Group, Nudge, and Reorder Shapes: Group, Ungroup, and Regroup Shapes in PowerPoint

Created: Tuesday, May 1, 2012, posted by Geetesh at 5:35 am

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So what exactly does grouping mean? And what is ungrouping and regrouping going to do further? The moment you select a slide object such as a shape on a PowerPoint slide, you will see some selection handles, which indicates that the shape is selected.

To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.

Microsoft Windows

Group, Ungroup, and Regroup Shapes in PowerPoint 2016

Group, Ungroup, and Regroup Shapes in PowerPoint 2013

Group, Ungroup, and Regroup Shapes in PowerPoint 2010

Grouping Slide Objects in PowerPoint 2007

Ungrouping Slide Objects in PowerPoint 2007

Grouping Slide Objects in PowerPoint 2003 and 2002

Ungrouping Slide Objects in PowerPoint 2003 and 2002

Apple Mac

Group, Ungroup, and Regroup Shapes in PowerPoint 2011

Group, Ungroup, and Regroup Shapes in PowerPoint

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