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24*a8542a9bSmseidel<helpdocument version="1.0">
25cdf0e10cSrcweir<meta>
26cdf0e10cSrcweir<topic id="textsharedguidegroupsxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
27cdf0e10cSrcweir<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Working with Groups </title>
28cdf0e10cSrcweir<filename>/text/shared/guide/groups.xhp</filename>
29cdf0e10cSrcweir</topic>
30cdf0e10cSrcweir</meta>
31cdf0e10cSrcweir<body>
32cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id6888027"><bookmark_value>groups;entering/exiting/ungrouping</bookmark_value>
33cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>frames; selection frames</bookmark_value>
34cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>selecting;objects</bookmark_value>
35cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>exiting;groups</bookmark_value>
36cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>entering groups</bookmark_value>
37cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>ungrouping groups</bookmark_value>
38cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>selection frames</bookmark_value>
39cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>multiple selection</bookmark_value>
40cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>marking, see selecting</bookmark_value>
41cdf0e10cSrcweir</bookmark>
42*a8542a9bSmseidel<comment>mw copied "frames;" and "selecting;" from shared/02/01140000.xhp; and deleted "selecting;group objects"; added 2 new entries and a see-reference</comment>
43*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id2454298" role="heading" level="1" l10n="NEW"><variable id="groups"><link href="text/shared/guide/groups.xhp">Working with Groups</link>
44cdf0e10cSrcweir</variable></paragraph>
45*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id2307199" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">You can combine several graphic objects into a group so that you can use them like a single object. </paragraph>
46*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id9983825" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">You can move, transform, resize, distort, or convert all objects in a group together, and you can enter the group any time to change the individual objects. </paragraph>
47*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id5734733" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">You can change the properties (line size, fill color, and more) of all objects in a group together, and you can enter the group and change the individual objects. </paragraph>
48*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id561540" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Groups can also be nested to form groups within other groups. </paragraph>
49*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id7705618" role="heading" level="3" l10n="NEW">To group objects</paragraph>
50*a8542a9bSmseidel<list type="ordered">
51*a8542a9bSmseidel<listitem>
52*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id607013" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Select the objects together that you want to group. Hold down Shift while you click the individual objects.</paragraph>
53*a8542a9bSmseidel</listitem>
54*a8542a9bSmseidel<listitem>
55*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id1399578" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Right-click any of the selected objects to open the context menu. </paragraph>
56*a8542a9bSmseidel</listitem>
57*a8542a9bSmseidel<listitem>
58*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id598162" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">In Impress or Draw, choose Group. In Calc or Writer, choose Group - Group.</paragraph>
59*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id6738792" role="note" l10n="NEW">To select the objects, you can also drag a selection frame around the objects.</paragraph>
60*a8542a9bSmseidel</listitem>
61*a8542a9bSmseidel</list>
62*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id7309793" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">For example, you can group all of the objects in a company logo to move and resize the logo as a single object.</paragraph>
63*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id1227759" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">After you have grouped objects, selecting any part of the group selects the entire group.</paragraph>
64*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id7424237" role="heading" level="3" l10n="NEW">To enter a group</paragraph>
65*a8542a9bSmseidel<list type="ordered">
66*a8542a9bSmseidel<listitem>
67*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id1388592" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Right-click any object of the group.</paragraph>
68*a8542a9bSmseidel</listitem>
69*a8542a9bSmseidel<listitem>
70*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id343943" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">In Impress or Draw, choose Enter Group. In Calc or Writer, choose Group - Edit Group.</paragraph>
71*a8542a9bSmseidel</listitem>
72*a8542a9bSmseidel<listitem>
73*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id8726767" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Now you can select and edit a single object in the group.</paragraph>
74*a8542a9bSmseidel</listitem>
75*a8542a9bSmseidel</list>
76*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id691549" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">You can add or delete objects to and from a group in this mode. </paragraph>
77*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id9909665" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">The objects that are not part of the group are shown with dimmed colors.</paragraph>
78*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id9141819" role="heading" level="3" l10n="NEW">To exit a group</paragraph>
79*a8542a9bSmseidel<list type="ordered">
80*a8542a9bSmseidel<listitem>
81*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id6354869" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Right-click any object of the group.</paragraph>
82*a8542a9bSmseidel</listitem>
83*a8542a9bSmseidel<listitem>
84*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id2685323" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">In Impress or Draw, choose Exit Group. In Calc or Writer, choose Group - Exit Group.</paragraph>
85*a8542a9bSmseidel</listitem>
86*a8542a9bSmseidel</list>
87*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id6042664" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">To exit a group in Draw or Impress, you can also double-click anywhere outside the group.</paragraph>
88*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id7889950" role="heading" level="3" l10n="NEW">To ungroup a group</paragraph>
89*a8542a9bSmseidel<list type="ordered">
90*a8542a9bSmseidel<listitem>
91*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3236182" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Right-click any object of the group.</paragraph>
92*a8542a9bSmseidel</listitem>
93*a8542a9bSmseidel<listitem>
94*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id1251258" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">In Impress or Draw, choose Ungroup. In Calc or Writer, choose Group - Ungroup.</paragraph>
95*a8542a9bSmseidel</listitem>
96*a8542a9bSmseidel</list>
97*a8542a9bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id8111819" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Now you can select and edit all objects as individual objects.</paragraph>
98*a8542a9bSmseidel<section id="relatedtopics">
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101*a8542a9bSmseidel</section>
102*a8542a9bSmseidel</body>
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