How do I nudge a chart? in PowerPoint General Questions    |   |  Help   Search For:     In:   Office   PowerPoint     PowerPoint General Questions              frog2lite 12/5/2007 9:24 AM PST   Question   In old PPT versions you could click on a chart and use the arrow keys to nudge the chart. In PPT 2007 using the arrow keys selects a different part of the chart for editing (labels, axes, bars, etc.). If I wanted to edit the bars I would click on them, I don't need the arrow keys for that. This change is really frustrating me. The only workaround I can think of is to create a dummy shape, highlight the chart and the shape at the same time, then use the arrow keys to nudge. However, this is time-consuming and stupid to have to do. Anybody know if this is a setting I can change or something?     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           John Wilson  12/5/2007 9:37 AM PST   Answer   Hi This was originally (for me anyway) from Echo - Ctrl click to select the chart and nudge! -- Amazing PPT Hints, Tips and Tutorials http://www.PPTAlchemy.co.uk http://www.technologytrish.co.uk email john AT technologytrish.co.uk "frog2lite" wrote: > In old PPT versions you could click on a chart and use the arrow keys to > nudge the chart. In PPT 2007 using the arrow keys selects a different part of > the chart for editing (labels, axes, bars, etc.). If I wanted to edit the > bars I would click on them, I don't need the arrow keys for that. This change > is really frustrating me. > > The only workaround I can think of is to create a dummy shape, highlight the > chart and the shape at the same time, then use the arrow keys to nudge. > However, this is time-consuming and stupid to have to do. Anybody know if > this is a setting I can change or something?     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           frog2lite 12/5/2007 9:46 AM PST   Awesome, thanks! that has been buggin me for weeks. "John Wilson" wrote: > Hi > This was originally (for me anyway) from Echo - Ctrl click to select the > chart and nudge! > -- > Amazing PPT Hints, Tips and Tutorials > > http://www.PPTAlchemy.co.uk > http://www.technologytrish.co.uk > email john AT technologytrish.co.uk > > > "frog2lite" wrote: > > > In old PPT versions you could click on a chart and use the arrow keys to > > nudge the chart. In PPT 2007 using the arrow keys selects a different part of > > the chart for editing (labels, axes, bars, etc.). If I wanted to edit the > > bars I would click on them, I don't need the arrow keys for that. This change > > is really frustrating me. > > > > The only workaround I can think of is to create a dummy shape, highlight the > > chart and the shape at the same time, then use the arrow keys to nudge. > > However, this is time-consuming and stupid to have to do. Anybody know if > > this is a setting I can change or something?     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Echo S 12/5/2007 4:20 PM PST   Maddening, isn't it?! :-) Believe me, I have felt your pain! -- Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm (New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html "frog2lite" <frog2lite@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7D02CC31-FEBE-42F7-A7D1-644305482A37@microsoft.com... > Awesome, thanks! that has been buggin me for weeks. > > "John Wilson" wrote: > >> Hi >> This was originally (for me anyway) from Echo - Ctrl click to select the >> chart and nudge! >> -- >> Amazing PPT Hints, Tips and Tutorials >> >> http://www.PPTAlchemy.co.uk >> http://www.technologytrish.co.uk >> email john AT technologytrish.co.uk >> >> >> "frog2lite" wrote: >> >> > In old PPT versions you could click on a chart and use the arrow keys >> > to >> > nudge the chart. In PPT 2007 using the arrow keys selects a different >> > part of >> > the chart for editing (labels, axes, bars, etc.). If I wanted to edit >> > the >> > bars I would click on them, I don't need the arrow keys for that. This >> > change >> > is really frustrating me. >> > >> > The only workaround I can think of is to create a dummy shape, >> > highlight the >> > chart and the shape at the same time, then use the arrow keys to nudge. >> > However, this is time-consuming and stupid to have to do. Anybody know >> > if >> > this is a setting I can change or something?     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top         Return to Microsoft Communities   Notify me of replies