Learn how to duplicate shapes by dragging them to make copies on a slide in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac. This is a quick and intuitive way to quickly end up with duplicated shapes.
Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: PowerPoint 2016 for Mac
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 and higher
Shapes in PowerPoint are very useful in representing design or content, or in showing a process or a sequence. However, when you create a slide that has many such shapes, you'll find that most of your shapes may be the same size and may also share other similar attributes. Figure 1 shows a sample slide where the same shape is placed multiple times.
Figure 1: Same shape placed multiple times
Yes, you can go ahead and insert the same shape repeatedly, but that will consume much of your productive time that you could have used elsewhere! There are quicker alternatives for duplicating shapes in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac. Follow these guidelines:
See Also:
Duplicating Shapes, and Drawing Multiple Shapes: Duplicate Shapes by Dragging in PowerPoint (Index Page)
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