Inserting Multiple Shapes

PP07S-3.3.2

If you need to draw the same shape several times on one or more slides in your presentation, you can use PowerPoint's Lock Drawing Mode to draw as many of the same shapes as you want without having to reselect it from the Shapes gallery. This can be a timesaver and save you extra mouse clicks. PowerPoint stays in Lock Drawing Mode until you press Esc. If a shape doesn't look the way you want, you can change the shape instead of redrawing it.

Insert Multiple Shapes

Click the Home or Insert tab.

Click the Shapes button.

Right-click the shape you want to add, and then click Lock Drawing Mode.

Drag the pointer on the slide where you want to place the shape until the drawing object is the shape and size that you want. Continue to draw shapes as you want in your presentation.

When you're done, press Esc.

Change a Shape to Another Shape

Select the shape you want to modify.

Click the Format tab under Drawing Tools.

Click the Edit Shape button, point to Change Shape.

Click the shape you want to use from the Shapes gallery.