Ampler replicates a shape into a grid of copies with the rows, columns, and spacing you set — so a set of identical elements is built in one step rather than copied and aligned by hand.
Quick answer: Select the shape, click Multiply shape in grid on the Ampler ribbon, and set the number of rows and columns and the spacing.
How to use it
Select the shape, then replicate it across rows and columns.
- Select the shape to replicate.
- Click Multiply shape in grid on the Ampler ribbon.
- Set the number of rows and columns and adjust the spacing.
Ampler produces an evenly spaced grid of identical copies of the shape.
Keyboard shortcut
Multiply shape in grid has no default shortcut. To assign one, open the Settings dropdown on the Ampler ribbon, choose Shortcuts, click Set shortcut on the function, and press your key combination.
Why use it
Building a set of identical elements — an icon grid, a small-multiples layout, a framework of equal boxes — by copy-paste-and-align is repetitive and error-prone. Multiply shape in grid creates the whole set, evenly spaced, from one shape in a single step.
How consultants use it
Frameworks and small-multiples are built from repeated, identical elements, and consultants construct them fast and exactly. Three habits apply:
- Replicate elements exactly: every copy is identical to the original.
- Even grid spacing: the copies are laid out on a regular grid, not placed by eye.
- Build frameworks quickly: a matrix of boxes or an icon grid comes together in one action.
Multiply shape in grid turns one element into a clean, even set.
Tips & best practices
- Format the source shape first — every copy inherits it.
- Match the grid spacing to the deck’s standard gaps.
- Use Distribute or Align in grid afterwards if you rearrange the copies.
Availability
Included in Ampler for PowerPoint and the Ampler Suite, on Windows desktop PowerPoint.
Frequently asked questions
How do you duplicate a shape into a grid in PowerPoint?
Select the shape and click Multiply shape in grid on the Ampler ribbon, then set the rows, columns, and spacing. Ampler builds an even grid of identical copies.
How do you quickly build a framework of equal boxes?
Use Ampler’s Multiply shape in grid to replicate a single formatted box into an evenly spaced matrix in one step.
What is the difference between Split and Multiply in a grid?
Split divides one shape into smaller cells that fill its area; Multiply creates a grid of full-size copies of the shape.