by AJ George 
Recently I updated my iMac to OS X Lion. I do a lot of work in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 on the Mac by using Parallels. In a previous article I covered how to move objects in PowerPoint less than the standard 6 points using the arrow keys. By holding down the [Ctrl] key in conjunction with a directional arrow key you can move objects 1.25 points at a time instead.
If you, like me, recently upgraded to Lion you may have noticed that this shortcut will no longer work in PowerPoint. Pressing [Ctrl] plus the left arrow key will now move your screen left, to Mission Control. Pressing [Ctrl] plus the right arrow key won't do anything (in PowerPoint anyway). Pressing [Ctrl] plus the up arrow key will take you to Mission Control and pressing [Ctrl] plus the down arrow key will show the desktop.
To reset your shortcuts to the way things worked previously, you will need to adjust your Mac's Preferences.
- From the top menu bar on your Mac, choose Apple > System Preferences.
- From the Hardware area, select Keyboard.
- At the top of the Keyboard dialog box, click the Keyboard Shortcuts tab.
- Select Mission Control at the left.
- On the right, deselect both instances of Mission Control as well Show Desktop.
Alternately, you could double-click each shortcut and hold down new keys to reset the keyboard shortcut to something that won't interfere with PowerPoint's shortcuts.
Note: If you change your mind about deactivating (or changing) the shortcuts, simply click the Restore Defaults button to put everything back the way it was.
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About the author: AJ George is IconLogic's lead Technical Communicator and author of both "PowerPoint 2007: The Essentials" and "PowerPoint 2008 for the Macintosh: The Essentials."
Could anyone tell me why I possibly keep getting loud bursts of volume at the entry of a slide when I playback? I’ve looked at the wave of both my audio and background files and don’t see (or hear) anything unusual there when I play them individually. It just keeps happening on certain slides, often so loud it makes you jump out of your seat! What else might I check? Please help!
Could anyone tell me why I possibly keep getting loud bursts of volume at the entry of a slide when I playback? I’ve looked at the wave of both my audio and background files and don’t see (or hear) anything unusual there when I play them individually. It just keeps happening on certain slides, often so loud it makes you jump out of your seat! What else might I check? Please help!
Could anyone tell me why I possibly keep getting loud bursts of volume at the entry of a slide when I playback? I’ve looked at the wave of both my audio and background files and don’t see (or hear) anything unusual there when I play them individually. It just keeps happening on certain slides, often so loud it makes you jump out of your seat! What else might I check? Please help!
thanks for this. I really depended on that control key to fine-tune adjust in Powerpoint.
thanks for this. I really depended on that control key to fine-tune adjust in Powerpoint.
thanks for this. I really depended on that control key to fine-tune adjust in Powerpoint.
You saved my life – I was going balistic since I couldn’t find this feature. Now it’s back – many thanks for sharing this! BEM
You saved my life – I was going balistic since I couldn’t find this feature. Now it’s back – many thanks for sharing this! BEM
You saved my life – I was going balistic since I couldn’t find this feature. Now it’s back – many thanks for sharing this! BEM