Applies ToPowerPoint 2013
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If you grouped shapes or pictures and, later, need to change or rearrange items in the group, it is sometimes easiest to ungroup items and then regroup.

Ungroup shapes, pictures, or other objects

You might want to move a group, but leave one shape or picture behind, or make extensive changes to one shape without changing the other shapes in the group.

  1. Select the group that you want to ungroup.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • To ungroup shapes and objects, on the DRAWING TOOLS FORMAT tab, click Group > Ungroup.

      Ungroup option on the Drawing Tools Format tab

    • To ungroup pictures, on the PICTURE TOOLS FORMAT tab, click Group > Ungroup.

      Ungroup button on the Picture Tools tab

For all apps except Word

  1. Select any one of the shapes, pictures, or objects that were previously in a group.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • To regroup shapes and objects, on the DRAWING TOOLS FORMAT tab, click Group > Regroup.

      Regroup button on the Drawing Tools Format tab

    • To regroup pictures, on the PICTURE TOOLS FORMAT tab, click Group > Regroup.

      Regroup button on the Picture Tools Format tab

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