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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / March 2007Align or Anchor Shape Inside Table Cell
Is there anyway to align or anchor a shap inside of a table cell so that when I move or the table to another location the shape will move along with it? Regards, Charles Since you can't group a table and shape together, you can try pasting them as an image. First, make a duplicate of the table. Keep the original away from the slide, so that it can't be seen in the slide show. Now, using the duplicate, position the shape inside the table cell. Select both the table cell and shape. Click Edit > Cut. Now, click Edit > Paste Special. Paste it as a Picture (PNG).  SignatureShawn Toh (tohlz) Microsoft MVP PowerPoint Site Updated: Dec 24, 2006 PowerPoint Anime - Rewrite http://pptheaven.mvps.org PowerPoint Heaven - The Power to Animate > Is there anyway to align or anchor a shap inside of > a table cell so that when I move or the table to another [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Charles Depending on your need this may work. Ungroup the table, place the shape select all items and group. The shape will look like a table but it's not! SignatureAmazing PPT Hints, Tips and Tutorials-http://www.PPTAlchemy.co.uk http://www.technologytrish.co.uk/ppttipshome.html email john AT technologytrish.co.uk > Is there anyway to align or anchor a shap inside of > a table cell so that when I move or the table to another [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Charles Hi, This got me experimenting. It's interesting that it seems tables cannot be ungrouped in PowerPoint 2007. they seem to be html or raster format. And you can't cut them and paste back as vector, then ungroup. :-( SignatureRegards, Glen Millar Microsoft PPT MVP Tutorials and PowerPoint animations at www.pptworkbench.com glen at pptworkbench dot com Please tell us your PowerPoint / Windows version, whether you are using vba, or anything else relevant > Depending on your need this may work. Ungroup the table, place the shape > select all items and group. The shape will look like a table but it's not! [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> >> Charles Hi Glen, I noticed "My mate John" BTW!! Did you notice that the paperclip has gone too in 2007. Believed to be in OZ in the sun see here: http://www.pptalchemy.co.uk/clippy2007.html SignatureAmazing PPT Hints, Tips and Tutorials-http://www.PPTAlchemy.co.uk http://www.technologytrish.co.uk/ppttipshome.html email john AT technologytrish.co.uk > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >> > >> Charles Cut, Paste Special, choose EMF (or WMF). Then ungroup. Works here. SignatureEcho [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/ > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >>> >>> Charles > Hi, > > This got me experimenting. It's interesting that it seems tables cannot be > ungrouped in PowerPoint 2007. they seem to be html or raster format. And you > can't cut them and paste back as vector, then ungroup. There's no PasteSpecial on the rightclick Popup; you have to go to the Home Tab, click the expanderthingie beneath Paste and choose PasteSpecial. Whew. NOW .. you can choose EMF. ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ But Paste Special has a keyboard combo shortcut now! (Ctrl+Alt+V) SignatureEcho [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/ > There's no PasteSpecial on the rightclick Popup; you have to go to the > Home [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================ > But Paste Special has a keyboard combo shortcut now! (Ctrl+Alt+V) Yes ... nice touch. But not especially discoverable. And you have to watch what you copy either way. If you click in a cell rather than on the edge of the table before you Copy, your only Paste Special option is Unformatted Text. Simplest: click anywhere in the table, press Esc, then Copy. ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ If you're using PowerPoint 2002/2003 you can right click on the table then select Ungroup. Now you're left with a series of text boxes. Right click on the desired text box. Select Format AutoShape>Fill>Fill Effects>Picture. Browse to find desired image. Once you've inserted your image, regroup the table. Caveat - your image will resize with the group, but your text will not. You'll have to do that separately. SignatureSandy Johnson Microsoft Certified Office Specialist (MOS PowerPoint) > Is there anyway to align or anchor a shap inside of > a table cell so that when I move or the table to another [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Charles |
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