
  1. Select an object to change its properties.
  2. Click the arrow open_arrow.png icon on the Fill or Line color box and do one of the following:
    • Select the desired color on the Theme tab.
    • Mix your own color using the color spectrum on the Spectrum tab and then click OK. You can also enter the color code directly.

Change the transparency

To change the transparency of the object:
  1. Select an object to change its properties.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To change the transparency of the object background, adjust the value or enter the transparency value on the Transparency item for Fill.
    • To change the transparency of the object line, adjust the value or enter the transparency value on the Transparency item for Line.

 

Group/Ungroup Object

Groups several shapes, pictures, or other objects into a single object, and then ungroups them later.

You can move or resize the grouped objects at the same time as if they were a single object.

Group multiple objects

To group multiple objects:
  1. Drag and release the mouse to select all objects within the dragging area. All objects are selected.
  2. Click the Group group.png icon on the Several Objects task pane. The grouped object is movable as a single object.

Ungroup grouped objects

To ungroup an object which is grouped with two or more objects:
  1. Select an object to ungroup.
  2. Click the Ungroup ungroup.png icon on the Several Objects task pane. All shapes are ungrouped into multiple shapes.
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