PowerPoint's grouping feature simplifies presentation design by allowing you to combine multiple objects into a single unit. This tutorial demonstrates how to group and ungroup objects in PowerPoint, enhancing efficiency in moving, resizing, and copying elements across slides. This works across all modern PowerPoint versions, including Microsoft 365, PowerPoint 2024, 2021, and even 2010.

Grouping Objects in PowerPoint

Let's learn how to group objects.

Step 1: Navigate to the slide containing the objects you wish to group. (Example: four differently colored circles).

Step 2: Select all desired objects. Either drag your mouse across them, or individually select each object while holding down the "Ctrl" key.

Step 3: Right-click any selected object to access the context menu.

Step 4: Choose "Group," then "Group." Alternatively, use the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl G."

Step 5: The objects are now grouped, enclosed within a single selection box. You can now easily move, resize, rotate, and copy the entire group.

Note: Individual objects within a group remain editable without ungrouping. Simply select the group, then click the specific object you want to modify.

Ungrouping Objects in PowerPoint

Now, let's see how to separate a group back into individual objects.

Step 1: Select the grouped objects.

Step 2: Right-click anywhere within the group.

Step 3: Select "Group," then "Ungroup." The keyboard shortcut "Ctrl Shift G" also achieves this.

The objects are now independent again.