How to Use PowerPoint’s Merge Shapes Options

Learn how to combine PowerPoint shapes in several ways, using the built-in merge shapes options.

Stephy Hogan Stephy Hogan

In this PowerPoint how-to video, Stephy Hogan shows how to combine shapes in several ways, using the merge shapes options. She explains that the order you select shapes in dictates the results and demos each of the combinations available.

Subscribe to the CreativePro YouTube channel for more helpful design tips!

More Resources To Master Presentation Design

The 6th annual Presentation Design Conference, the essential how-to event for anyone who creates, designs, or delivers presentations, is now available on demand!

Whether you build decks for clients, teams, classrooms, or conferences, this event will help you design slides that inform, inspire, and get results.

Across four days of practical, expert-led sessions, you’ll learn how to turn content and visuals into powerful stories that connect with audiences. From mastering PowerPoint’s most essential tools to refining your design workflow, you’ll gain the skills to simplify complex information and make every presentation look its best.

If you’ve ever been asked to “make a deck,” this is the training that helps you do it faster, better, and with confidence.

LEARN MORE

Members get a special discount on registration! Sign up today.


Bookmark
Please login to bookmark Close

This article was last modified on October 30, 2025

This article was first published on May 30, 2025

Comments (0)

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Loading comments...
powerpoint Shapes
ad

Recommended for you

example of an animated GIF created with PowerPoint
Article

Using PowerPoint’s Animated GIF Function

Nolan Haims shows how you can add animated effects to your PowerPoint presentati...

CreativePro
Article

InDesign How-to Video: How to Convert Shapes

How to change circles to squares, rectangles to starbursts, or hexagons to trian...

Article

What PowerPoint for the Mac Can Do (That the PC Can’t)

The top 5 advantages that the Mac version of PowerPoint has over its Windows cou...