Aug 04, 2004 I have a map of the U.S. With states grouped into 3 regions and am trying to create a border around the each grouped object but when a line appears around each and every state, instead of on the outside of the grouped objects. Here’s a quick tutorial on how to group, ungroup, and regroup objects in powerpoint 2013. Here’s a quick tutorial on how to group, ungroup, and regroup objects in powerpoint 2013. Slide elements and text boxes can get buried under a heavy pile of objects without proper management. You can group all them at once and drag them around.
Merge shapes. Select the shapes to merge. Press and hold Shift to select multiple shapes. The Shape Format tab appears. Note that it only appears when a shape is selected. On the Shape Format tab, click Merge Shapes, and then pick the option you want. Use Edit Points to change a shape.
Select the shape to change. The Shape Format tab appears.
Note that it only appears when a shape is selected. On the Shape Format tab, click Edit Shape Edit Points. Drag the black edit points to change the shape. Use the white square edit points to change the curvature of the line between two black edit points.