How do you kept slide in the same position when deleting items

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mort - 25 Sep 2007 06:00 GMT

I'm currently using PowerPoint 2007
With magnification to say 200% the slide will automatically return to the
central position when I delete an item from the slide (say a line or
rectangle for example)
This is obviously very annoying particularly at higher magnifications and
when working at the edges of the slide - you effectively have to go back to a
full screen view click on an object in the vicinity of the item you just
deleted and then zoom back into the area you are working on
Is there a way you can delete items without the slide automatically self
centering?
Cheers
mort

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Luc - 25 Sep 2007 07:20 GMT

Mort,
It's a bug, for the time being there is not much we can do about it. Let us
hope MS fixes it in the near future.

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> I'm currently using PowerPoint 2007
> With magnification to say 200% the slide will automatically return to the
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> Cheers
> mort

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mort - 25 Sep 2007 07:36 GMT

Luc
Many thanks for the prompt response, not the answer I was hoping for but I
at least know I'm not alone in my frustration(s)
Cheers
Mort

> Mort,
> It's a bug, for the time being there is not much we can do about it. Let us
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> > Cheers
> > mort

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Echo S - 25 Sep 2007 07:22 GMT

It's a bug, and it's incredibly annoying. I know I'm sure hoping it gets
fixed in a service pack or other patch.

Until then, maybe use the Selection and Visibility pane (Home | Select |
Selection Pane) to hide the objects. Then run the document inspector (Office
Button | Prepare | File Inspector) and let it delete the hidden items.

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> I'm currently using PowerPoint 2007
> With magnification to say 200% the slide will automatically return to the
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> Cheers
> mort

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mort - 25 Sep 2007 07:42 GMT

Echo S
Thank you for the response, I will give the "hide the objects" work around a
crack and wait for the changes to be made to the software - hopefully
Difficult to understand how such a fundamental requirement slipped through
the review processes
Cheers and many thanks
Mort

> It's a bug, and it's incredibly annoying. I know I'm sure hoping it gets
> fixed in a service pack or other patch.
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> > Cheers
> > mort

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