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See Attached pdf file.Problem Description.pdf
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Refer to the attached screen capture. Note that the rectangle with the Type question here only covers about 30% of the main slide when Show/Hide Question is clicked. It should cover the entire slide.Screen Capture.jpg
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Hi! To fix a “show/hide question box” animation that plays but doesn’t properly cover, first correct the layer (z-order) and simplify the objects. In PowerPoint, overlapping is controlled by Bring to Front / Send to Back and you can manage the exact stacking order in the Selection Pane. Move your big overlay rectangle (and the question box) to the top so it’s truly in front of everything. If your overlay is built from multiple shapes, group them so they animate together as one unit (this avoids the “only part of the overlay moves/appears” behavior).
I found the problem but not sure how it works. By accident I clicken on a red arrow in the BigQuestionBox and was able to drag it to the desired position. I tried that with the QuestionBox and am still floundering with trying to position it. Any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Hi! That “red arrow” you clicked is the end point of a Motion Path animation. PowerPoint shows motion paths with a green arrow (start) and a red arrow (finish), and you can drag those arrows to change where the object ends up after the animation plays.
If your BigQuestionBox only covers ~30% after the click, it’s usually because the motion path’s end point (red arrow) is landing the rectangle partially off-slide (or the shape itself isn’t sized to the slide).
A fast fix is: select BigQuestionBox > Animations > Animation Pane > click its motion path effect, then on the slide drag the red arrow to the exact final position you want.