Merge Shapes: Shape Union Command in PowerPoint

Created: Friday, February 17, 2017, posted by Geetesh at 12:13 pm

Updated: Friday, October 14, 2022 at 2:27 pm

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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.

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Microsoft Windows

Shape Union Command in PowerPoint 2016

Shape Union Command in PowerPoint 2013

Shape Union Command in PowerPoint 2010

Apple Mac

Shape Union Command in PowerPoint 2016

Shape Union Command in PowerPoint 2011

Shape Union Command in PowerPoint

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