As a user, I've often found myself struggling to merge shapes in PowerPoint. The steps can be confusing, and the results are often unpredictable. In this tutorial, I'll walk you through the process step-by-step, and share some tips and tricks along the way. By the end of this tutori...
Merging shapes in PowerPoint is a feature that allows you to quickly and easily create your own custom shapes by combining one or more standard shapes together. For example, if you wanted to create an L shape, you could merge two standard rectangular shapes together. Merging shapes is about m...
1. Add Shapes to a Slide Scroll through the template and choose a slide to work with. Herein lies the flexibility of the PowerPointMerge Shapestool - you can add shapes to any slide in any slide deck. Then, you can merge them together seamlessly. In this deck, let’s choose slide #2...
How do you glue shapes together in PowerPoint? Follow the steps below to merge shapes in PowerPoint: Hold the Shift key down to select both shapes. Then Click the Shape Format tab, click the Merge Shape button and click Combine from the menu. ...
To merge shapes in PowerPoint, you’ll first need to insert the shapes you wish to merge. To do so, head over to the “Insert” tab and select “Shapes” found in the “Illustrations” group. On the drop-down menu that appears, browse through the large library of shapes and select th...
Karen has a Bachelors in Communications. She has 25 years of experience in Information Systems, Adult Learning and Virtual Training.Cite this lesson PowerPoint makes it easy to add dynamic shapes to your slides. Review an introduction to shapes, discover how to add and resize them, explore the...
How to Duplicate Shapes in PowerPoint with CTRL-D If you need to duplicate the shape more than once, then you can press CTRL-D multiple times and the object will be copied. Then, you can arrange these duplicated shapes across the slide. To organize the shapes after duplicating them, thedi...
Arrows: The final option, arrows, does not work with circular shapes. It allows us to select an arrow start and end format. Using Shape Effects Users often ask how they can apply shadows, bevel effects, 3D placement, and more to the shapes they work with in PowerPoint. The answer to th...
If you need to insert multiple shapes easily in PowerPoint here is a useful tip for you. Right click over the shape from the collection popup and then click onLock Drawing Mode. This will lock the draw mode and make it possible to insert the same shape repeatedly times. ...
PowerPoint 2010 comes with a great new feature that is surprisingly hard to find: the Combine Shapes tool. You can use this tool to combine existing shapes into new ones using the principles of Boolean geometry (more about that later).