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How to Group Text Boxes in PowerPoint

Updated on:
June 5, 2026
By:
Madhav Bhandari
Use this interactive demo to learn how to group text boxes in PowerPoint.

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It is very easy to group text boxes in PowerPoint. Here’s a short tutorial on how to do it in simple steps:

  1. Inside the slide canvas of your PowerPoint presentation, find and select the text boxes you want to group. Simply hold and press the 'Command' or the 'Control' key while making the selections.
  2. Following that, right-click on the selection to view the available options.
  3. Select 'Group' from the list of options.
  4. Subsequently, click 'Group' once again to proceed.
  5. Finally, the selected text boxes in your PowerPoint presentation will be grouped accordingly.

📌 Why this matters

Grouping text boxes transforms scattered elements into a single, manageable unit you can move, resize, and format together. This prevents accidental misalignment when repositioning content and ensures consistent spacing across slides. Beyond basic organization, grouped elements maintain their relative positioning when you copy them to other presentations or slides, preserving your carefully crafted layouts. This becomes particularly valuable when creating templates or standardized designs that others will use, since grouped elements resist being accidentally separated or repositioned by collaborators.

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