Once they’ve all been selected, right-click one of the selected items and select ‘Group>Group’ from the context menu.
Repeat for all other shapes and pictures you want to add to the group. This time, you will be able to select it. Click on a shape, hold down the Shift key, and click the picture. Once you’ve changed the layout, you’ll find you can select both shapes and the picture. Repeat for all pictures that you want to group. Click it and from the menu that opens, select one of the other layouts. Move your mouse over the image and you will see the layout button appear. This is where the small, extra step comes in. Right now, when you try to select both the shape and the picture, it won’t work. Next, insert a shape from the Insert menu. You can insert a picture by dragging & dropping it, or you can use the Insert menu. Open MS Word and insert a picture in the document. When you try to group pictures and shapes though, the picture cannot be selected which gives the impression that it isn’t possible to group pictures and shapes. When you group shapes, the option is always there. You can also group pictures and shapes though the method isn’t as straight forward as it is for grouping shapes. Grouping multiple shapes allows you to apply the same formatting to them in one go, and it’s easier to move them without messing up their order. It’s an easy way to create diagrams and charts in the word processor and manage them all easily.
