Using the selection and visibility pane

This feature is absolutely brilliant when working with numerous objects that are overlapping. Sometimes, you won't be able to see all the elements on a slide and often, elements are hidden from view. I use this extensively when working with Microsoft PowerPoint animations as it allows me to move elements up and down in order, to rename elements so that the order and element make more sense when working with the diagram, and to hide or unhide elements from view. Follow these steps:

  1. We will use the presentation called Safest Solution-Selection.pptx.
  2. Select an object and click on the Drawing Tools Format tab on the ribbon to access the Selection Pane option. Alternatively, without selecting an object first, visit the Arrange option of the Drawing group and locate the Selection Pane... option at the bottom of the drop-down list.
  1. Note that the Selection pane is now visible on the right of the PowerPoint environment:
  1. Each object is an item in the pane. To use the pane, click on an object listed in the pane – the object will be selected on the slide.
To rename an object listed on the pane, simply click twice on the name of the object and type the new name into the text box provided by replacing the current name. To hide an object, use the eye icon on the right-hand side of the pane.
  1. Click again to make the object visible. This feature is great for objects that overlap so that you don't have to move your whole document around to access the shape and make a change!
  2. The Selection pane can also be used to select objects.
  3. Use the Selection pane to rename the dogs in order from DOG1 to DOG5.
  4. Hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard while selecting DOG1 through DOG5:

To close the Selection pane, click on the Selection Pane icon from the ribbon or the close icon on the right of the pane.
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