Option 8.4. Group/Ungroup Objects

About this task

  • Group objects.
  • Ungroup objects.

Group objects

Procedure

  1. Select the objects you want to group.

    Note: If objects are in front of or in back of each other, the objects you select last will be in the front when they are grouped.

    A Object selected first.
    B Object selected second.
    C Object selected last.
  2. Do one of the following.

    Method 1

    Click the Group button on the WYSIWYG Layout toolbar.

    Method 2

    1. Click Layout on the WYSIWYG menu bar.
    2. Select Group.

    Method 3

    1. Right-click the selected objects.
    2. Select Group on the popup menu.

    A message displays telling you that grouping the objects will disable the Aspect Ratio function.

  3. Click Yes to group the objects.

    Result: The objects are grouped when you use any method. You can change the size or position of the group the same way you would with a single object. The aspect ratio function is disabled.

    Ungroup objects

  4. Select the group you want to ungroup.
  5. Do one of the following.

    Method 1

    Click the Ungroup button on the WYSIWYG Layout toolbar.

    Method 2

    1. Click Layout on the WYSIWYG menu bar.
    2. Select Group.

    Method 3

    1. Right-click the group.
    2. Select Ungroup on the popup menu.

Results

The objects in the group are separated when use any method.