Merge shapes lets you combine basic shapes into custom, powerful designs. Select two or more shapes and apply one of five merge operations:

• Union
• Exclude
• Fragment
• Intersect
• Subtract

Create Merged Shapes

Getting started with merged shapes is easy. 

1. Insert and select two or more shapes.
2. Right-click or choose Format in Drawing Tools.
3. Select Merge Shapes. 

From the drop-down menu, choose the kind of merge operation you want: Union, Exclude, Fragment, Intersect, or Subtract.

The resulting merged shape behaves like any other built-in shape and can be moved, scaled, rotated, used in triggers, etc. It can also be merged with other shapes, opening even more design possibilities for your courses.