1. How To Merge Shapes In Powerpoint 2011 For Mac Osx
2. How To Merge Shapes In Powerpoint Mac 2011

• 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.
• 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.

This is the second of the four Combine Shape commands in PowerPoint 2011. You have already learned how Combine, the first of these commands works on selected shapes. Now, in this tutorial you will learn how to use Union, the second command of this quartet — you will take two or more shapes and unite them.

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How To Merge Shapes In Powerpoint 2011 For Mac Osx

Author: Geetesh Bajaj

Product/Version: Microsoft PowerPoint 2011
OS: Mac OS X

How To Merge Shapes In Powerpoint Mac 2011

Date Created: October 11th 2011
Last Updated: October 11th 2011

Excerpt/Capsule: Learn how to change shapes withina SmartArt graphic in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac.

Most of the time, SmartArt graphics work great with their defaultlooks -- and that's something to credit Microsoft with. In additionyou can changeone SmartArt graphics to another and you can also changecolors or applya new SmartArt Style to make your SmartArt appear distinct andunique. What many users don't realize though is that they can changethe individual shapes within a SmartArt graphic to another shape --for instance, you can change some circles in your SmartArt graphicto squares with a mere click or two! Follow these steps to explorehow you can change the individual shapes in SmartArt graphics:

1. Select your existing SmartArt graphic. Then select the particularshape which you want to change within your SmartArt graphic. In Figure1 you can see that among the three Rounded Rectangle shapes,the middle one has been selected.
   Figure 1: Continuous Block Process SmartArt graphicin PowerPoint
   

   Tip: Want to know how to add a SmartArt graphicon your slide in the first place? Go here to learn how youcan inserta SmartArt graphic within PowerPoint 2011 for Mac.

   
   
2. Select the SmartArt tab of the Ribbon thatyou can see highlighted in red in Figure 2. Withinthis tab, locate the Edit SmartArt group and clickthe Shape button (highlighted in blue in Figure2).
   Figure 2: Shape button within Edit SmartArt groupof SmartArt tab
   
3. This opens the Shape drop-down gallery as shown in Figure3. From the different shape categories included in thisgallery, select any shape you like - for this tutorial an Oval hasbeen selected (refer to Figure 3 again).
   Figure 3: Oval shape selected within the Shape drop-downgallery
   
4. This will change the selected shape in the SmartArt to the newshape which you have just chosen from the Shape gallery. In Figure4 you can see that the Rounded Rectangle shapeselected earlier is now changed to an Oval. Notethat only the shape is changed, and all other attributes of the shapesuch as fill color, outline color, etc, are still the same (compare Figure1 and 4).
   Figure 4: Selected shape withina SmartArt graphic is changed from a rectangle to an oval
   
5. Save your presentation.
   

See Also:

Change Shapes within a SmartArt Graphic in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows
ChangeShapes within a SmartArt Graphic in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows

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