Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated July 9, 2021)
This tip applies to Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Excel in Microsoft 365
Over the course of many ExcelTips you have learned different ways to create objects using the drawing tools provided in Excel. If you later want to change the positioning of these objects, you can do so in this manner:
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2021-07-09 07:40:47
Billy Thomas
also use the navigation keys ← ↑ → ↓ to nudge a shape. Older version have nudge icons.
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