No keyboard shortcut for font size?

[ajfisher]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

Hi all,

PowerPoint Help indicates that to increase or decrease the font size of text, you can press SHIFT + COMMAND + < (or >). However, this does not work for me. Is Help wrong on this, or is there another way to assign a keyboard shortcut to increase or decrease the font size one point at a time?

Thanks!

 

[CyberTaz]

Hello AJ -

The strokes work fine here - as long as you have text selected or select the
text box/placeholder containing the text. If you have a blinking insertion
point it still works but you won't see the existing text change because it
isn't being affected - but take a look at the value changing in the Font
Size list field. Text you then type will be at the new size.

If the strokes still don't work for you the most common causes are:

1- Conflict with OS X assignments [shouldn't apply here]
2- Conflict with Exposè [shouldn't apply here]
3- Conflict with a utility program of some sort
4- Incorrect System Preference settings
5- Keyboard-specific requirements (such as having to use fn)

There are buttons on the Formatting toolbar as well as the Formatting
Palette which change font size in the same manner. Do they work for you?

For clarification though it doesn't increase/decrease font size one *point*
at a time. It increases/decreases by one increment based on the list of
sizes for that particular font. Times New Roman for example has sizes in the
list that run ...18, 20, 24, 28, 32... So the strokes increment based on
those values, but not all fonts increment the same way.

I don't know of any way to assign a keystroke for incrementing font size one
point at a time. In fact, PPt doesn't provide for custom keystrokes at all.
The fastest way I know of is to click the value in the Font Size list field,
type he size you want, then press return.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[ajfisher]

Thanks for getting back. I don't get why these keys don't work; pressing them does nothing except give an "error" sound when pressing them. Other ways of changing the font certainly work, but it's a real pain to have to take my fingers off the keyboard and go hunting for a mouse command.

Thanks,
Alex

 

[CyberTaz]

Hi Alex -

I'd suggest you make sure that Office & OS X are both updated (12.1.1 &
10.5.4 respectively) & run Disk Utility - Repair Disk Permissions. Then
restart your Mac & see how things go.

If that doesn't correct it take a look at you System Preferences for
Keyboard & Mouse as well as International - Input Menu.

If all is verified as being in order it's back to point #3 or 5... what type
of Mac & what type/brand of keyboard do you have?

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac