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To more accurately control the shape and size as well as the position of

the default text area, instead of using the mouse it is better to access

the Position and Size dialog box. To do that, first select the rectangular

area by clicking on any point inside it, then either press

or from the

main menu select Format > Position and Size. The dialog box shown

in Figure 22 is displayed.

The functions of this dialog box are explained in the

Draw Guide

, so

only a short description of the most important fields is provided in this

chapter.

Figure 22: The Position and Size dialog box

Use the

Position

section to specify the X (horizontal) and Y (vertical)

position of the rectangular area. The values represent the distance of

the base point (selected on the right hand side) relative to the top left

corner of the slide.

Use the

Size

section to specify the width and height of the rectangular

are. Select as the base point the part of the rectangular area that

remains fixed. The default setting (top left corner) means that the

when resizing the area, the position of the top left corner of the area

will not change.

You can also use the

Rotation

tab of the dialog box to rotate one of the

axes by 90 degrees to obtain a modern looking layout. In general it is

preferable to use only right angles for ease of editing, although the

program does not impose restrictions on the values that can be used.

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