PPT2002: Keyboard Shortcuts to Turn Display of Grid and Guides on and off (285525)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint 2002

This article was previously published under Q285525

SUMMARY

The grid and guides features help you line up text and objects while creating PowerPoint presentations. This article tells you how to use keyboard shortcuts to quickly turn these features off and on. The keyboard shortcut CTRL+G was used in PowerPoint 2000 and PowerPoint 97 to show or hide the guides, but is different in PowerPoint 2002.

MORE INFORMATION

The keyboard shortcuts for the grid and guides are:

Display Grid and Guides dialog box            CTRL+G
Show or hide grid                             SHIFT+F9
Show or hide guides                           ALT+F9
Turn snap-to grid option on or off            CTRL+SHIFT+F9

REFERENCES

For more information about using the grid and guides, click Microsoft PowerPoint Help on the Help menu, type grid guide in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

For more information about the complete list of keyboard shortcuts, click Microsoft PowerPoint Help on the Help menu, type keyboard shortcuts in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	3/28/2001
Keywords:	kbhowto KB285525