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Recently got a new computer (W10Pro/Office365), and am editing PP presentations. I have the ruler and guides turned on, as well as "Snap objects to grid". However, when I'm trying to move a textbox, now the only marker I see on the top ruler is the one corresponding to the position of my cursor (which is rarely dead center on the object). Previously, the ruler would also show a line corresponding to the center of the textbox, so that I could quickly and easily drag it close to the center (rather than have to go through the "Arrange" - "Align" dialog), and it would snap in place. Was this feature removed in a recent update? If not, can anyone tell me how to restore it?
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Do you have Smart Guides ON?
It's subtle, but I see a distinct change in the guide appearance when a text box is centered on it:
Off-center:
Centered:
Is View>Show>Guides checked?
It's subtle, but I see a distinct change in the guide appearance when a text box is centered on it:
Off-center:
Centered:
Thanks. Part of my difficulty, I fear, is that this new laptop (XPS 15 w/ 4K) uses such a high resolution (3840x2400) that the guides are extremely thin and harder to see on the slide. That's why I was looking at the ruler instead, where a guideline USED to appear on the "0" mark when the object/text box was centered on the screen, regardless of my cursor's location. Now, however, the only guideline I'm seeing on the ruler is the one that corresponds to my cursor's position.
Do you have Smart Guides ON?
I do.