Choose particular person objects on a slide
Use the Choose choices within the Enhancing group on the far proper finish of the Dwelling tab to see and choose particular person objects in PowerPoint:
Click on the item to pick out it. If that doesn’t choose it, on the Dwelling tab, within the Enhancing group, click on Choose and do one of many following:
To pick the entire objects and placeholders on the slide, click on Choose All.
To pick objects which are hidden, stacked, or behind textual content, click on Choose Objects, after which click on and drag over the objects.
To open the Choice pane, the place you’ll be able to choose, multi-select, present, cover, or change the order of objects, click on Choice Pane, after which click on the choices that you really want.
On this instance, we will simply choose the oval form within the Choice pane, whereas on the slide, the oval is buried beneath the solar and triangle shapes.
After you’ve gotten chosen the item, you’ll be able to apply PowerPoint instructions and options to that object as normal.
Open the Choice Pane any time: On the Dwelling tab, choose Prepare > Choice Pane.
Utilizing the Choice Pane
As soon as you’ve got inserted shapes, textual content packing containers, SmartArt graphics, photographs, or different objects, you’ll be able to open the Choice Pane to maintain observe of all of them.
Choose one of many objects you need to handle.
Choose the … Format tab that seems on the ribbon when you choose the item, after which select Choice Pane (or Prepare > Choice Pane).
The Choice Pane opens with all of your objects listed, and you are able to do any of the next:
Drag an merchandise up or down within the listing to vary the order. Within the instance under from PowerPoint, transferring the curved connector to the highest of the listing additionally introduced it ahead in entrance of the 2 oval shapes (and every little thing else on the slide).
The connector is on the backside of the listing, and is behind the 2 oval shapes.
After the connector is moved to the highest of the listing, it reveals up in entrance of the 2 oval shapes.Select to indicate or cover objects from the Choice Pane. To cover an object, click on the attention icon within the Choice Pane indicating that the item is Exhibiting
. The icon will change to a easy icon indicating that the item is Hidden 
from view. To point out the item as soon as once more, merely click on the Hidden icon , and the item will reappear.
The connector within the instance above is hidden, and doesn’t seem on the slide.Group or ungroup objects listed within the Choice Pane. If you choose a number of objects through the use of Command + Click on, you’ll be able to then group them or ungroup them by choosing Group Objects on the ribbon within the Format tab.
See Additionally
Handle objects and layers in PowerPoint for Mac