MS Word For Law Firms- Dealing With Text Vs. Object Alignment In PowerPoint...

Scenario: We used the "Two Content" slide that is available under "Layout". For the two side by side Objects, we filled the Objects with a picture and text that we typed in over the picture. 1. If you use the shapes (Objects) that are part of the separate slide layouts such as "Title and Content", "Two Content," "Comparison", you can fill those shapes with a particular color whereby "Drawing Tools"will control everything in terms of the actual shape. 2. If you fill the shape with a photo by use of "Shape Fill", this will cause the "Picture Tools Menu" to be active along with the "Drawing Tools" Menu. 3. When filling the shape with a Picture, you can play with the Picture Transparency by going to "Picture Styles" going to "Fill" and selecting the Transparency setting of your choice. 4. If you have placed text over the Photo that fills the Object, the "Transparency" effect will help one to read the text that you have typed over the picture that much easier. 5. To control the placement of the object on the slide: If using a "Fill Color" opposed to a Photo, then go to "Drawing Tools" and go to "Align" and chose where you want to position the box (Object). If the Object is filled with a Photo, then you can go to either "Picture Tools Align" or "Drawing Tools Align" to position the object at a certain area on the slide. 6. Since the Picture was brought into the Object by use of "Shape Fill" rather than plain old "Insert Picture", both "Align" in Drawing Tools as well as Picture Tools will yield the same exact result. 7. Finally, if you place text within the object, you can control the positioning of the text by going to Home, "Align Text" and select Top, Middle or Bottom. Training From An Inside Perspective www.advanceto.com