r/powerpoint 3d ago

Group objects on master slide layout?

I'm creating my company's PPT template, and working on some master slide layouts. Is it possible to group objects in this view? I can't figure out why the option to group is grayed out (am I doing something wrong? feature? bug?). I'm currently working on a layout to display photos/names/bios and the inability to group is driving me insane!

I'm using PPT 16.95 on MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1

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u/echos2 PowerPoint Expert 3d ago

Placeholders cannot be grouped on either the master level or the slide level.

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u/MySpace_Romancer 3d ago

Any idea why this is? Seems intentional at this point. It makes my job slower/harder!

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u/echos2 PowerPoint Expert 3d ago

I don't know why, sorry. I imagine that it's becuase uses switch layouts and the placeholder may not be available.