Why does powerpoint slide scroll

Disclaimer: I wrote it. I sell an upgraded version of it that you probably don't need. I give the one you do need away. Skip to content keyboard shortcuts microsoft-powerpoint scrolling When editing in PowerPoint lately using , but occurs in other versions I believe , I have often pasted in large images that are larger than the screen. Any of these could solve the issue: Configuring PowerPoint to not scroll to the next slide when using the mouse wheel scroll action thus limiting the scrolling to only the current slide Learning a keyboard shortcut for PowerPoint to scroll to the bottom of the content on the slide which may be below the bottom of the viewable slide Have PowerPoint automatically resize images to fit on the page upon pasting, or knowing a keyboard shortcut to auto resize the selected image to the bounds of the slide.

Some other action that you've thought of that I have not. Slides containing text, charts, graphs, sounds and even video make up the core of a PowerPoint presentation, so the ability to scroll them is absolutely crucial for PowerPoint creators and presenters.

PowerPoint , like its predecessors and successors, offers numerous ways to scroll between slides. Methods for scrolling between slides vary depending on whether you are presenting a slide show or using PowerPoint to create and edit one.

I want it only to move up and down on the slide I'm looking at. I often use the area around a slide as a notes area or work with pictures that are bigger than the canvas. If I use the vertical scroll bar at all to move around the slide, it's very frustrating, as it will essentially change the content out from underneath me.

This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. There's no real solution but what we do is temporarily add a couple of shapes on the slide master.