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Mark Watlock - 20 Sep 2006 00:22 GMT

Is it possible to keep an inserted image from being resized once it is placed
on a slide? I was asked this question in a PowerPoint class as a student
would like to "lock" the dimensions of an image after it is inserted.

I see the value of this as I see students accidentally resizing images after
they have placed them where they would like to appear.

Thank you.
Mark Watlock
Advantage Computer Training, LLC

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Austin Myers - 20 Sep 2006 00:45 GMT

Not really, editing mode is for, well, editing. <G>

However, you can make it harder by placing the image on the Master Slide,
someone would have to deliberately edit it. Another option is to save the
entire slide as an image, and then import that image as the background for
the slide.

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCMedia http://www.pfcmedia.com

> Is it possible to keep an inserted image from being resized once it is
> placed
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> Mark Watlock
> Advantage Computer Training, LLC

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Steve Rindsberg - 24 Sep 2006 03:37 GMT

> Is it possible to keep an inserted image from being resized once it is placed
> on a slide? I was asked this question in a PowerPoint class as a student
> would like to "lock" the dimensions of an image after it is inserted.
>
> I see the value of this as I see students accidentally resizing images after
> they have placed them where they would like to appear.

With an addin, yes. Otherwise, no.

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