If you’re new to touch devices, learning a few gestures will help you take maximum advantage of the touch capabilities.
Moving around in a presentation
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Change slides |
Tap the slides in the navigation pane. |
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Zoom in |
Stretch two fingers apart. |
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Zoom out |
Pinch two fingers together. |
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Making a selection
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Activate the onscreen keyboard |
Double-tap on the text box. |
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Place a cursor |
With the onscreen keyboard activated, tap anywhere in the text box to position the cursor. |
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Select and edit a word |
Double-tap the word. This also activates the Edit menu. |
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Select a paragraph |
Double-tap to select a word and then drag the indicators across multiple words to select them. |
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Clear text selection |
Tap anywhere on the screen. |
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Select table |
Tap anywhere on the table. |
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Working with shapes and objects
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Move |
Tap the object, then hold and drag to the desired location. |
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Resize |
Tap the object, then hold and drag any of the resize handles. |
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Rotate |
Tap the object, then hold and drag the rotation handle. |
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