Custom Animation, Grow/Shrink - how to enter a custom percentage?

[Tim H]

I have a photo on a slide which I want to grow to become larger. In the
Custom Animation, Grow/Shrink, Effect Options, Effect menu; clicking the size
button brings up five options: Tiny - 25%, Smaller - 50%, Larger - 150%,
Huge - 400% and Custom - [any number]. You can enter a number in the custom
box, but there doesn't seem to be any way to tell Powerpoint that you want to
have the number you just entered to be stored permanently. I want to enlarge
the photo 170%. After you click the o.k. button, the number in the custom
box just defaults back to one corresponding to one of the first four options
- i.e., 25%, 50%, 150%, or 400%. Is this a known bug with Powerpoint, or is
there something else I should be doing?

 

[Troy @ TLC]

When you enter the custom number (170), be sure you click the tab key or
enter key before clicking on anything else. If you enter a new value, then
immediately click on 'horizontal' or other option the new value is not
stored. Basically the system is a bit picky on how data is entered...

 

[Tim H]

Nice - that works! Never thought of hitting the enter key.

When you enter the custom number (170), be sure you click the tab key or
enter key before clicking on anything else. If you enter a new value, then
immediately click on 'horizontal' or other option the new value is not
stored. Basically the system is a bit picky on how data is entered...

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- Troy Chollar
- TLC Creative Services, Inc.
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- Host of www.ThePowerPointBlog.com

I have a photo on a slide which I want to grow to become larger. In the
Custom Animation, Grow/Shrink, Effect Options, Effect menu; clicking the
size
button brings up five options: Tiny - 25%, Smaller - 50%, Larger - 150%,
Huge - 400% and Custom - [any number]. You can enter a number in the
custom
box, but there doesn't seem to be any way to tell Powerpoint that you want
to
have the number you just entered to be stored permanently. I want to
enlarge
the photo 170%. After you click the o.k. button, the number in the
custom
box just defaults back to one corresponding to one of the first four
options
- i.e., 25%, 50%, 150%, or 400%. Is this a known bug with Powerpoint, or
is
there something else I should be doing?