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Automatic Perspector image size
By Tim Hards | May 6, 2007
It used to be the case that the size and position of the Perspector Frame edit window determined the size and position of the image that was generated on the slide when the OK or Draft button was clicked. While editing an image, the window could be resized and dragged around the slide like a regular Windows window. This was needed if you wanted to make more room in the frame to draw some more 3D shapes. This has changed in Perspector 3.1.
Now the edit window is fixed and covers the whole PowerPoint slide. The size and position of the window now has nothing to do with the size and position of the generated images. Instead Perspector automatically sizes the generated image to fit the shapes in the image.
This change was made to make it easier to draw new images. The window size/position is one less thing to worry about when creating an image.
But what if you prefer the old way of working? What if you want the fine control over resizing the window? Perhaps you like to create fancy effects where the frame window cuts the edge of the shapes in the frame (let me know if you do anything like this - I’d be very interested to hear!). Well, the good news for you is that you can still do this. Here’s how:
To use manual window sizing and positioning, toggle Frame > Allow Manual Size and Position. You have to do this for each frame you want to do this for. If you want this setting to be the default for all new frames, toggle Tools > Options > Allow manual sizing and positioning for new frames.
Tags: 3D, PowerPoint
Topics: Perspector |