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Shape Union Command in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

Union is part of the Merge Shapes commands in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows, this lets you unite two or more shapes with each other. The benefit of the Shape Union option is that you can quickly create complex shapes that may not have been easy to accomplish otherwise within PowerPoint.

Learn how you can unite shapes in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Merge Shapes, Microsoft Windows, Office 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Shapes, Tutorials

Select, Deselect, View, and Hide Shapes Using the Selection Pane in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

To format any slide object in PowerPoint, you must select it. There are a couple of ways with which you can select any slide object. Other than the obvious way of clicking the slide object to select, you can also use the Selection Pane. It’s always more difficult to select overlapping slide objects or objects placed behind a larger object in busy, populated slides. To select slide objects that are difficult to locate, you can use the Selection Pane.

Learn how to select, deselect, view, and hide shapes using the Selection pane in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Microsoft Windows, Office 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Selection, Selection Pane, Tutorials

Shape Combine Command in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

There are so many shapes available within PowerPoint 2016 for windows, and that’s good because that means so many more possibilities to create your own unique shapes by using any of the Merge Shapes commands. One of the amazing options within Merge Shapes is Combine. This command retains areas where the shapes do not overlap while removing overlapping areas; think of Combine as an amazing cutout option!

Learn how you can use the Combine command in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Merge Shapes, Microsoft Windows, Office 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Shapes, Tutorials

Using Dynamic PICTURES in PowerPoint

By Kurt Dupont

Do you have to stop a running Slide Show to update your pictures? You no longer have to do so because you can now use PowerPoint as a live image frame.

PresentationPoint has added a new PowerPoint add-on to its Dynamic Elements Suite; Dynamic Pictures. Just use a normal picture placeholder/box and insert it on your slide. Normally you can display only one picture in a picture placeholder/box, but by using Dynamic Pictures, you can display multiple pictures in the same picture placeholder/box.

Why would you do that? Some examples:

• Rotating ads in a shop or takeaway restaurant
• Image frame with your pictures
• Live events with live photographs

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Tagged as: Add-in, Guest Post, Kurt Dupont, Pictures, PowerPoint, PresentationPoint

Merge Shape Commands in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

Merge Shape commands are a set of five commands that work with shapes, text, and pictures. Using these commands, you can play with shapes, text, and picture—and merge them, or subtract one object from the other. The results can be fascinating, and playing with the Merge Shape commands can be addictive.

Explore the Merge Shape commands in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Merge Shapes, Microsoft Windows, Office 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Shapes, Tutorials