Group and ungroup objects

To group several objects, select all objects you want to group by pressing Ctrl or Shift and clicking every of these objects:

Then do one of the following:

• On the Shape Format tab, in the Arrange group, click the Group command:
  
• Right-click one of the objects and choose Group -> Group from the popup menu:
  

Word puts a single box around the objects instead of a separate box around each object:

To ungroup grouped objects, do one of the following:

• On the Format tab, in the Arrange group, click Ungroup:
  
• Right-click a grouped object, and then choose Group -> Ungroup from the popup menu:
  

See also this tip in French: Grouper et dissocier des objets.