

But the shapes cannot be grouped with the placeholder text. In the above example, the blue square and the green circle can be grouped together. If you are using PowerPoint, you might have tried to group something with the title placeholder text (“Click to add title”) or with the content placeholder (“Click to add text”). The Group button will not be available if any of these objects is selected. Your selection includes a table, worksheet, or GIF image. For more information on converting them to shapes, see: Convert an SVG image to an Office shape. To group SVG icons together you have to convert them to shapes first. You can't use the Group tool with SVG icons, so those don't count. Make sure you have multiple shapes or pictures selected.

Here are some reasons why the Group button is grayed out and the things you can do to get it back.
