This is a relatively advanced feature, so it doesn’t appear by default on the Ribbon. To enableCombine Shapes,add it to your Ribbon via the PowerPoint Options dialog:PowerPoint Options > Customize Ribbon > Commands Not in the Ribbon > Shape Combine, Intersect, Subtract, Union. (For more in...
To see how Combine Shapes works, add and select two or more overlapping shapes on the slide.Then click on Combine Shapes and select one of the following options:Shape Union: Merges the shapes into one shape that covers the entire area of the original objects. Shape Combine: Merges the ...
PowerPoint has more than a hundred shapes but there are times when you want to combine two or more shapes to create your own shape. For example, we placed several basic shapes over a circle to create a smiling caricature as shown towards the left ofFigure 1, below. With these shapes sele...
There are so many shapes available withinPowerPoint 2016 for windows, and that's good because that means so many more possibilities to create your own unique shapes by using any of theMerge Shapescommands. One of the amazing options within Merge Shapes isCombine. This retains areas where the s...
Step 2: Create a new slide or open an existing one. Open PowerPoint Step 3:Go to the "Insert" tab, look for the "Shapes" dropdown menu in the "Illustrations" group. Click on it to access the various shape options. Choose “Shape” button ...
Dashed: We can replace the original solid line with a series of dots, dashes, dash, and dot combinations. In our example, we will apply one of the dash and dot options. Shape Outline using dash and dot in PowerPoint Arrows: The final option, arrows, does not work with circular shapes....
Choose FORMAT→ Merge Shapes→ Union to turn the selected shapes into one single shape. Repeat the above steps for all four arrows. Select the four arrows and change their fill to a gradient (FORMAT→ Shape File→ Gradient). Increase the outline width of the shapes to 3 pt (FORMAT→ Shap...
Merge Shape commands are a set of five commands that work with shapes, text and pictures. Using these commands, you can play with shapes, text, and picture—and merge them, or subtract one object from the other. The results can be fascinating and playing with the Merge Shape commands can...
Combine animation techniques to create stunning PowerPoint slides Create the effect of a line drawing itself Create a slide show that really slides! Create a pop-up window Create a cascading animation effect Animate a revolving earth Backgrounds & color ...
Basically, the idea is to useMerge Shapesto combine aTextobject withShape(e,g,, aRectangle); the result will be aFreeformversion of the text that can be manipulated like any otherShape. Here are the results of two usefulMergeShapeoptions –IntersectandSubtract: ...