Shapes within Shapes

[BillCPA]

I'm new to using drawings in Word, so bear with me. I'm creating an
autoshape (rectangle) and placing several other shapes (circle, square, etc.)
inside it. I want to reposition this rectangle (with everything inside), and
then duplicate the rectangle (with everything inside) in several places on
the page. Is there a way to move / duplicate all the shapes together?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Group all the shapes. Then Copy/Paste.

 

[Jay Freedman]

I'm new to using drawings in Word, so bear with me. I'm creating an
autoshape (rectangle) and placing several other shapes (circle,
square, etc.) inside it. I want to reposition this rectangle (with
everything inside), and then duplicate the rectangle (with everything
inside) in several places on the page. Is there a way to move /
duplicate all the shapes together?

Select all the parts -- either drag a dotted rectangle around the whole
thing using the Selection tool, or hold the Ctrl key while you click each
piece -- then right-click any of the selected items and choose Grouping >
Group. It's now effectively one object, which you can copy/paste, drag, etc.

If you need to change something in one copy, right-click it and select
Grouping > Ungroup. Make the change and then Group it again.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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