Grouping objects allows you to take different elements (graphics, charts, essentially anything but text) and attach them to each other. This means you can work with multiple objects as if they were one. Grouping does not affect the physical placement of the objects, just the way they are recognized by PowerPoint. You can move a grouped object as one thing. You can even resize a grouped object and all elements within the group are resized proportionally. In general, you perform any action on a grouped object that you can do on an individual element.

Check out this example:

The balloon graphic and the two orange callouts (without text) are all separate items. Grouping them together means you can size them proportionally.

To group objects

1. Open a PowerPoint presentation and navigate to the appropriate slide.



2. Select the objects you want to group. (Press Shift as you click on the objects.)



3. Press Ctrl and right-click the mouse.



4. Select Grouping > Group. PowerPoint groups the objects into a single object.

To ungroup objects

1. Select the object you want to ungroup.



2. Right-click the mouse.



3. Select Grouping > Ungroup. PowerPoint ungroups the object.