To snap shapes or other objects to grid lines of other shapes or objects, under Object Snapping, check Snap objects to other objects. To snap shapes or other objects to the closest intersection of the grid when the grid is not visible, under Show grid, check Snap objects to grid when the gridlines are not displayed. Top of Page Word Turn on the snap-to optionsĬlick the shape or other object, and under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, click Align, and then click Grid Settings. To snap shapes or other objects to the closest intersection of the grid, under Snap to, check Snap objects to grid. On the View tab, in the Show group, click the dialog box launcher.
Top of Page PowerPoint Turn on the snap-to options If, when you say 'when I open', you mean that when you start the program, the first 'blank' drawing always has the grid turned on, then you would need to determine what template file is used for that initial file and set SNAPMODE and GRIDMODE to 0 there (or get whoever. To turn off these options, uncheck Snap to Grid or Snap to Shape. The on/off status for Snap and Grid are saved to the SNAPMODE and GRIDMODE system variables, which are saved in the drawing. To snap shapes or other objects to grid lines that go through the vertical and horizontal edges of other shapes or objects, click Snap to Shape.Ĭlick the shape or other object, and then under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, click Align. To snap shapes or other objects to the closest intersection of the grid, click Snap to Grid. Do remember that any changes you make in thisĭialog box are relevant to the active presentation.Click the shape or other object, and then under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, click Align. When done, click the OK button to apply the changes.This setting is therefore a PowerPoint installation-specific change and not a PowerPoint file-specific change. All settings may not work for existing presentations created previously on the same system or for presentations you have received from others, which have been created on other installations of PowerPoint. Do note that the changed settings will apply for your active, current presentation and for any other new presentations you create hereafter on your installed version of PowerPoint. If you want the settings you changed to be the default settings for all presentations you create from now onwards, click the Set as Default button shown in Figure 4, previously on this page.Turn off the option by pressing the same keyboard Turn on this option even without accessing the Grids and Guides dialog box by using Select this check-box to snap objects to the gridlines as soon as they move fairly close to them. Settings and slide object snapping are explained below: This dialog box includes options for working with both the grid and guides, options pertaining to the grid.Turn grid snapping off, then try to move an object just a couple of pixels, and you cant do it - it snaps away, and snaps back again, but wont go anywhere in between. Either of these options summon the Grid and Guides dialog box, as shown in Figure What Im talking about isnt the grid generally, but a feature that causes an object to snap back to its original position, if put very close to its original position.The Ribbon, and click the dialog launcher button (highlightedįigure 3: Dialog launcher button within View tab Select the Grid and Guides option from this menu (highlighted in redįigure 2: Grid and Guides option within context menu Now, right-click anywhere on an empty area of the slide to bring up the context menu that you see in FigureĢ.Want more keyboard shortcuts? Get a copy of Tip: Click the Shift+ F9 shortcut key to toggle the visibility of gridlines in