Combine shapes to create a custom shape in PowerPoint

Sometimes, the shape you want is not included in the default shapes. When this happens, you can modify the shapes to get a new shape, as we will mention in this article. .

 To see how this works, you can watch Video If you prefer to read, you can skip the video and follow the steps below:

First: Union of forms

1- Select the shapes, then from the Shape Format menu

2- Merge shapes > Select union

3- “Union” is used to transform a group of shapes into a single shape

Second: Combining the shapes

1- Select the shapes, then from the Shape Format menu

2- Merge shapes > Select Merge

3- The “join” is used to convert a group of shapes into a single shape, but with the intersecting parts deleted (!)

(!) The intersecting part is deleted only if there is an even number of intersecting shapes in this part. .

Third: Segmentation of shapes

1- Select the shapes, then from the Shape Format menu

2- Merge shapes > Select segmentation

3- “Segmentation” is used to transform intersecting parts into separate shapes

Fourth: Intersection of shapes

1- Select the shapes, then from the Shape Format menu

2- Merging Shapes > Selecting Intersection

3- The “intersection” is used to find the common part between all the shapes

Fifth: Presenting the shapes

1- Select the shapes, then from the Shape Format menu

2- Merging Shapes > Selecting Subtraction

3- The “subtraction” function is used to delete the intersecting part of the shape that was first selected along with the other shapes.

4- The result varies according to the order in which the shapes were chosen; here, the triangle was chosen first.

You can also combine shapes with text and images: