PPT7: Group Command Unavailable When Placeholder Object Selected (141246)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q141246

SYMPTOMS

If you select several objects on a slide and your selection includes the Title object and/or the Body Text object, the Group command on the Draw menu (on the Drawing toolbar) is unavailable (dimmed).

RESOLUTION

If you want to make a group that includes the Title or Body Text objects, copy all the existing objects on the slide to a new slide using the blank AutoLayout and then you can group them.
  1. On the Edit menu, click Select All.
  2. On the Edit menu, click Copy.
  3. On the Edit menu, click New Slide.
  4. In the New Slide dialog box, choose the Blank AutoLayout.
  5. On the Edit menu, click Paste Special, then click Objects.
You can now select any combination of the objects on this slide and group them together.

NOTE: Empty Title and Body Text placeholders cannot be grouped together or grouped with other objects, even when copied to a new blank slide.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/17/2005
Keywords:kbprb kbusage KB141246
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