PowerPoint 2013 lets you change the appearance of merged shapes — don’t get fooled by how easy-to-use this is because the results you can end up with can be seriously impressive. In all, there are 5 options that let you merge shapes, and we have already explored 4 of them. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how you can use the Subtract option to subtract one shape from another shape or even shapes. Shapes with the Subtract option applied result in a single, cutout shape.
Learn how you can subtract shapes in PowerPoint 2013 using the Shape Subtract command.

