Group/Ungroup
The Group feature enables you to combine two or more objects in your Workpage into one unit. This process permits you to move and manipulate a combined unit as if it were one object. This feature is particularly useful for setting alignment and size of multiple objects (see the 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 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 in
order to edit or remove
individual objects. To ungroup 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 places 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 work page may have images of a cat, a dog, and a parrot. First, you decide to group the cat and the dog together. Later, you decide to group the cat and the dog with the parrot. When you click on the unit to ungroup them, you will find that the cat and dog are still grouped. You can use this feature to edit and manipulate multiple objects easier.
You can group a Paragraph Text of a Banner Text object with a
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.