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Select this option in '''Object''' menu to group and/or ungroup objects from the drawing area.
Select this function in the '''Object''' menu to group and/or ungroup objects from the drawing area.




: [[File:Hint.jpg|hint]] -Grouped objects can be moved easily because they behave as a single object.
[[File:Hint.jpg|hint]] -Grouped objects can be moved easily because they behave as a single object.
:: -In contrast to image objects the individual properties will always remain.
: -In contrast to image objects the individual properties will always remain.




===Group===
===Group===
# Select all objects which have to be added in one group.
# Select all objects which have to be added in one group ('''[[Select#Select and Edit Multiple Objects|Select Multiple Objects]]''').
# Select '''Group''' in '''Object''' menu.
# Select '''Group''' in the '''Object''' menu.
# Indicate a group name
# Enter a '''Group name''' and click the '''Group''' button.




: [[File:Hint.jpg|hint]] -To select a group select '''Select Group''' in '''Select''' menu.
[[File:Hint.jpg|hint]] -To select a group select '''Select Group''' in '''Select''' menu.
:: -To edit a single object from a group first ungroup.
: -If you want to edit a single object from a group, you have to ungroup first.


===Ungroup===
===Ungroup===
# Select the group which have to be ungrouped
# Select the group which have to be ungrouped
# Select '''Ungroup''' in '''Object''' menu.
# Select '''Ungroup''' in the '''Object''' menu.




: [[File:Hint.jpg|hint]] To add objects in an existing group, the group must be ungrouped.
[[File:Hint.jpg|hint]] To add objects in an existing group, the group must be ungrouped and then grouped again.


[[File: GroupUngroup.png]]
[[File: GroupUngroup.png]]
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[[File:Camera.jpg|video available]] [[http://www.ocad.com/howtos/135_Group_and_Ungroup.htm Group and Ungroup]]
[[File:Camera.jpg|video available]] [[http://www.ocad.com/howtos/135_Group_and_Ungroup.htm Group and Ungroup]]
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Revision as of 11:37, 4 June 2012

Select this function in the Object menu to group and/or ungroup objects from the drawing area.


hint -Grouped objects can be moved easily because they behave as a single object.

-In contrast to image objects the individual properties will always remain.


Group

  1. Select all objects which have to be added in one group (Select Multiple Objects).
  2. Select Group in the Object menu.
  3. Enter a Group name and click the Group button.


hint -To select a group select Select Group in Select menu.

-If you want to edit a single object from a group, you have to ungroup first.

Ungroup

  1. Select the group which have to be ungrouped
  2. Select Ungroup in the Object menu.


hint To add objects in an existing group, the group must be ungrouped and then grouped again.

GroupUngroup.png


video available [Group and Ungroup]


Back to the Edit Object page.