In this PowerPoint how-to video, Nolan Haims shows off Merge Shapes, one of the program’s most powerful tools. First, he demonstrates each of the tool’s five core functions: Union, Combine, Fragment, Intersect, and Subtract. Finally, Nolan shows how to apply these tools to live text and raster images.
This is just a taste of the great content you’ll learn in Nolan’s upcoming session at CreativePro Week, being held in Nashville June 29–July 3. See the agenda and sign up now.
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This article was last modified on July 7, 2026
This article was first published on May 5, 2026
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