Sometimes, if you’re working on a presentation in PowerPoint, the standard shapes in the program might not suit your needs. We’ll show you how to merge multiple shapes to create your own custom shapes.
- First, insert the two shapes that you want to combine into my presentation. To insert a shape, go to Insert > Shapes. Select the shape that you want, and then use the crosshairs to draw it onto the slide.
- Next, if you’re on a Mac, click on the Shape Format tab at the top > Merge Shapes dropdown menu. For Windows, go to the Format tab > Merge Shapes dropdown menu. As you can see, there are several options for merging shapes, including union, combine, fragment, intersect, and subtract. Here’s a quick rundown of what each option does:
Jan 03, 2012 PowerPoint 2011 for Mac allows you to take any of the shapes you create. You can then, use Combine, Union, Intersect, or Subtract commands to create your own new shape out of them. Play around with these commands to indulge in endless hours of fun, but be careful not to be addictive. I don't believe this feature's available in PPT 2011. You might instead have to use the Freeform tool to draw a shape that follows the borders of the shapes you want to combine. Jul 09, 2019 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 the one you want to use. Merge shapes Select the shapes to merge. To select several objects, press Shift, and then select each object. On the Drawing Tools Format tab, select Merge Shapes, and then pick the option you want. Learn PowerPoint 2011 for Mac: Flip and Rotate Picture Fills for Shapes You may know how easy it is to flip or rotate a picture on your slide. But do this same flipping when you use a Picture fill within a shape - and do.
- Union simply joins the two shapes, becoming one shape that you can use like all other shapes in PowerPoint.
- Combine is similar to merge, but you get empty space where your shapes were overlapping.
- Fragment will combine them but give you a separate area to work with within these three compartments.
- Intersect will remove everything except the intersection of the two shapes, making it similar to the opposite of the combine function.
- Subtract will remove from one shape what was covered by the second.
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These five options give you lots of tools for combining multiple shapes to create custom ones that fit your needs.
How To Merge Shapes In Powerpoint Mac 2011
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