Ungroup shapes, pictures, and other objects in Word

Applies To
Word for Microsoft 365 Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac Word 2024 Word 2024 for Mac Word 2021 Word 2021 for Mac Word 2019 Word 2016

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.

Note

This content applies to the desktop versions of Word. Some features may not be available in Word for the web or mobile apps.

 

Ungroup shapes, pictures, or other objects

  1. Select the group that you want to ungroup.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • To ungroup pictures, go to Picture Format or Picture Tools Format > Group  Arrange button > Ungroup.
      Ungroup button
    • To ungroup shapes and objects, go to Shape format or Drawing Tools Format > Group  Arrange button > Ungroup.
      Shapes ungroup button