Grouping elements allows you to work with them as a unit. The elements must reside in the same document and drawing sheet.
To group elements
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Select two or more elements.
You cannot select an element that is already a member of a group.
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On the Change toolbar, select Group .
To ungroup elements
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Select a group.
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On the Change toolbar, select Ungroup .
To modify properties on one element in a group
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Use QuickPick to select the element to modify.
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Modify properties on the selected object using the ribbon bar.
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You can nest groups by selecting two or more groups. You can then ungroup the entire group or any of its members.
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You can select a group and other elements and use Group to group them.
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You can perform tasks on all members of a group by selecting the group and then selecting the command or ribbon option you want to use.
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You can use QuickPick to select and edit one or more members of a group.
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You can use the bottom-up selection method instead of QuickPick, to select individual group members. Set Bottom Up on the Select tool ribbon.
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You can use the Properties dialog to find out if an element is part of a group. Select the element and then, on the shortcut menu, select Properties.
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In Catalog Manager, you cannot save a symbol with grouped elements. Therefore, you must ungroup all grouped elements before saving the symbol.