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There are so many shapes available in PowerPoint, and that’s good because that means so many more possibilities to create your own unique shapes by using any of the Merge Shapes commands. One of the amazing options within Merge Shapes is Combine, which retains areas where the shapes do not overlap while removing the overlapping areas. Think of Combine as an amazing cutout option!
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.
Shape Combine Command in PowerPoint 2016
Shape Combine Command in PowerPoint 2013
Shape Combine Command in PowerPoint 2010
Shape Combine Command in PowerPoint 2016
Shape Combine Command in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 06 10 03
Previous: 06 10 02 Add Combine Shape Commands to the Quick Access Toolbar in PowerPoint
Next: 06 10 04 Shape Union Command in PowerPoint
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The Union command is part of Merge Shapes commands in PowerPoint that lets you unite two or more shapes with each other. The benefit of the Shape Union option is that you can quickly create complex shapes that may not have been easy to accomplish otherwise within PowerPoint. The Union command combines all overlapping and non-overlapping areas of shapes, subtracts nothing, and retains formatting of first selected shape.
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.
Shape Union Command in PowerPoint 2016
Shape Union Command in PowerPoint 2013
Shape Union Command in PowerPoint 2010
Shape Union Command in PowerPoint 2016
Shape Union Command in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 06 10 04
Previous: 06 10 03 Shape Combine Command in PowerPoint
Next: 06 10 05 Shape Fragment Command in PowerPoint
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The newest versions of PowerPoint provide five options within the Merge Shapes gallery. While four of the five options either remove or retain something, the fifth option known as Fragment finds common ground by keeping everything. Yes, it discards nothing at all. In fact, it “fragments” each possible division caused by overlapping shapes and turns them into many small shapes.
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.
Shape Fragment Command in PowerPoint 2016
Shape Fragment Command in PowerPoint 2013
Shape Fragment Command in PowerPoint 2016
Tutorial Code: 06 10 05
Previous: 06 10 04 Shape Union Command in PowerPoint
Next: 06 10 06 Shape Intersect Command in PowerPoint
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Beyond being just a program to create slides, PowerPoint is also a great illustration program with tools and options that rival top end graphic programs. There has always been the ability to create shapes from scratch such as circles, rectangles, triangles, hearts, smileys, etc. Additionally, you can find Line options within the Shapes gallery. The following introductory tutorials show you how to draw a simple line; please choose a version from the listing below:
Drawing Lines in PowerPoint 2016
Drawing Lines in PowerPoint 2013
Drawing Lines in PowerPoint 2010
Drawing Line in PowerPoint 2007
Drawing Lines in PowerPoint 2011
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Tutorial Code: 06 13 01
Previous: 06 12 04 Adding Iconography to Action Buttons in PowerPoint
Next: 06 13 02 Drawing Curved Lines in PowerPoint
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Why would anyone want to duplicate slides? There are many reasons to do so. For example, you may want to create another slide that is similar to what you already have. Or you may need to use the same slide twice. Or perhaps create a slightly different table or chart than what you already have on an existing slide. Duplicating and editing slides is easier than redoing it from scratch. Whatever your reasons may be, it is easy to duplicate slides in both the Slides Pane and Slide Sorter View.
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