Duplicating Shapes, and Drawing Multiple Shapes: Duplicate Shapes by Dragging in PowerPoint

Shapes in PowerPoint are very useful in representing design or content, or in showing a process or a sequence. However, when you create a slide that has many such shapes, you’ll find that most of your shapes may be the same size and may also share other similar attributes. Yes, you can go ahead and insert the same shape repeatedly, but that will consume much of your productive time that you could have used elsewhere! There are quicker alternatives for duplicating shapes in 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

Duplicate Shapes by Dragging in PowerPoint 2016

Duplicate Shapes by Dragging in PowerPoint 2013

Duplicate Shapes by Dragging in PowerPoint 2010

Apple Mac

Duplicate Shapes by Dragging in PowerPoint 2016

Duplicate Shapes by Dragging in PowerPoint 2011

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