Force PowerPoint to paste in place like every other graphics editor in the world?

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Is there a way to force Power Point to paste copied objects exactly on top of the original object?

The auto-displacement a little down and to the right is very frustrating.

score 9 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 28 '15 at 22:21

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If you only need one copy, you can Copy the object with Ctrl + C, hit an arrow key once then paste with Ctrl + V.

Now it is offset by just 1 arrow hit, not 22.

If you want more than one, hit the arrow key each time after pasting.

answered Dec 28 '15 at 22:21

Tim

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score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 29 '18 at 09:32

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Here is the way I use :

ctrl+x to cut the object
ctrl+v to paste the object (it will be at the same place)
move the pasted object where you want.
ctrl+v to put back the original (it will be also at the same place).

answered Apr 29 '18 at 09:32

jlguenego

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score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 30 '18 at 16:04

Here's a workaround that currently works for me in PowerPoint 2016:

Copy and paste the original object to create a (displaced) duplicate.
Select both the original and the duplicate and copy them to the clipboard.
Delete the duplicate.
Paste.
Delete the new copy of the duplicate.

The copied version of the original is in exactly the same location, presumably because PowerPoint notices that the pasted objects do not exactly match the slide contents.

It's still very annoying having to take (by my count) eight steps for which should be two key presses, but it's better than nothing.

score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 13 '20 at 16:07

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Here's another workaround:

Duplicate the slide with the object on it
Copy the object from the duplicated slide
Switch back to the original slide and paste the object
Delete the duplicated slide

answered Apr 13 '20 at 16:07

TheInitializer

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score 3 · Answer 5 · edited Nov 11 '13 at 09:41

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I still haven't find a real solution to this annoying "feature". The best workaround I've found is:

Duplicate the object pressing Ctrl+Shift and move it a little bit to duplicate, then re-align it on top of the previous object.

edited Nov 11 '13 at 09:41

Jawa

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answered Nov 11 '13 at 09:05

Delian

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score 2 · Answer 6 · answered Jan 30 '17 at 00:01

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I work with align options. Select all the objects then align them to right first. Since all objects are still selected, I go to align option again and click on align top.

answered Jan 30 '17 at 00:01

Peeyush

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score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Sep 19 '24 at 00:02

As silly as it sounds, an alternative to all these tricks that I find a bit easier is:

Ctrl-C copy the object
<- , ->, ->, <- move the object left, right, right, left with arrow keys, so it returns in its original position (more than two moves are needed for some reason; other combinations work I'm sure)
Ctrl-V paste the object (goes in same position as original)

score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Nov 02 '16 at 20:27

I came across this issue when I try to make a little animation in ppt. My quick fix is to group the object with a dummy invisible object (no line, no fill) before copying and pasting. The idea is to make the size of the grouped object different from the original object. Not the perfect solution but I found it is more convenient than manually shifting.

score -4 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 15 '10 at 04:31

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I do not know of any way to change this, but there are alternatives to powerpoint. Open office does not do that.

answered Dec 15 '10 at 04:31

a sandwhich

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Force PowerPoint to paste in place like every other graphics editor in the world?

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