Merge Shapes: Shape Combine Command in PowerPoint

Created: Monday, February 20, 2017, posted by Geetesh at 10:17 am

Updated: Friday, October 14, 2022 at 11:37 am

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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.

Microsoft Windows

Shape Combine Command in PowerPoint 2016

Shape Combine Command in PowerPoint 2013

Shape Combine Command in PowerPoint 2010

Apple Mac

Shape Combine Command in PowerPoint 2016

Shape Combine Command in PowerPoint 2011

Shape Combine Command in PowerPoint

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