Custom Animation, Grow/Shrink - how to enter a custom percentage?

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Tim H - 16 May 2007 20:31 GMT

I have a photo on a slide which I want to grow to become larger. In the
Custom Animation, Grow/Shrink, Effect Options, Effect menu; clicking the size
button brings up five options: Tiny - 25%, Smaller - 50%, Larger - 150%,
Huge - 400% and Custom - [any number]. You can enter a number in the custom
box, but there doesn't seem to be any way to tell Powerpoint that you want to
have the number you just entered to be stored permanently. I want to enlarge
the photo 170%. After you click the o.k. button, the number in the custom
box just defaults back to one corresponding to one of the first four options
- i.e., 25%, 50%, 150%, or 400%. Is this a known bug with Powerpoint, or is
there something else I should be doing?

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Troy @ TLC - 16 May 2007 21:20 GMT

When you enter the custom number (170), be sure you click the tab key or
enter key before clicking on anything else. If you enter a new value, then
immediately click on 'horizontal' or other option the new value is not
stored. Basically the system is a bit picky on how data is entered...

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>I have a photo on a slide which I want to grow to become larger. In the
> Custom Animation, Grow/Shrink, Effect Options, Effect menu; clicking the
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> is
> there something else I should be doing?

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Tim H - 16 May 2007 22:54 GMT

Nice - that works! Never thought of hitting the enter key.

> When you enter the custom number (170), be sure you click the tab key or
> enter key before clicking on anything else. If you enter a new value, then
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> > is
> > there something else I should be doing?

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