PowerPoint · Group the selected objects

Objects

Windows · Linux

Ctrl+G

Mac

Cmd+Option+G

Binds the selected objects into one; it needs two or more, and a group animates as a single thing, so group only what should move together.

Group: Objects
Keys held: 2

Half of PowerPoint's shortcuts only listen while the show is running — blanking the screen with B, the laser on Ctrl+L — and in edit view those same keys do something else entirely.

Reading the key names

Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.

Common questions

QWhat is the shortcut for Group the selected objects in PowerPoint?

Binds the selected objects into one; it needs two or more, and a group animates as a single thing, so group only what should move together. It is Ctrl+G on Windows and Cmd+Option+G on a Mac.

QIs it the same on Windows and Mac?

No — Ctrl+G on Windows, Cmd+Option+G on a Mac.

QHow many keys is that?

2 pressed together. The combination sits under Objects in PowerPoint.

Shortcuts nearby

Ungroup the selected groupCtrl+Shift+GSend the object back one positionCtrl+Shift+[Bring the object forward one positionCtrl+Shift+]Duplicate the selected objectCtrl+DSelect the next object on the slideTabOpen Paste SpecialCtrl+Alt+VCopy the animation of an objectShift+Alt+CPaste the copied animationShift+Alt+V