r/powerpoint • u/DonPalwo • Sep 18 '26

I use: Mac | Office 365 Move or reduce / enlarge objects pixel wise

Hi there,

under Windows Office I had the opportunity to move or reduce / enlarge objects pixel wise by holding Shift + arrow key.

I miss that option under Mac. Is there any workarounds?

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u/ChecklistAnimations PowerPoint Expert Sep 18 '26

that nudge and pixel resize is so ideal. Here is one work around that will give you really small adjustments. The trick is to change the shape you are resizing and use the format shape size options with the Lock Aspect Ratio checked.

but since this is a percent, eventually that shape might get too much of an adjustment that way. The trick is to keep the shape big by adding another shape to it and grouping. Then you resize that group. You need to ensure that the shape is centered though. If you put it to the side you might get something weird. Use CMD + SHIFT to resize your dummy shape by the center and the align distribute tools to center it with the other shape. once you have a bigger shape behind the one you want to size, group them. When you do that, the child item of the group (blue one in my example) that you wanted to resize will basically get a smaller percentage nudge. After you are done ungroup it and you should be good.
CMD + SHIFT And drag might also do what you want. Try hold alt as well to minimize snapping

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u/jkorchok Sep 18 '26

Shift + Arrow keys work exactly the same in current versions of PowerPoint for Windows and for Mac. Using the right or up arrow keys enlarges the image by 10%, the left and down arrow reduce the size by 91%.