# Powerpoint v Lotus Freelance

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powerpoint-v-lotus-freelance/615540>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 12, 2012, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powerpoint-v-lotus-freelance/615540 "2012-03-12T11:00:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cedric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@Cedric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cedric)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powerpoint-v-lotus-freelance/615540/1 "2012-03-12T11:00:22Z")

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Using Powerpoint I have drawn a shape made up of a number of lines. I want to connect the lines to create a shape. In Freelance there was a command “connect lines” - Is there an equivalent in Powerpoint?

Thank you

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**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powerpoint-v-lotus-freelance/615540/2 "2012-03-12T13:05:30Z")

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Does “Group” achieve what you want?

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**Author:** ![chowching](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@chowching](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowching)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powerpoint-v-lotus-freelance/615540/3 "2012-03-12T13:14:39Z")

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yes try highlighting all the line you did to for the shape. then right click and choose group. this will make all the lines act as a single item. you can ungroup it anytime if you want to do changes.