Grouping Elements
An element can be grouped with one or more elements on a graphic using the group options in the Selection group.
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Group Elements
- You are in Design or Test mode, you have drawn two or more elements on a canvas, and you want to place them in a group.
- From the keyboard, press CTRL.
- Select the elements you want to place in a group.
- From the Home tab, in the Selection group, click Group .
- The elements are placed in a group.
Join a Group of Elements
- You are in Design or Test mode, you have an existing group of elements, and you would like to add an element to the group.
- From the canvas, select the element that you want to add to the group.
- From the keyboard, press CTRL.
- Select the group that you want the element to join.
- From the Home tab, in the Selection group, click Join Group .
- The element joins the group.
Remove an Element from a Group
- You are in Design or Test mode, you have an existing group of elements, and you would like to remove an element from the group.
- From the Element view, navigate to the group that contains the element you would like to remove.
- Select the element.
- From the Home tab, in the Selection group, click Quit Group .
- The element is removed from the group.
Remove a Group
- You are in Design or Test mode, you have an existing group of elements, and you would like to remove the group from the graphic.
- From the canvas, select the group you want to remove.
- From the Home tab, Edit group, click Delete .
- The group, and all the elements contained in the group, is removed.
Reposition the Inner Group Elements
- You are in Test or Design mode, you have a group of elements, and you would like to reposition an inner element.
- From the canvas, select the group of elements containing the inner element you want to reposition.
- From the Element Tree view, navigate to the highlighted group.
- Expand the group.
- Select the element you want to reposition.
- The element on the canvas is selected.
- From the canvas, move the inner element to its new position.
- Click outside of the group of elements.
- The inner element is repositioned while remaining part of the group of elements.
Resize an Element Group
- You are in Test or Design mode, and you would like to resize a group of elements.
- From the canvas, select the group of elements you want to resize.
- The selection handles display around the group.
- Hover over one of the selection handles until the cursor changes to
- Click and drag a selection handle on the group of elements until you have the desired size.
- Release the selection handle.
- The group of elements is resized.
Resize a Single Element in a Group
- You are in Test or Design mode, you have a group of elements, and you want to resize one of the grouped elements.
- From the canvas, select the group of elements containing the element you want to resize.
- From the Element Tree view, navigate to the highlighted Group.
- Click to expand the group.
- The elements associated with the group display under the Group folder.
- From the list of elements, select the element to resize.
- The element on the canvas is selected.
- From the canvas, hover over a selection handle on the element.
- When the resize cursor displays, click and drag the selection handle on the element and move the point to resize the element.
- Click outside of the group of elements.
- The element is resized independently from the other elements in the same group.
Select an Element in a Group
- You are in Design or Test mode, you have a graphic open, you have the Element Tree open, and you would like to select an element in a group to modify it without ungrouping the elements.
- From the canvas, select the group that contains the element you want to modify.
- The group is highlighted in the Element Tree.
- Expand the group.
- Select the element you want to modify.
- You can now modify the element independent of the group.
Ungroup Elements
- You are in Design or Test mode, you have two or more elements grouped on a canvas, and you want to remove them from a group.
- From the canvas, select the group of elements you want to ungroup.
- From the Home tab, in the Selection group, click Ungroup .
- The elements are removed from the group.
Related Topics
For workspace overview, see Selection Group.
For background information, see Configuring Elements.
For keyboard shortcuts, see Keyboard Shortcuts.