Layer, group, and lock objects

You can layer text and objects to create the appearance of depth on a slide and then move items higher (forward) or lower (backward) in the stack.

You can group multiple objects so that you can move, resize, or rotate them as a single unit. To avoid inadvertently moving, modifying, or deleting an object, you can lock it.

Layer objects

  1. Drag an object so that it overlaps with one or more other objects.

  2. Tap Format button, tap Arrange, then drag the Move to Back/Front slider.

Group or ungroup objects

  1. Touch and hold an object, then with another finger, tap the other objects you want to select.

  2. Lift your fingers, then tap Group.

    One finger holding a shape and another finger tapping a separate shape

To ungroup objects, tap the group, then tap Ungroup.

Lock objects

After you lock an object, you can’t move, delete, or modify it in any way until you unlock it.

Locked objects showing dimmed selection handles

  1. Select one or more objects, then tap Format button.

  2. Tap Arrange, then tap Lock.

To unlock an object, tap it, then tap Unlock.