Grouping is what makes the editing process in PowerPoint much simpler and easy to work with. The idea is merged objects will act as a giant one so we can universally apply a particular style, animation, hyperlink, or other feature once instead of manually redo the process several times.
Luckily, Microsoft PowerPoint allows you to group multiple objects, including text boxes, images, videos, charts, icons, and virtually anything that can be inserted into a slide. Check out the guide below on how you can group any objects in your presentation slides.
How to group multiple objects
1. Launch a PowerPoint document.
![How to Group Multiple Objects in PowerPoint into One 3](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/PowerPoint-Slide-700x379.jpg)
2. Select the content you want to group using the mouse cursor.
![How to Group Multiple Objects in PowerPoint into One 4](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/select-objects-700x364.jpg)
3. The selected objects will appear like this.
![How to Group Multiple Objects in PowerPoint into One 5](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/selected-objects-700x429.jpg)
4. Right-click on the selection line on the edge, go to Group > Group.
![How to Group Multiple Objects in PowerPoint into One 6](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/group-700x376.jpg)
5. Now the objects have been merged into one item.
![How to Group Multiple Objects in PowerPoint into One 7](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/objects-grouped-700x470.jpg)
While this method is good for selecting objects within closer proximity, it won’t cover if you want to group scattered objects which impossible to select by just using a cursor. That being said, you can follow the solution below.
How to group scattered objects
In this guide, I only want to select the scattered text boxes without touching the image in the middle.
1. Press CTRL+Click on one object.
![How to Group Multiple Objects in PowerPoint into One 8](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/select-scatered-objects-1.jpg)
2. Then, follow with other objects you want to group together.
![How to Group Multiple Objects in PowerPoint into One 9](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/scattered-objects-selected-700x322.jpg)
3. Right-click on the selection line and select Group > Group.
![How to Group Multiple Objects in PowerPoint into One 10](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/group-scaterred-objects-700x356.jpg)
4. The objects have been grouped.
![How to Group Multiple Objects in PowerPoint into One 11](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/scattered-objects-grouped-700x322.jpg)
One thing to note here is grouping only possible for objects within the same slide. You may also need to rework animations that previously been applied before grouping, otherwise, it would look messy during the slideshow.
To disband the objects, all you need to do is right-click on the selection line, head to Group > Ungroup. Keep in mind that this action would discard any animations you put when grouped. Thereby, always double-check your slides before presenting them. Good luck!