Ungrouping Slide Objects in PowerPoint 2007
Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: Microsoft PowerPoint 2007
OS: Microsoft Windows XP / Vista
Date Created: April 14th 2009
Last Updated: April 14th 2009
Excerpt/Capsule: This tutorial shows how to ungroup slide objects in PowerPoint 2007 or later versions.
You can ungroup a slide object only if they are grouped in the first place. Before starting this tutorial, make sure you have a group of slide objects. You can learn how to group in PowerPoint 2007 or later versions here.
Thereafter, follow these steps to ungroup objects in PowerPoint 2007 or higher versions -- for a PowerPoint 2002/2003 specific version of this tutorial, look here:
- Select the group on the slide, as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1: Grouped object on slide
- Now choose either of these options to ungroup the objects:
- Right-click the selected objects carefully to get a contextual menu, from the menu choose Group | Ungroup (see Figure 2).
Figure 2: Ungroup
- Alternatively, you'll find that selecting the objects shows the Drawing Tools Format tab of the Ribbon, as shown in Figure 3. Activate this Ribbon tab.
Figure 3: Drawing Tools Format tab of the Ribbon
Note: The Drawing Tools Format tab is a contextual tab, These tabs are special tabs in the Ribbon that are not visible all the time -- they only make an appearance when you are working with a particular slide object which can be edited using special options.
From the Drawing Tools Format tab, locate the Arrange group, then select the Group | Ungroup option, as shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4: Ungroup slide objects
- The easiest option is to use the shortcut key: Ctrl + Shift + G -- see more shortcut keys here...
- Right-click the selected objects carefully to get a contextual menu, from the menu choose Group | Ungroup (see Figure 2).
- Save your presentation.
Problems with Ungrouping? See our Ungrouping in PowerPoint Troubleshooting page...
Related Link: My book Cutting Edge PowerPoint 2007 For Dummies covers many aspects of PowerPoint 2007. A free chapter excerpt PowerPointing with the Best of Them is available on this site.
