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Selecting multiple objects on a slide in Powerpoint for iPad

Anonymous
2014-03-31T05:17:42+00:00

Is it possible to select multiple shapes in Powerpoint for iPad so, for example, I and move a group of items around the screen together?

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-07-26T12:35:53+00:00

    PowerPoint now supports selecting multiple object on a slide!

    You have to press and hold an object with one finger and then tap other objects with another finger.

    Problem solved!!!!

    Cheers

    Luccino

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-03-31T18:15:04+00:00

    Selecting multiple objects is currently not supported in PowerPoint for iPad.

    If a set of items is already grouped (using a different client like PowerPoint for Windows/Mac), you can move those objects as a group on the iPad.

    Thanks for the feedback, and let us know if there is anything else you would like to see improved!

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  1. John Korchok 223.7K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2017-10-07T21:14:43+00:00

    Just 3 messages above yours is a notice that it is now possible to select multiple objects in PowerPoint for iPad. As Luccino2007 posted on July 26, 2017, press and hold your finger on an object, then tap other objects to add them to the selection.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-10-07T21:49:41+00:00

    Initially I only saw the first question and answer so logged in to comment and missed that. After i posted i saw it and tried it out. Works great :-)

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-11-13T09:24:50+00:00

    Adding support for multiple object selection on a slide was definitely an improvement.

    But there is still no way to select multiple slides in a presentation.  I want to be able to select a group of slides and them move them all.  I have to move the slides one at a time, which is tedius.

    This has been open for quite some time and shouldn’t be that difficult.  Would be great to have both this and the slide sorter view.

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