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InsomniacFolder
Hello,
PowerPoint 2007
I am using a straight, diagonal, single point motion path alongside a Fade
exit on a cylider object.
A small version of the cylinder flies out from the top right corner along
the motion path and simultaneously fades, arriving in the left middle of the
screen where at the same time, a larger version of the cylinder is fading in.
The effect I'm after is the appearance of the cylinder moving and growing as
it travels to its new position.
Once variuos aspects of this cylinder have been highlighted, the cylinder
will travel back along another motion path shrinking back to its original
position, and the next cylinder will undergo the same process.
I have successfully made this work before, even in this presentation.
However, now when I try to reposition the red End Position arrow of my
motion paths to the intersection of my custom grid lines that determine the
exact center of my target object, the entire motion path (Both green & red
handles) moves and snaps to the center of an entirely different object.
This has never happened before, and means that I cannot position the motion
path correctly - the end won't snap to the correct place, and as the green
Handle also moves when I drag the Red Handle, the motion path no longer
starts smoothly from the correct position.
I have tried:
- locking and unlocking the path
- snapping to the grid and objects
- grouping and ungrouping items
- Using ALT, CTRL & SHIFT (and no modifier key) in every combination when
dragging the handles
in every possible combination with each other, but it still behaves in the
same manner.
I have even tried copying an entire slide from my presentation where a
similar effect works perfectly, and trying to modify it , but again now the
motion paths misbehave.
What am i doing wrong? All my motion paths are doing this now even in other
presentations.
Any help and/or elucidation is very gratefully appreciated.
KeLee
PowerPoint 2007
I am using a straight, diagonal, single point motion path alongside a Fade
exit on a cylider object.
A small version of the cylinder flies out from the top right corner along
the motion path and simultaneously fades, arriving in the left middle of the
screen where at the same time, a larger version of the cylinder is fading in.
The effect I'm after is the appearance of the cylinder moving and growing as
it travels to its new position.
Once variuos aspects of this cylinder have been highlighted, the cylinder
will travel back along another motion path shrinking back to its original
position, and the next cylinder will undergo the same process.
I have successfully made this work before, even in this presentation.
However, now when I try to reposition the red End Position arrow of my
motion paths to the intersection of my custom grid lines that determine the
exact center of my target object, the entire motion path (Both green & red
handles) moves and snaps to the center of an entirely different object.
This has never happened before, and means that I cannot position the motion
path correctly - the end won't snap to the correct place, and as the green
Handle also moves when I drag the Red Handle, the motion path no longer
starts smoothly from the correct position.
I have tried:
- locking and unlocking the path
- snapping to the grid and objects
- grouping and ungrouping items
- Using ALT, CTRL & SHIFT (and no modifier key) in every combination when
dragging the handles
in every possible combination with each other, but it still behaves in the
same manner.
I have even tried copying an entire slide from my presentation where a
similar effect works perfectly, and trying to modify it , but again now the
motion paths misbehave.
What am i doing wrong? All my motion paths are doing this now even in other
presentations.
Any help and/or elucidation is very gratefully appreciated.
KeLee