We found we couldn’t group the picture with either of the text boxes. In our example, we inserted two text boxes, which we could group, and then added an additional picture.

Some combinations of elements just can’t be grouped in PowerPoint. Sometimes, however, the Group option will be grayed out, meaning you can’t select it. To group objects, you first of all select them and then, on the Home tab, click the Arrange command (in the Drawing group) > Group. You can move them more accurately, too, especially if you’ve already spent some time aligning them first. When you group together a number of objects, you can move them all as one instead of moving them individually, thus making the process quicker and easier. Grouping objects in PowerPoint is a very useful tool.