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Can you copy a Zoom Region?
I'm working with a course where I would like to have "the same zoom" on multiple slides. I found how to change the zoom speed, but I don't find anything that tells me the zoom size and position. I also don't seem to have functionality to copy and paste a zoom region from one slide to another. Is there anyway, other than eye-balling it, to make identical zoom sizes on multiple slides? The timing will be different, but I want the size and placement to match.
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Another option that works is to duplicate the entire slide, then put your new content under the saved zoom area.
Cool! So glad you found this thread! That's precisely the reason why we don't archive older discussions. :)
I know this is from a while ago (I don't believe this is still supported) but good thinking Bruce! Saved me sometime :)
Thanks for sharing Bruce!
What you may also wish to try, as I wanted to pan between pages in a system simulation, is to insert a shape onto the first page, align it with the Zoom/Focus area, then cut it and paste it onto the second page. Your area & location is now defined by this shape and you can then insert a zoom area around this shape which you can pan from, to the second zoom area on page two.
Move the shape to the position of the second Zoom/Focus area on page two, then cut and paste it into page 3 etc. Perfect panning between areas on different pages. Just remember to Start the first Zoom/Focus at the beginning of the timeline and have both Zoom/Focus areas touching in the timeline.
Very good idea, Bruce. This is going to help me on my current project.
Thanks for sharing Jean and Welcome to the community!
I have the same problem.
Currently I display the ruler, grid & guide, then I try to align the different zoom on the grid.
It's not accurate but better than nothing. However it would be great to have something that we can simply duplicate from a slide to an other.
Clever!
Hi Sean,
Thanks for sharing here - whatever works, right? :-)
My solution has been to stick post-it notes to my screen at the top left and bottom right points of the zoom region... probably not ideal but it worked fine.
