[Tex/LaTex] Beamer: Blocks at same position from top irrespective of their contents size

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I want to keep blocks globally at the same position from top irrespective of their contents size. Here is my MWE. Any help will be highly appreciated. Thanks

\documentclass[compress]{beamer}
\usetheme{Warsaw}
\usepackage{multicol}

\begin{document}

\begin{frame}
\frametitle{Test1}
\begin{columns}
\column{7cm}

\begin{block}
{Block1}
\begin{description}
\item [{A:}] This is
\item [{B:}] New Item
\end{description}
\end{block}

\column{4.75cm}
\begin{block}
{Block2}
\begin{description}
\item [{A:}] This is
\item [{B:}] New Item
\end{description}
\end{block}

\end{columns}
\end{frame}


\begin{frame}
\frametitle{Test2}
\begin{columns}
\column{7cm}

\begin{block}
{Block3}
\begin{description}
\item [{A:}] This is
\item [{B:}] New Item
\item [{C:}] New Item
\end{description}
\end{block}

\column{4.75cm}
\begin{block}
{Block4}
\begin{description}
\item [{A:}] This is
\item [{B:}] New Item
\end{description}
\end{block}

\end{columns}
\end{frame}

\end{document}

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Best Answer

Add a [t] option to the columns:

\documentclass[compress]{beamer}
\usetheme{Warsaw}
\begin{document}

\begin{frame}
\frametitle{Test1}
\begin{columns}
\column{7cm}

\begin{block}
{Block1}
\begin{description}
\item [{A:}] This is
\item [{B:}] New Item
\end{description}
\end{block}

\column{4.75cm}
\begin{block}
{Block2}
\begin{description}
\item [{A:}] This is
\item [{B:}] New Item
\end{description}
\end{block}

\end{columns}
\end{frame}


\begin{frame}
\frametitle{Test2}
\begin{columns}
\column[t]{7cm}     %new code

\begin{block}
{Block3}
\begin{description}
\item [{A:}] This is
\item [{B:}] New Item
\item [{C:}] New Item
\end{description}
\end{block}

\column[t]{4.75cm}     %new code
\begin{block}
{Block4}
\begin{description}
\item [{A:}] This is
\item [{B:}] New Item
\end{description}
\end{block}

\end{columns}
\end{frame}

\end{document}

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The same result could be achieved with \begin{columns}[t] for all the columns of a specific columns environment or globally with a t class option (will affect all frame content).

Less vertical space before the blocks

This is the result with the t global option:

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If that still is too much space, you can remove a little bit more with the T options for the columns environment, which will align the the tops of the first lines instead of the baselines of the first lines (as t does). T Can't be used as a global option.

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If that still is too much space, you need to resort to brute force and add a

\addtobeamertemplate{frame title}{}{\vspace*{-2em}}

which will remove 2em (put whatever value you need) of vertical space after the frametitle template.

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Use with caution :)

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