There are a lot of nifty tricks that are hidden within PowerPoint menus and require your imagination to unlock the path of making extraordinary presentations. Arranging objects for instance, can be more useful that you might think, especially when arranged on top of each other to create custom diagrams and slide layouts.
How to Arrange Objects by Bringing Them Forward or Backward in PowerPoint
Here is a simple guide to show you how you can arrange objects in PowerPoint. Using these simple instructions you can arrange various shapes or objects in your presentation slides. To demonstrate the process we will use the Hexagonal Shapes Template for PowerPoint, which comes with different editable shapes that can be easily re-arranged.
Bring an Object a Step Forward
To bring an object a step ahead of others, click the object, go to the Format tab and select Bring Forward. In this example, we will bring the red hexagon a step forward to place it ahead of the blue hexagon.
As you can see from the image given below, the red hexagon came one step forward above the blue.
Bring an Object to the Front
Using this option you can bring an object directly to the front of all other objects. To do this, click the object, go to the Format -> Bring to Front (from the Bring Forward Menu).
The below image shows the red hexagon moved to the front, above all other shapes.
Send an Object One Step Back
To send an object a step back, click the object and go to Format –> Send Backward. In the below example, we will move the red hexagon a step back.
As is evident from the image below, the red hexagon was moved a step behind the green hexagon.
Send an Object to the Back
To send an object directly to the back, go to Format-> Send to Back (from the Send Backward menu).
As you can see from the below image, the red hexagon was moved to the back of all other shapes.
Diagram Created by Arranging Objects
The below diagram is an example ho you can play around with shapes and objects in your PowerPoint slides to create interesting slides. We arranged the hexagon shapes using the above method, giving the illusion of 3D boxes arranged in a line.
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