Presentations Glossary

Circles and Squares: Semi-Circles Again in PowerPoint

Since there is no easy, intuitive way to create semi-circles in PowerPoint, we already showed you three ways to create them! And now here’s one more way to do just that but this might be the easiest of them all.

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

Semi-Circles Again in PowerPoint 2003

Tutorial Code: 06 07 04
Previous: 06 07 03 Creating Semi-Circle Shapes in PowerPoint
Next: 06 07 05 Creating Half Circles in PowerPoint

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Tagged as: 06-07, Circles and Squares, PowerPoint Tutorials, Shapes

Group, Nudge, and Reorder Shapes: Grouping and Ungrouping Shortcut Keys in PowerPoint

It’s possible to do all grouping and ungrouping of slide objects in PowerPoint with menus and contextual Ribbon tabs, depending upon which version of PowerPoint you are using but it’s even quicker to do it with shortcut keys.

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

Grouping and Ungrouping Shortcut Keys in PowerPoint

Tutorial Code: 06 06 08
Previous: 06 06 07 Troubleshooting Ungrouping in PowerPoint
Next: 06 07 01 Drawing a Perfect Circle in PowerPoint

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Tagged as: 06-06, Group Nudge and Reorder Shapes, PowerPoint Tutorials, Shapes

Group, Nudge, and Reorder Shapes: Troubleshooting Ungrouping in PowerPoint

Ungrouping can sometimes seem ineffective because you still see groups even after you ungroup. This can happen if you have nested groups of slide objects, as in the case of a group that consists of grouped objects. In this case, when you ungroup, you still have one or more grouped objects that need to be ungrouped again!

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.

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Tagged as: 06-06, Group Nudge and Reorder Shapes, PowerPoint Tutorials, Shapes

Basics of Animation: Apply Two or More Animations to One Object at the Same Time in PowerPoint

Animation in PowerPoint makes slide objects move. These slide objects can be anything you can select such as text, pictures, charts, SmartArt graphics, shapes, and even video clips. But did you know that you can combine multiple animations to happen at the same time for the same slide object, creating a custom animation effect? Imagine, an object fading and zooming at the same time!

To learn more, click a link from the tutorials listed below.

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Tagged as: 13-01, Animations and Transitions, Basics of PowerPoint Animation, PowerPoint Tutorials

Group, Nudge, and Reorder Shapes: Troubleshooting Grouping in PowerPoint

This happens when you are trying to group placeholders on a slide with other slide objects. Placeholders are special objects on a slide that are part of the slide layout. For example in a conventional bulleted slide, the title and text box are often placeholders, and these cannot be grouped with other inserted slide objects like shapes, pictures, or charts. Similarly, there are other grouping problems you may run into while using PowerPoint.

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

Troubleshooting Grouping in PowerPoint 2007, 2003, and 2002

Tutorial Code: 06 06 06
Previous: 06 06 05 Dynamic Reorder of Overlapping Shapes in PowerPoint
Next: 06 06 07 Troubleshooting Ungrouping in PowerPoint

Filed Under: G
Tagged as: 06-06, Group Nudge and Reorder Shapes, PowerPoint Tutorials, Shapes