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Find out how to find hidden arrows, rectangles etc. on your slide

PowerPoint's Selection Pane makes editing overlapping shapes effortless. Access it via Home > Select > Selection Range to see every element on your slide. Hide objects with a click to reveal hidden layers, rename them for clarity, drag to reorder, and lock shapes to prevent accidental movement. No more shifting elements manually — edit hidden content quickly and precisely.
5 Min. reading time
15 January 2026
Find out how to find hidden arrows, rectangles etc. on your slide

Carsten A. asks:
I regularly create complex illustrations in PowerPoint using several different shape elements. To do this, I often stack several elements on top of each other, which then disappear one after the other during the presentation. For example, if I want to edit the lowest shape element, I have to move the ones above it. Only when I see the bottom element can I edit it. I then have to move the other form elements back to their ...

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