You can choose the exact distance between objects or make them fit within a defined space. You can combine Ctrl with the Shift key shortcut above.Īlign Centre and Middle – Aligns objects to their centre points with one click.ĭistribute to Grid – Select multiple objects then click Distribute to Grid and BrightSlide will automatically arrange your objects in a grid formation. Resize all objects to match the first selected object. Add Shift to toggle through guides in the opposite direction.Ĭtrl-click the alignment tools anywhere in PowerPoint to add Match Size functionality. Repeatedly click the selected align option to toggle through the guides. Shift-click the alignment tools anywhere in PowerPoint for Align to First Selected.Īlt-click the alignment tools anywhere in PowerPoint for Align to Guides. Remember Between Sessions – Always want to Align to Guides? Enable this feature to save your preferred settings. With BrightSlide you can use this alignment mode with multiple objects at once. Click align multiple times to move through all the guides.Īlign to Slide – This is PowerPoint’s default alignment mode for a single object. The reference object is always the first selected.Īlign to Guides – Aligns your selection to the nearest guide. Objects are aligned to the boundaries of your selection.Īlign to First Selected – When you select two or more objects, this option aligns your selection to the reference object. In addition to PowerPoint’s default alignment options you can now align objects to a selected reference object or your guides.Īlign to Selection – This is the default alignment mode for PowerPoint. We’ve amped up PowerPoint’s standard alignment tools, giving you more control when laying out your slides, so you can easily create balance.Īlign to – With BrightSlide, you’ve more control and more choice. Haven’t downloaded BrightSlide yet? Click here to get started or see our release notes if you’re updating. If you’re on a Mac, check out our feature compatibility list. Click the section you want to learn more about or scroll down to see just what BrightSlide can do. So, what are you waiting for? Copy and paste away, my friends.This page breaks down the brilliant functionality of our PowerPoint add-in BrightSlide. Stack Overflow is donating all of its proceeds to digitalundivided, and Drop is donating five percent of its portion. Oh, and you can also feel somewhat good about yourself while buying it. The cord is bigger than the keyboard, but sometimes that happens. I’m also seeing a USB-C connector on the back of the thing, and there are feet on the bottom to keep it from slipping. It’s outfitted with Kailh Box Black Switches, which Drop claims will deliver “an ultra-smooth linear feel.” The case is CNC-machined aluminum with custom XDA profile keycaps. You can get them all over Etsy - there’s one that’s literally just an Escape key.īut in addition to its unique preprogramming, this one does appear particularly well-made. Now, macropads like this aren’t actually a new concept (though three is a somewhat small number of keys). Can you really put a price on a gadget-savvy aesthetic? That’s Stack Overflow’s logo on the left. Plus, imagine how cool you’d look using this in on a plane or something. More realistically, you can imagine mapping the keys to raise and lower brightness, for example (a setting that’s a pain to adjust on some computers), or to end a Zoom call. First of all, if you make the third key a delete key, you can force every writer to edit their pieces with this device, and our articles will probably end up a lot more concise and better for it. So there are some legitimate pragmatic use cases.