Adding object to existing group

Question

I'm making a powerpoint presentation that are using alot of annimation, since this is to be recorded as a video. Only tool I had that suited my needs and I allready had.

I now have a bunch of groups which has annimations attached.

Are there any way I can add an object to an existing group so I don't have to recreate all the annimations again? Its a simple text I forgot ...

Seems so very simple, but I can't find a way to do it.

Answer 1

@thenonhacker's suggestion will create a new group consisting of the original group plus the newly added shape, BUT: - the new group won't be animated AND - the original group will lose its animation. IOW, I don't think it'll do what you want.

If you have PowerPoint 2010, there's a way to do this, though.

Duplicate the original group, add the new shape to the duplicated group (exactly as @thenonhacker describes).

Click the original animated group to select it.

Click Animations tab | Advanced Animation group | Animation Painter (this picks up the animation from the original)

Click the new group (to apply the animation)

Delete the original group (after testing to make sure that the animation was applied correctly)

You may then need to use the animation pane to reorder the animations.

Answer 2

1. Select your existing group.
2. Shift click the new object you wanted to add to the group.
3. Click the "Group" command.