Ungroup shapes, pictures, and other objects in Word

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To move a group but leave one shape or picture behind, or make extensive changes to one shape without changing the other shapes in the group, you should first ungroup the grouping of objects.

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Ungroup shapes, pictures, or other objects

Select the group that you want to ungroup.
Do one of the following:
- To ungroup pictures, go to Picture Format or Picture Tools Format > Group > Ungroup.
- To ungroup shapes and objects, go to Shape format or Drawing Tools Format > Group > Ungroup.

Ungroup shapes, pictures, or other objects

Select the group that has the object or objects that you want to separate from the others.
Go to Shape Format > Picture Format > Arrange >Group, and then choose Ungroup.

If Group isn't visible on the ribbon, , select Arrange to display it.