How to Add PPT Elements Like a Consultant Would
We often recycle slides, but what if the number of points needs to be changed. Simple right?
Well.. not quite.
Instead of wasting time fixing your slide all over again after adding an element, you can just Add Row.
• Select your rows and find the 'Add Row' command using the Smart Bar.
• You can also use the following keyboard shortcut:
- Ctrl + 3 for Add Row
⤷ Happy recycling. ♻️
Add Row
If you’re part of the consulting industry or any related field, PowerPoint is a huge chunk of your day. You're constantly creating tens of slides to express your ideas, advice, and expertise. This means you barely have time to create slide content, and you shouldn't waste any time on slide making!
The auxi add-in is here to make this possible. 🦸♂️
How frustrating is it to make space in a column slide to add a new column! Shapes changing, elements needing new horizontal distribution.. Disaster.
But don’t worry! auxi will add a whole element to your selection, and make sure the remaining elements are re-aligned and distributed.
• Select your columns and find the Add Column command using the Smart Bar.
• You can also use the following keyboard shortcut:
- Ctrl + 2 for Add Column
⤷ No more resizing, distributing, arranging, and losing your temper!
Add Column
Not all slides are the same. Some are more important and special (just like you <3). It could be a big chart that conveys a message, a big framework, table… you get the idea.
Now these important items usually have takeaways. What does this big item represent?
• Select your big item and ‘Add Right Key Takeaway’ using the Smart Bar.
• You can also use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + 4 to Add Right TK.
⤷ This will add a message box on the right side of your element while making sure everything else is edited for it to fit well.
Add Right Key Takeaway
Remember our magical Add Row feature? This is similar but when you have enough space to add a row without the need to resize everything.
Here’s how it works:
• Select your rows then open auxi’s Smart Bar. Type in the ‘Add Row Without Resizing’ command.
⤷ Now you have a new cohesive row that is well-positioned and distributed on its own.
Add Row Without Resizing
It’s true that our Add Column feature saves you the time of realigning and distributing items after adding a column, but sometimes you have extra space to Add Column without resizing!
If so, and you need everything to be well positioned and tidy, check this out:
• Select your columns then open auxi’s Smart Bar using Ctrl + Space. Type in the command you want: 'Add Column Without Resizing'.
⤷ Wow! You now have a new column that looks exactly like yours and is automatically horizontally distributed with them.