Group/Ungroup

The Group feature enables you to combine two or more objects in the Workpage into one unit. This process enables you to move and manipulate the combined unit as if it would be one object. This feature is specifically useful when setting the alignment and size of multiple objects (see Align & Size section).

There are two methods for grouping objects. One method is: to hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard and click on each graphic or text object that you wish to place in a group. Another method is to use the mouse pointer to draw a marquee (an imaginary box drawn around the objects to be grouped). After you have selected the objects to be grouped, click the Group/Ungroup button on the New Object Toolbar.

After you have grouped a number of objects, you may wish to ungroup them to edit or remove individual objects. To disassemble a grouped unit, click on the grouped unit to select it, and then click the Group/Ungroup button on the New Object Toolbar.

The Group/Ungroup feature is a toggle. If objects are not grouped, selecting the Group/Ungroup feature assembles them in a group. If objects are grouped, selecting the Group/Ungroup feature ungroups them.

You can use the Group feature to assemble units in groups and sub-groups. For example, a workpage may have images of a cat, a dog, and a parrot. Firstly, you decide to group the cat and dog together. Later, you decide to group the cat and dog with the parrot. When you click on the unit to ungroup them, you find that the cat and dog are still grouped. You can practise with this feature to edit and manipulate multiple objects easier.

You can group a Paragraph Text object with any other graphic object. However, you cannot edit the grouped text. If you wish to edit or modify the text in any way, ungroup the text objects first.