Outlook: group pictures and shapes

In Outlook you can group pictures and shapes for a better overview. You can find out exactly how this is done in this practical tip.

Group images in Outlook - Here's how

1. In Outlook, insert all the images into the message using the "Insert" tab.
2. Select the picture you want to group and right-click on it.
3. In the context menu, select the option "Text Flow" and then "Square".
4. Now insert a new drawing area: Switch to the "Insert" tab, click on "Shapes" and finally on "New drawing area".
5. Cut out the images to be grouped by clicking "Cut" or by pressing the key combination [CTRL] + [X]. Then paste them into the drawing area with [CTRL] + [C].
6. Now mark the pictures to be grouped by clicking on the respective pictures while holding down the [CTRL] key.
7. Switch to the "Format" tab and click here on "Grouping" and then on "Group".

Group shapes in Outlook - so it'll work

1. Insert a new drawing area as described above.
2. Cut out the shapes to be grouped as above and then paste them into the drawing area.
3. Then mark the shapes you want to group.
4. For shapes without text: Click on "Format" under "Drawing Tools", select "Grouping" and then "Group".
5. For shapes with text: Select the "Format" tab under "Text tools", click on "Grouping" and then on "Group".

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